Career Services Counselor II - Career Navigator

Title: Career Services Counselor II - Career Navigator

Salary Range: $3162- $3796

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Leestown Campus

Department: Advancement and Workforce Development

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Working collaboratively with college leadership, faculty, and staff, the Career Navigator holds responsibility for developing and managing BCTC’s work-based learning initiatives for students and employers. Work-Based Learning opportunities include cooperative education experiences, internships, micro-internships, student activities and working with students in different career pathways. The position reports to the Career Services Center Director in the Advancement and Workforce Development department. Grant funded position

Job Duties:

• Expand upon the number of work-based learning opportunities for students to include internships and cooperative education opportunities.
  
• Recruits new companies while also serving as the primary contact for work-based learning to ensure they successfully complete the program and transition into the company.
  
• Works under the leadership of the Career Services Center Director to conduct job fairs, employment-related student support activities, etc.
  
• Develop relationships with business and industry partners to promote BCTC work-based learning opportunities for students and graduates.
  
• Promote Handshake platform to employers and students to create suitable matches for co-ops, internships, apprenticeships, and part-time, or full-time positions.
  
• Promote My Majors platform to students to ensure the career assessment tool is fully utilized.
  
• Works collaboratively with Faculty Cooperative Education Coordinator to support impactful work-based learning opportunities for students.
  
• Works collaboratively with Student Success Career Coaches/Advisors to ensure staff are prepared to provide career assessment services to current applicants/students.
  
• Develops social media assets and communicates regularly on social media platforms to provide a robust marketing campaign for the Office of Career, Employment and Work-Based Learning.
  
• Works collaboratively with faculty and staff at the college to ensure work-based learning opportunities are advertised and communicated across the college.
  
• Works with students to support career pathways and assist them in finding the right fit for them.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in business, Human Resources, Career and Technical Education, Counseling, or related field preferred and 2 years of related experience or equivalent
 

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in business, Human Resources, Career and Technical Education, Counseling, or related field and 4 years experience

Additional Skills Requested:

Commitment to the mission of the comprehensive community and technical college.

Experience working in higher education.

Experience working with business and industry.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.

Bilingual preferred.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.