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Career Counselor, CURE Program

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University of Maryland Baltimore
Location
Baltimore, MD

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Job Description
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Medicine, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) has an exciting opportunity for a CURE Career Counselor.  The UMB CURE program fulfills the mission of UMB and UMGCCC to serve communities in the catchment area and to excite and educate the next generation of biomedical researchers and healthcare providers.  The Career Counselor will serve as CURE's main point of contact for specialized internship experiences and scholarship programs and will schedule education partners looking to conduct workshops and classes on various career and college related topics.  

UMB offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to eligible employees. This position receives an annual leave package starting with 22 accrued vacation days, 14 floating and observed holidays, 15 sick days, and 3 personal days; comprehensive health insurance and retirement options; professional learning and development opportunities; flexible schedules and teleworking options; and tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any of the University System of Maryland schools. 

UMB requires all faculty, staff, and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions for medical or religious reasons will be processed through Human Resources.

Primary Duties:

  • Serves as CURE’s main point of contact for specialized internship experiences, scholarship programs, and schedules education partners looking to conduct workshops and classes on various career and college related topics (i.e. resume and cover letter creation, interview preparation, dressing for success, etc.).
  • In partnership with CURE’s Executive Director, support CURE alumni on college campuses.
  • Chaperones scholar field outings to STEM-focused college and career fairs, interview programs, and conferences of various academic related disciplines.
  • Provides information to scholars on establishing college and career goals, on job and college search strategies, career pathways, and informs students of availability of resources. Ensures that scholars are also using existing school-based resources.
  • Scaffolds parent engagement programming for high school families about higher education and workforce pathways.
  • Supports CURE’s Executive Director in stewarding relationships with higher education-based STEM pipeline programs and workforce partners.
  • In partnership with the UMB Community Engagement Center, maintains up-to-date information on careers, occupations, current employment opportunities and trends, entry-level occupational requirements. Publishes and disseminates this information in a format that can be used by CURE families and scholars.
  • In partnership with CURE staff and the Office of Philanthropy, makes site visits to local biotech and STEM companies that could provide internship and other career exposure opportunities to students.
  • Leads CURE’s Scholar Success strategic committee. Works with CURE’s Executive Director and Deputy Director on end-of-the pipe strategic planning.
  • Supervises a national service member and FWS students as needed.
  • Disseminates best practice approaches to college/career readiness at meetings and conferences.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


Qualifications
Education:  Bachelor's degree.

Experience:  Two (2) years of experience in career services, recruitment, academic or student affairs, or related experience.

Related experience may be substituted for education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of position requirements. Knowledge of all applicable requirements, regulations, and laws. Skill in effective use of applicable technology/systems. Ability to effectively communicate both verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts. Ability to work cooperatively with others and independently.

Hiring Range: $48,000 - $56,000, commensurate with education and experience

UMB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy. For assistance related to employment, please contact the Staffing department at HRJobs@umaryland.edu.

If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), during any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. You may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.



Job: Reg or CII Exempt Staff
Shift: Day Job
Organization: School of Medicine - Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Job Posting: Jun 22, 2022
Unposting Date: Jul 6, 2022, 10:59:00 PM

Organization

Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor.

The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.

Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.

Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.

Mission


The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.

 

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Equal Opportunity


The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.

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