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. This is a 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.

• Travels regularly to BCTC regional campuses including Danville, Lawrenceburg, Winchester, and Georgetown to provide career navigation services, and connect students with career resources and opportunities.

• 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
• Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation
   

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.