Career Services Coordinator

SUMMARY


Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana (SUSLA) is accepting applications for Career Services Coordinator. SUSLA is a comprehensive community college serving Shreveport, Bossier City, and surrounding areas in Northwest Louisiana. It is one of five campuses constituting the Historically Black Southern University System. The University serves approximately 3,000 undergraduate students and offers 32 undergraduate degrees and certificate programs in a variety of fields including Allied Health, Nursing, Aerospace Technology, Business Studies, Behavioral Science/Education and Science & Technology.


POSITION SUMMARY


Under minimal supervision, the Career Services Coordinator is responsible for employer relations, job development initiatives, and service learning activities. Under the general supervision of the Executive Director of Workforce Development, this staff person is responsible for the day-to-day operation and development of career services for students and alumni.


The Career Services Coordinator is responsible for: providing counseling and assistance concerning career and technical education decisions, administering cooperative education programs, establishing relationships with potential employers, continuously increasing the number, and improving the quality of job/internship/service learning opportunities, coordinating employer/partner recruitment activities, organizing career/job fairs, maintaining on-line career center management system, advising students and alumni on job/internship search related activities, collaborating with faculty and staff regarding job development/recruitment efforts and coordinating placement surveys/reports.


The Office of Career Services works with two clients: the employer who relies on the school to find a qualified candidate, and the graduate who depends on Career Services for guidance in preparing for and finding sustainable employment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES


The Career Services Coordinator is expected to:

• Develop and maintain on-line career management system; providing students and alumni with access to full and part-time job and internship listings and corporate/job recruitment listings.
• Perform job counseling and interest inventories with students, groups of students, and/or classes, organizations, etc. to identify abilities, needs, interests, and values in relation to job, career, and service learning opportunities.
• Advise students and alumni on career and service learning related issues through walk-ins, appointments and classroom/group presentations.
• Provide career-related seminars and maintain up-to-date career resources for interested students. • Create employer/partner/public awareness by maintaining membership and active involvement professional organizations and community organizations.
• Review and update all career services publications including the career guide, career services brochure, and graduate survey annually.
• Assist university in the development of the annual local application plan and annual reporting • Initiate outreach activities and establish relationship with employers, including coordination of employer site visits, representation at job fairs and participation in networking events.
• Oversee on-campus recruitment activities, including information tables/sessions; resume collections, and on-campus interviews.
• Coordinate the facilitation of all aspects of service learning activities
• Develop and implement outreach/marketing efforts, including paper and email correspondence, promotional materials and programming.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff and student; initiating employer/faculty advisory boards and student/alumni focus groups.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate employer/partner contact file(s) to represent available opportunities to students, faculty and staff.
• Critique job search contacts, resumes, and job search plans to identify and resolve possible barriers to employment.
• Conduct follow-up surveys, collect data regarding placement and retention of students in employment, military, or other further training, and conduct the annual graduate employment survey;
• Establish and maintain all student files and documentation needed to complete administrative reports.
• Other duties as related to the proposed job function

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in student personnel services, counseling and guidance, or a discipline whose preparation is suitable for this position.
• At least three years of professional experience in university/college setting or in business in a human resources or training and development function is required. Full-time experience on a college/university student services staff is preferred. Important knowledge and capabilities necessary include career-counseling techniques, knowledge of job trends and career development skills, effective public relations and networking abilities, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• This employee must effectively direct existing, comprehensive career services programs, and to develop new ones on his/her own initiative. Dependability, creativity, good judgment, professionalism, and dedication to sound principles of student development are paramount among necessary characteristics for this position.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment SUSLA
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of ethics in data collection and analysis • Strong attention to detail is essential

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS


At least five years of professional experience in university/college setting or in business in a human resources or training and development function is required. Full-time experience on a college/university student services staff is preferred. Important knowledge and capabilities necessary include career counseling techniques, knowledge of job trends and career development skills, effective public relations and networking abilities, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

TYPE: Full-time


COMPENSATION: $45,000 - $50,000


APPLICATION DEADLINE : Review of applications begins October 5, 2026 and continues until position is filled.

• The application can be filled out online at
• *Note: If you are an internal candidate, please fill out the

Please attach cover letter, resume, transcript(s), and three references to application.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.


Criminal background check and reference verification is required.


Southern University at Shreveport, an institution within the Southern University and A & M System, seeks to provide quality education for its students, while being committed to the total community. This institution prepares students for careers in technical and occupational fields; awards certificates, diplomas and associate degrees; and offers courses and programs that are transferable to other colleges and universities. Dedicated to excellence in instruction and community service, this open enrollment institution promotes cultural diversity, provides developmental and continuing education, and seeks partnerships with business and industry.


Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Title IX prohibits use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and provides individuals protection against such practices.


In compliance with federal law and USDOE federal guidance, including provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 13988, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as mended by the Jobs for Veterans Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as amended, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, an institution of the Southern University System shall not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, color, nation or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, covered veteran's status, or genetic information in its administration of education policies, programs, or activities; admission policies; scholarship and loan programs; athletic or other institution-administered programs; or employment.


As part of their commitment to maintaining a community free of discrimination, and in compliance with Title IX's mandate, institutions of the Southern University System shall address allegations of power-based violence and sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, in a timely and effective manner. Further, institutions of the Southern University System will provide resources as needed for affected persons (Reporters, Complainants, Respondents, and third parties within the institution's community) and will not tolerate retaliation against any person who reports or participates in the investigation of alleged power-based violence or sex/gender discrimination.


In accordance with the requirement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its Amending Act of 2008 (collectively "ADA"), the Southern University System (System) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. The System does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA. The System will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the System's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, documents in Braille, and other ways of making communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments. The System will make reasonable modifications to policies, procedures, and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the System, should contact the ADA Coordinator. The ADA does not require the System to take any action that would fundamentally alter the natures of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the System is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.

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