Role Description
The Career Coach position is a full-time, twelve-month staff member who trains students and alumni on methods for leveraging their education and experience to achieve vocational goals, excelling in the workplace as Champions for Christ. An industry-specific Career Coach assesses experiences and skills, understands career goals, and collaborates across campus to create and implement career development strategies.
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Provide personalized services to empower success and help students and alumni reach their goals.
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Collaborate with the coaching team and employer relations team to provide specialized workshops and personalized career coaching.
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Develop relationships between Career Services and other academic departments.
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Develop and implement development programs and resources to support career and professional development.
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Coach diverse audiences on career-related information.
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Communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and community partners.
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Provide engaging presentations and coaching sessions in various forums, including classrooms, club meetings, workshops, events, and one-on-one sessions.
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Monitor and track coaching interactions to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve services.
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Collaborate with Career Services staff to plan and execute career fairs, employer informational sessions, and similar career-related activities.
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Mentor and train Career Services staff on specific topical elements as directed.
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Exhibit networking and professionalism skills to students and alumni.
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Agree to the use of personal photo and video in career coaching activities and events.
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Strictly adhere to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
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Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions for Christ.
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Provide Group Coaching to Students and Alumni.
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Develop new and edit existing engaging group presentations on core elements related to methods to leverage education and experience to achieve vocational goals.
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Think critically and creatively, using knowledge, facts, and data to inform presentations and workshop materials.
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Organize, schedule, and facilitate a seamless presentation and workshop schedule.
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Utilize professional experience to serve as the primary Career Coach for students pursuing careers in a specific industry.
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Provide industry-specific information to students and alumni as directed by the Assistant Director of Career Coaching.
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Compile research and resources on related career fields to provide expert career information to students/alumni.
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Build collaborative working relationships with the dean, faculty, and staff.
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Evaluate students using coaching sessions and career assessments to assist students in understanding strengths, values, interests, and characteristics.
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Train students on employability skills and networking techniques.
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Guide students to create tailored and effective resumes and cover letters for internship, job, and grad school/PhD applications.
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Conduct professional and creative mock interviews to prepare students/alumni for successful interviews.
Qualifications
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Minimum - Bachelor's degree in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field and 3+ years of further education in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field experience.
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Preferred - Bachelor's degree in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field and 5+ years of further education and/or engineering, IT/CS/Cyber, or related field experience.
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Proven expertise in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field.
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Broad knowledge of career opportunities with an emphasis on current trends in career development, employment resources, and career opportunities.
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Experience in successful coaching or mentoring.
Requirements
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Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
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Strong organizational skills.
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Experience in editing and proofing written documents.
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Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including public speaking.
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Experience in designing and delivering engaging educational presentations and services.
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Excellent interpersonal skills including a collaborative and team-oriented work style.
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Ability to multitask and thrive in a changing, dynamic environment.
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Proactively anticipate needs and work independently.
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Ability to work with a diverse group including residential and online students, alumni, staff, faculty, and external employers.
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Proficient in Microsoft Office (most importantly Outlook, Excel, and Word).
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Ability to learn new technology quickly and proficiently.
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Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve problems.
Benefits
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Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications.
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Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity.
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The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.
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Pay Range: $46,000.00 - $55,000.00.
