Placement Specialist (Salary)

Job Posting Title:

Placement Specialist (Salary)

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Hiring Department:

College of Liberal Arts

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose:

Provide individual and group career coaching services to Liberal Arts students. Serve as a Career Coach for undergraduate Liberal Arts students. Our goal is to help Liberal Arts students understand the variety of opportunities available to them and to help articulate the value of their Liberal Arts education.

Responsibilities:

• Career Coaching - Provide Liberal Arts students comprehensive individual and group career coaching services, including: defining career goals; developing career plans; internship assistance; resume and cover letter critiques; and connecting students with resources. Provide both case and behavioral mock interview services. Share information and collaborate with recruiting team to bridge student and employer needs.

• Course Instruction - Act as teaching assistant for large (250+) professional development courses for economics majors. Regularly lecture, provide feedback on assignments, host office hours, and respond to student emails in a timely fashion. Strategize ways to keep students engaged in a large required course.

• Programming - Develop, implement, and coordinate a variety of workshops, events, and career preparation opportunities. Network and collaborate with employers, student groups, and other campus constituencies to promote career connections.

• Administrative - Represent Liberal Arts Career Services in on-campus and off-campus meetings. Research and create career-related content for student, alumni, and employer collateral. Help career services staff with office events, including career fairs. Attend staff and career coach meetings. Enter and maintain electronic coaching notes in office database in a timely fashion.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree. At least three years of experience in career services, or a role performing a variety of career coaching, recruiting, teaching, advising and/or counseling activities. Demonstrated interest in working with undergraduate students in a career or mentoring capacity. Excellent project management abilities, interpersonal skills, and oral and written communication skills. Comfortable presenting to large groups. Virtually and in-person. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree and experience working in higher education career services. More than the required experience. Knowledge of skills developed in a liberal arts curriculum. Experience teaching or coaching students in an academic or career setting. Experience using Canvas, Teams, SharePoint and Zoom.

Salary Range:

$60,000

Working Conditions:

Typical office environment

Required Materials:

1. Letter of interest

2. Resume

3. Names and contact information for 3 references.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.