Manager, Career Services Outreach & Special Programs
- Employer
- Austin Community College
- Location
- Austin
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- Institutional & Business Affairs, Program Administration, Student Affairs, Career Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Community College
Job Details
Manager, Career Services Outreach & Special Programs
Austin Community College
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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
- Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
- Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
- Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
- Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
- Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
- Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Job Posting Title:
Manager, Career Services Outreach & Special Programs
Job Description Summary:
Responsible for the oversight, management, and success of outreach initiatives and special programming to achieve career services objectives and goals. This position directly supports
the advancement of equitable career and employment outcomes for priority populations.
Job Description:
Description of Duties & Tasks
1. Responsible for the oversight and success of career services outreach initiatives and
special programming ; identifies opportunities for improving service delivery methods
and procedures; provides recommendations concerning process changes, reviews with
appropriate management staff, and implements improvements.
2. Designs, implements, and evaluates proactive intervention, retention, and support
activities for career services special programs and programming with heightened focus
on equitable outcomes for disproportionately challenged and underserved student
groups; provides measurable outcomes associated with student employment and
career goal attainment.
3. Oversees the coordinating, planning, and implementation of career programming and
outreach activities including training of staff and colleagues, scheduling supportive
interactions with internal and external stakeholders, and organizing attendance at
events supporting career readiness initiatives that focus on increasing employment
outcomes, THECB cohort efforts, and closing equity gaps.
4. Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines special project staff
and student workers while adhering to organizational human resource policies and
procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination
personnel actions for positions supervised.
5. Prepares and presents various reports and other necessary correspondence;
supervises the preparation and maintenance of related reports, records, and files;
ensures the proper documentation of activities.
6. Tracks, collects, analyzes, and produces reports on student career intent and career
outcomes.
7. Participates in the development and implementation of marketing, communication,
and advertising strategies to promote assigned programs/programming, projects, and
services; serves as a liaison to the Student Affairs Communications and College
Marketing Offices. Ensures district-wide consistency of front-line career services
communications under the guidance of the Career Services Director.
8. Develops and maintains partnerships with internal ACC departments and organizations
with the intent of streamlining access to career services program opportunities for
student groups such as Career Scholars and other identified priority groups.
9. Monitors project data collection of outreach efforts. Monitors student access and
retention data and assists in the development and implementation of outreach
programs by incorporating data analysis and current research.
10.Participates in institutional committees and training related to student success and
retention goals that enhance opportunities for ACC students. Serves as an active
member of the college-wide Career Services Committee.
11.Maintains and applies up-to-date knowledge on legislation, state-wide, and National
Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) policies that impact student career
readiness.
12.Serves as a communication liaison for recruitment and outreach efforts with students
regarding retention and student success services; works collaboratively with internal.
Knowledge
- Understanding of the importance of cultural competence in promoting student success and equity.
- Supervisory principles, practices, and methods.
- Student support services.
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards.
- Current best practices in college career and transfer services, advising, and coaching strategies.
- Principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.
Skills
- Effective application of labor market information to academic programs for advising
- purposes.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
- Effective organizational and program development skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in diverse contexts.
- Ability to gather, interpret and communicate the results of quantitative and qualitative statistical data.
- Ability to utilize required technology programs used by career services.
- Strong leadership skills promoting excellent customer service in the handling of student career services.
- Ability to build a supportive culture of collaboration, connection, and care in a manner that improves communication and transparency for the operations of student access and success.
Technology Skills
- Career services specific technologies and platforms utilized by the College such as Indeed, Jobscan, LinkedIn, Big Interview, and Handshake, YouScience, Focus2, Career Coach, etc.
- Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, presentation technologies, interactive video and meeting technology, or other current learning technologies for effective training at the community college level.
- Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
- May also use social media, work with design platforms and update program webpage.
Required Work Experience
Two years related work experience.
Required Education
Bachelor's degree.
Special Requirements
Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation needed for local Austin area travel.
Physical Requirements
- Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
- Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
Safety
Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Salary Range
$62,536 - $78,170
Number of Openings:
1
Job Posting Close Date:
November 15, 2024
Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
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Organization
The Austin Community College District is the primary gateway to higher education and training for residents in eight Central Texas counties. ACC is among the fastest-growing community colleges in the country, providing access to valuable programs and services that change lives and benefit communities.
Mission and Vision
The Austin Community College District values and respects each individual student. We promote student success and improve communities by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in the eight-county service area. Community colleges have a diverse, four-part mission:
- General education and academic transfer
- Workforce education
- Foundation programs to get students college-ready
- Lifelong learning (Continuing Education)
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