Job Title
Career Counselor I/II

Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department
Career & Professional Development Center

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 (College of Science & Engineering) 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 an assigned special population, identifying unique concerns for this population and providing services for these students.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate, work closely, and communicate with the faculty, advisors, and staff in the assigned academic college (College of Science & Engineering) 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.
• Assist with the coordination of on-campus recruiting events. Collaborate with employer relations team to set-up recruiting events and communicate with students regarding 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 assigned special population in collaboration with the career and professional development center 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.

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.
• Experience in a STEM field.

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.


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