Career Readiness Director

Functional Title: Career Readiness Director
Classification: Salaried Exempt
Division: Institutional Effectiveness
Department: Institutional Effectiveness
Reports To: Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Primary Function: The Career Readiness Director will support students and academic departments, creating opportunities for students to explore career interests, build resumes and professional skills, and connect with professional mentors and employers for skills development, internships, and employment opportunities.

Major Duties

• Establish opportunities and assist students with career exploration and career pathway mapping.
• Provide individual and group career planning guidance.
• Assist students with career interest assessment, evaluating career options, development of professional skills, resumes, job applications, cover letters, and interview techniques.
• Collaborate with faculty to integrate career development into academic programs.
• Collaborate with LCU alumni and community partners to develop work-based learning opportunities and coordinate internship placement, management, and assessment with academic departments.
• Organize career fairs, professional skills workshops, and other career preparation and readiness events for students.
• Stay updated in labor market trends, opportunities, and best practices in career services.
• Manage career services data, track employment outcomes, and assess program effectiveness.

Job Requirements

• Familiarity with career services programs for college students.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and career assessment tools.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, networking, planning, and organization skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve stated outcomes.

Education and Experience

• Experience with college-level career planning and development resources, including career interest inventories, career counseling, and internship program coordination is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing, implementing, and/or evaluating effectiveness of higher education student support resources is preferred.

Physical Requirements

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee will be required to do the following:

• Be ambulatory around campus and in buildings.
• Required to regularly sit and stand.
• Frequently use wrists, hands and/or fingers to make small repetitive movements such as typing, distributing mail and picking up small objects.
• Ability to talk frequently to convey detailed and/or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Be able to hear average or normal conversations and receive verbal information.
• Occasionally lift packages and/or move heavy objects, 25+ lbs.

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and/or other management as required. LCU reserves the right to revise or change job duties, required skills or qualifications as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

NOTE

All LCU employees are required to complete Title IX & Information Security (FERPA) training and Data Security Training at the time of new hire and on an annual basis thereafter. Some positions/departments may require additional training for security or data needs.