Associate Director

Benefits: ECC offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium cost to the employee for employee only coverage. Retirement benefits, generous paid leave, tuition waiver and tuition reimbursement benefits.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. Position is a level 204. Salary schedule can be viewed here .

East Central College has an opening for an Associate Director of Advising & Career Services. This position is responsible for p roviding academic advisement, career exploration, recruitment and career counseling services for students, alumni and community members. Assist students in selecting their educational and career goals and enrolling in appropriate classes and programs.

Minimum Qualifications: (A comparable amount of training, education or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.)

• Completion of master's degree; 2 years related experience.

Essential Tasks: ( Employee must be able to perform the following essential functions to the satisfaction of the employee’s supervisor .)

• Create and implement a holistic Career Service program offerings and that provide career exploration services to prospective and current students.
• Develop and train the advising and career team to provide best-in-class service utilizing chosen career services framework; including how to educate students on job search skills, resume writing and Interviewing techniques, etc.
• Work in cooperation with other departments and the community (which includes area career centers, chambers of commerce, employers and other agencies to facilitate to enhance employment opportunities for students.
• Coordinate employer visits and engagement opportunities, both on-campus and virtually.
• Build relationships with outside agencies that can assist with the career navigation process, including but not limited to WIDA Youth/Adult, vocational rehabilitation, Missouri Career Center, jobs.MO.gov.
• Facilitate transfer visits, and marketing transfer opportunities through website and bulletin boards.
• Responsible for career and technical related surveys, records and reports, including the 180 Day Follow Up Study of graduates.
• Responsible for maintaining employment listings on virtual career platform that speak to all of the different degree programs and-pathways.
• Provide academic advisement and career exploration services to prospective and current students on designated pathways caseload; pathways assignments will be reviewed annually.
• Facilitate changes to schedule with designed pathways caseload; connect with each students planning to withdraw from a course(s) to engage in information gathering and coaching on best next steps.
• Advise International Students to keep them in federal compliance.
• Work with key stakeholders in academic affairs to align goals and initiatives pertaining to career services efforts.
• Work with students to complete career inventories to help to determine different occupational paths and opportunities.
• Develop resources for information that promote effective and efficient transfers for students to other institutions.
• Direct students to educational development opportunities for standard job search activities such as resume building, setting personal and professional development goals, and job interview preparations.
• Educate students on job search skills, resume writing and interviewing techniques, etc.
• Work with Academic Affairs staff to determine current internships, job shadowing, and employer connections that will be beneficial to your designated pathways caseload.
• Support student facing events, virtual and/or onsite including but not limited to new student orientation, campus life and leadership events, and admissions open house and recruitment events as needed.
• Perform assigned responsibilities, and other related duties, and tasks according to established practices, procedures, techniques, and standards in a safe manner and with minimal supervision.

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East Central College's Main Campus is located in Union, MO, about 60 minutes west of St. Louis. For more information about East Central College visit,  .

East Central College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. Inquiries related to employment practices may be directed to Human Resources Director at Show phone number. East Central College is an equal opportunity employer and provider of employment and training services. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.