Mid-Level Career Services Coordinator - Tonkawa

NORTHERN OKLAHOMA COLLEGE

Mid-level $36.7k - $42.9k YEARLY Tonkawa, OK, US

Posted 4 days ago

Job summary

Join Northern Oklahoma College's workforce readiness team helping students transition from education to employment. Lead job placement and career development initiatives utilizing data analysis and strategic partnerships to align training with workforce demands. Northern Oklahoma College, dedicated to fostering academic success, offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for meaningful impact. Apply now to shape students' career paths and enrich your professional journey!

Role details
Role
Full-time
Industry
Education And Training
Employment
Full Time
Experience
2 Years +
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Responsibilities
  • Coordinate academic services for workforce readiness
  • Engage employers and utilize labor market data
  • Facilitate job placement and career development services
  • Build and maintain relationships with local businesses
  • Assist in developing academic internships and job shadowing
  • Coordinate on-campus career services opportunities
  • Analyze unit effectiveness and maintain records
  • Represent the college at meetings, conferences, and events
Requirements
  • Ability to learn and utilize changing technology
  • Preserve confidentiality of sensitive information
  • Use independent judgment and initiative
  • Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
  • Work well under pressure and meet flexible deadlines
  • Value collaborative inclusiveness with diverse populations
Key skills
Organizational Management Customer Service Communication Collaboration Data Analysis
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    SUMMARY:
    This position is responsible for coordinating academic services for workforce readiness. The focus is the workforce pool of students who are preparing through higher education and shorter\-term trainings to meet the state’s current and future employment needs, particularly employment needs in the Northern Oklahoma College service sector. This position plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between education and employment, ensuring programs align with both student needs and industry demands. The position will be housed in Tonkawa but will have additional responsibility for providing support to all locations at which Northern courses are offered.
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
    Assess local workforce needs by engaging employers and utilizing labor market data, and collaborating with college and community partners to inform program development and training offerings. Serve as the institution’s liaison for online and virtual tools for this unit including but not limited to: Handshake or similar software, economic indicator tool, Tutor.com or similar tool. Track virtual tool usage and on\-site tutoring, career or other software tool usage for monthly report outs. Coordinate on campus tutoring services or other similar services and resources.
     Facilitate job placement and career development services for students and job seekers, including job\-search classes, labor market analysis, and referrals to supportive services
    Build and maintain relationships with local business, and industry partners, and institutional division chairs serving as a resource to ensure program alignment with current workforce trends and employment requirements.
     Coach and advise students who have not declared a major to help them align their personal, academic, and career goals, which can lead to the student choosing a major focus of study.
    Assist in developing and coordinate academic internships and job shadowing opportunities by assisting faculty and students in making connections with workforce partners, reviewing student resumes, maintaining essential paperwork, and writing a press release to be sent out once the internship is completed.
     Coordinate campus located Career Services opportunities for students each academic year such as resume review, mock interviews, and academic specific career fairs.
    Schedule, promote, and coordinate annual advisory board meetings and report out.
     Collaborate with academic division chairs, athletic coaches, and other leadership to develop additional academic services for workforce readiness as needed.
    Coordinate and monitor articulation agreements and collaborative projects with high schools, other community colleges, vocational education providers and postsecondary institutions to support seamless educational pathways.
     Analyze unit effectiveness and participants’ outcomes, maintain accurate records, prepare required reports, and use feedback to make data\-driven improvements to training and workforce initiatives
    Represent the college at meetings, conferences, and events to network, stay informed of industry trends, and serve as a workforce readiness advocate.
     Develop and maintain job manual, documenting key processes.
    Perform other duties as assigned by Vice President for Academic Affairs.
     Some travel required on occasion. Use of institutional vehicle fleet is available.
    QUALIFICATIONS:
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily including learning and utilizing changing technology. The individual must preserve confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information; use independent judgment and initiative in the planning, organization, and performance of duties; and establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Initiative, creativity and teamwork are essential as well as strong organizational, management, customer service, and written and oral communication skills. The ideal candidate will be able to work well with students, faculty, administration, and staff members, as well as external stakeholders and supporters; work well under pressure; meet flexible deadlines, and set priorities while maintaining professional relationships when dealing with individuals; he or she must also value the significance of collaborative inclusiveness with a diverse employee and student population. Subject to satisfactory Fair Credit Reporting Act Disclosure which includes a criminal background check.
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, push, lift, haul, pull, reach, carry, grasp, squat or stoop, bend and twist the body while performing essential duties, use hands to operate controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk or hear. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
    A minimum educational level of a bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree is preferred. Previous organizational experience in business, higher education or non\-profit organizations is essential.