Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College & State University is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. Georgia College & State University enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, now owned by Georgia College & State University. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Georgia College & State University seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College & State University faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.

The Career Development Coordinator will provide one-on-one and group career advising and coaching to undergraduate and graduate students along with alumni. The coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating the activities and operations of the career development and graduate and professional school planning program. Career advising and coaching will include but is not limited to self-awareness and career exploration, interpretation of career assessments, resume, curriculum vitae, and cover letter writing, mock interviews, class presentations, professional career transition topics, and job, graduate, professional school search strategies. Each Career Development Coordinator will provide career advising and coaching to students in a discipline within arts and sciences, business, education, or health sciences, assist in the implementation of the Career Planning Milestones Program, support graduate and professional school planning, and provide data collection for the First Destination Survey.

Advising - 65%
Advise and coach students in one-on-one and group settings (including workshops and class presentations) to include but not limited to resume reviews, mock interviews, career and major exploration techniques, administering and interpreting career assessments, professional career transition topics, and job and graduate school search strategies. Stay current on trends, resources, research, and employer recruitment activities that impact student employability.

Liaison - 15%
Serve as a liaison with assigned academic departments depending on the discipline cluster in order to communicate programs, services, and student needs. Communicate with academic departments on behalf of the Career Center as needed, collaborate with academic advisors and faculty on discipline specific advising teams, and work with Student Life department to connect students to additional resources to enhance their career development efforts and employability.

Special Projects - 10%
Career Development Coordinators will complete special projects as assigned by the Assistant Director of Graduate and Preprofessional school Planning and the Director. These projects may focus on student outreach and marketing, departmental assessment, creating in-house publications, specific career development initiatives such as career/industry education, diversity/special populations outreach and support, first/second year student outreach, student staff training, career programs, and/or major-specific projects.

Programming - 10%
Develop and present career development workshops and class presentations to specific academic majors and student groups. Assist with implementation of career fairs and other career development programs offered by the department.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Counseling, or related field

Required Experience
Previous work experience in career services or related functional area. Knowledge of career, occupational, and employment information and trends for guiding students. Should have strong technology skills related to the area of career counseling/advising including career planning and assessments, job search tools and resources, and graduate/ professional school planning (e.g., LinkedIn, Holland Self-Directed Search, Occupational Net). Demonstrated experience creating and presenting educational workshops/programs, building and maintaining successful working relationships with students/alumni, faculty/staff, and employers. Creative, conscientious, and dedicated to providing student services in a fair and equitable manner, and commitment to fostering a diverse working and learning environment supportive of a public liberal arts mission.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Counseling, or related field.

Preferred Experience
At least one year experience advising college students and delivering career services programs within a higher education environment. Ability to perform various assessments (e.g., MBTI, StrengthsQuest,) and operate computerized career guidance systems such as Focus2.

ABILITIES
Ability to use technology for conducting surveys and tracking and monitoring student progress for completing career development plans. Capable of multi-tasking and setting priorities within a team environment, and able to identify, select, and implement career coaching/advising/counseling interventions and techniques appropriate to student goals.

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of employability skills, student and career development theories and their application in practice, and career development resources and practices.

SKILLS
Written and verbal communication, teaching, presentation, interpersonal and relationship building skills, proficient in Microsoft Office programs, and workshop/program planning.

Georgia College & State University is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College & State University. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College & State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel.
This position does not require security clearance.

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