Career Counselor
- Employer
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Location
- 78412
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- Administrative Jobs
- Student Affairs, Career Services, Counseling
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
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Job Details
Career Counselor
Job Title
Career Counselor
Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Department
Career Services
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Job Description
The Career Counselor is responsible for providing career counseling to students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. This position will serve as a liaison to assigned academic college to build collaborations with faculty, staff, academic administrators, and student organizations in order to integrate career development and exploration into curricular and co-curricular programming. The Counselor will also work closely with our International Student population identifying unique concerns for this population and providing services for International Students.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate, work closely, and communicate with the faculty, advisors, and staff in the assigned academic college, as well as other colleges on campus.
- Design and implements career development workshops and groups to include job search techniques, resume writing, interview skills, and career decision making.
- Provide direct and confidential personal/group career counseling. Utilizes career assessments in conjunction with one-on-one sessions to determine students' career counseling needs.
- Develop individual career development plans with students, refers students to appropriate departments, resources, and activities as necessary and maintains client contact to monitor progress.
- Coordinate on-campus recruiting events. Contact and maintain communication with employers to set-up recruiting evens and with students to participate in on-campus recruiting events. Market on-campus recruiting through the creation of flyers, emails, phone calls and other means.
- Assist department with sponsored events and activities such as career fairs, awards programs, etc.
- Participate in organizations/committees impacting career development, departmental committees, special projects and staff meetings.
- Research, develop, and coordinate career counseling services for international students in collaboration with career services leadership.
- Ability to work some nights and weekends, and occasional travel for professional meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Level I Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- One (1) year of higher education experience
- Additional education may be considered as a substitution for the minimum experience requirements.
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Strong presentation skills
- Knowledge of psychological assessment tools and educational programming.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance, Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or closely related field or Business related field.
- One (1) year of career counseling/career advising experience.
- Experience working in a traditional higher education setting.
Level II Qualifications
- Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance, Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or closely related field.
- One (1) year career counseling/career advising experience.
- Additional education may be considered as a substitution for the minimum experience requirements.
- Texas Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I) and/or National Counselor Credential (NCC).
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Strong presentation skills.
- Knowledge of psychological assessment tools and educational programming.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of career counseling/career advising experience.
- Experience working in a traditional higher education setting.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.
To apply, visit https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMUCC_External/job/Corpus-Christi-TAMUCC/Career-Counselor-I---II_R-015954
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi offers a variety of employment opportunities. TAMU-CC is a vibrant, Hispanic Serving Doctoral Research Institution that combines a heritage of teaching excellence with innovation in research and community engagement. We are the only University in the nation located on its own island with palm trees lining pathways throughout the 240-acre campus. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action / Veterans / Disability Employer.
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