Career Coach

Job Posting Title:

Career Coach

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Hiring Department:

Education - Office of the Dean

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2027

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The university provides employees a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance (premiums covered 100% for full-time benefits-eligible employees), retirement plans, and paid leave, in addition to other programs and services. We offer robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning, professional conference opportunities, expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets. Free access to UT Austin‘s libraries and museums with staff ID card. Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card. For more details, please see: prospective/benefits and current/services/my-total-rewards

Purpose

Serve as a career services coach and advisor for students in the College of Education (COE). Empower COE students to engage in early career exploration, skill-building, and mapping to create and implement meaningful career pathways. The career coach will serve all undergraduate and graduate students across five academic departments within the College of Education and will advance our core mission of fostering wellness, belonging, and success for all students. Position is part of the student affairs team and reports to the Director of Career Engagement.

Responsibilities

• Career Coaching: Provide comprehensive career coaching services, including career and industry exploration; defining career goals; developing career plans; navigating and understanding various industries; internship assistance; work-study employment support; resume and cover letter critiques; interview preparation; and connecting students with resources. Provide career counseling and career assessment interpretation for students, as needed. Promote and support student utilization of career-related technology tools. Research employment trends, industry insights, and best practices in career coaching and counseling. Engage in continued career education learning and professional development.

• Career Services Program Implementation Support: Plan, coordinate, and deliver industry-focused career programming and workshops. Create tailored resources and opportunities for career and professional development for the many disciplinary specialties within the College. Collaborate with COE/University employer engagement to foster student-employer connections.As necessary, facilitate career planning courses, including development and delivery of curriculum.

• Represent COE career services in on-campus and off-campus meetings and conferences. Promote collaboration, information exchange, and professional development for students, staff, and faculty related to career services. Establish and maintain effective external and internal communications with employers and other career services personnel for collaboration and professional development.

• Other duties as assigned, including supporting special projects and staffing events within COE.

Required Qualifications

Master‘s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling or a related field and at least three years of experience in career services; OR bachelor‘s degree and 5 years of experience in career services. Demonstrated interest in working with students in a career or mentoring capacity. Excellent project management abilities, interpersonal skills, and oral and written communication skills. Comfortable presenting to large groups. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Relevant education and experience may be substituted, as appropriate.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master‘s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling or related field, and more than the required experience. Experience teaching or coaching students in an academic or career setting. Experience using Canvas, Canva, Handshake, and Zoom.

Salary Range

$55,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation Use of manual dexterity.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor‘s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university‘s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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