Bilingual Career Specialist (Spanish/English)

Join Our Team at Portland Community College Please note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington. Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at View email address on click.appcast.io. Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community. Casual positions at Portland Community College have a working hour limit per fiscal year. Please see the Casual Employment at PCC section below for more details. The Bilingual Career Specialist supports students in identifying and achieving their career goals by providing comprehensive career development services. Reporting to the Program Dean to Career Services, the role prioritizes career advising, job search assistance, internship coordination, and career readiness services to prospective students, current students, and alumni. Within the Career Services department, the Bilingual Career Specialist collaborates with faculty, staff, employers, colleagues, PCC departments, and external community partners to create opportunities that support students’ academic goals, workforce readiness, and employment outcomes. This position is located at PCC’s Sylvania campus, with some travel to the Southeast campus and the option for occasional remote work. What You’ll Do and Who We Are Looking For Responsibilities Provide one-on-one career guidance to prospective and current students and alumni regarding career exploration, job search strategies, résumé writing, interviewing, and professional networking. Administer and interpret career assessments (e.g., Focus 2). Offer Spanish/English translation services for the Career Services district for print and digital materials, student appointments and students’ professional documents. Develop and facilitate workshops, classroom presentations, and career development events on topics such as job search strategies, career planning, résumé writing, and LinkedIn profile development. Collaborate with academic departments and faculty to integrate career readiness into curriculum and co-curricular programs. Participate in academic departmental meetings and committee meetings to remain knowledgeable about curriculum and programmatic changes. Build and maintain relationships with local employers to identify job and internship opportunities for students and graduates. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of labor market trends and workforce development initiatives relevant to students' career paths. Assist with coordinating on-campus recruiting events, career fairs, employer panels, and other career-related programming. Track student interactions and outcomes using career services management platforms (e.g., EAB Navigate, Symplicity, Workday, G-Suite, or similar). Support underrepresented, nontraditional, and first-generation students with career development resources and equity-focused advising. Build relationships with campus partners and departments, such as Worksource, to ensure students are able to access basic needs. Participate in ongoing professional development and maintain awareness of best practices in career services and higher education. Manage 2-3 CTE programs located at the PCC Sylvania Campus and/or CTE programs located remotely or across multiple PCC campuses. Communicate with Career Services colleagues across the district to ensure updates regarding work location, hours, appointment load, CTE programs, and other pertinent information is shared in a timely and collegial manner. Qualifications Proficient/Native Spanish speaker. 2 years of full-time work experience in one of the following areas: Career counseling and advising high school students, college-level students, or other adult populations; OR 2 years of full-time graduate school coursework AND 1 year of experience in the areas referenced above. 1 year of demonstrable experience developing meaningful, outcome-driven relationships with employers; OR 1 year of demonstrable experience developing local community partnerships. 1 year of experience in an office setting, independently completing multiple short-term and long-term tasks, priorities, and projects. A clear and working understanding of issues of immigration, social justice, racism, oppression and bias, and the subsequent impact of these phenomena on students’ ability to successfully access paying job opportunities and careers. Ability to provide career services in Spanish with a culturally-specific lens and approach. Ability to translate documents and information between Spanish and English. Casual Employment at PCC Casual Employment Categories Clerical/Administrative Support – up to 599 hours in a fiscal year. Service Assistant/Maintenance – up to 599 hours in a fiscal year. Skilled Craft – up to 599 hours in a fiscal year. Technical Assistant – up to 599 hours in a fiscal year. Professional – up to 959 hours in a fiscal year. Management/Supervisory – up to 1039 hours in a fiscal year. Casual Compensation Hourly Range $16.30 – $25.05 Potential Benefits Eligibility As a new Casual employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans. More detailed information on the benefits plans, who is eligible, and how to enroll or make changes can be found at pcc.edu/hr/benefits. Please email View email address on click.appcast.io if you have any questions. Please note that Portland Community College is not currently able to provide visa (e.g., H1-B Visa) sponsorship for potential employees. Contact PCC at View email address on click.appcast.io if you have questions. Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation. Veterans: DD214 Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA #J-18808-Ljbffr Portland Community College