Director of Vocational Discernment & Career Development

Director of Vocational Discernment & Career Development

Part Time: 20-25 hours per week

The Director will serve as a strategic leader, bridging the gap between academic learning and professional calling. By fostering a culture of vocational discernment, you will empower students to discover their purpose and launch successful careers, directly contributing to the University's mission of holistic student development. The director manages all aspects, including administration and supervision, program management, service delivery, and fiscal oversight, for the university's career development office.


This position is supervised by the Vice President of Academic Affairs.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

Office Administration-25%

• Provide general administration and management of the Vocational Discernment Career Development Office

• Oversee budget(s), recording expenditures, guaranteeing bills are paid in a timely manner

• Attend on and off campus meetings that further the mission of Career Development

• Coordinate with Campus Job supervisors periodically regarding the status of their positions on the job board and periodically conducting seminars in best practices

• Make appropriate and timely updates to website and social media accounts

• Provide thorough training to student workers including resume and cover letter writing, editing, how to use job board, website navigation, expectations of the office, and office communication

Experiential Learning-25%

• Create focused student worker program connecting job skills with curriculum career skills

• Expand the University's professional network by attending external events, resulting in a 15% increase in internship and employment opportunities for students.
• Engage with departments on internships, fieldwork, practicums, project based learning, and other opportunities

• Maintain community presence for the office of Vocational Discernment & Career Development by representing Bethel at Employer, Business, Career, and University Events

Event Planning/Workshops/Presentations-20%

• Coordinate career fairs, events, workshops, and presentations with appropriate campus departments and faculty and oversee and/or assist appropriate stages of event planning for end result success

• Collaborate with academic departments for programmatic integration of appropriate workshops, mock interviews, and presentations

Working Directly with Students-30%

• Provide counsel for job search, internships, resume writing, cover letter writing, interviewing skills, LinkedIn and other job sites, vocational discernment, major exploration, career coaching and assessment, and life skills

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required (Master's Degree Preferred) from an accredited institution in Business Administration, Human Resources, Education, or closely related field is required.

• Minimum of five years of experience in career services, recruitment industry, education, or corporate environment

• High degree of accountability and initiative with proven record of excellence

• Networks and nurtures relationships with internal and external constituencies

• Demonstrates ability to lead and foster collaboration among teams of individuals sharing common vision and mission

• Strong record of high-quality public relations and customer service

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Displays ability to manage and allocate resources

• Passion for higher education in a Christian environment

• Presents oneself professionally and is comfortable in corporate settings, ministry settings, and educational settings

• Experience in leading, implementing, and assessing strategic planning initiatives

• Vision for promoting the vocational discernment and career development of students in higher education

• Possesses enough technological skill to utilize databases and other technologies in supporting the University's career services

• Demonstrate Intercultural EQ, capacity and commitment to support students from various backgrounds.

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Bethel University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution, Bethel University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution, we require faculty and staff to adhere to the University's Lifestyle Covenant and to enforce a religiously based statement of responsibilities for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Bethel University, as an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Missionary Church, reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).