Student - Student Career Coach

Description

Student Career Coaches are a team of highly trained student employees who assist other students in their career exploration and planning.

$8.50/hour

Responsibilities

Primary Duties

1. Advise students on the following topics: choosing a major, exploring career options, finding internships, preparing resumes and cover letters, job searching, graduate school planning, and building a professional network.
2. Craft action plans with the students according to their needs and interests.
3. Assist in marketing career services and events through campus adverting, information sessions, social media etc.
4. Act as a liaison to employers at career events (e.g. Career Expo, Mocktails, Accounting Night, Pizza with Professionals, etc.)
5. Serve as a champion of career services to peers
6. Coordinate and execute student engagement initiatives to raise awareness of the Messiah University Career and Professional Development Center events and services
7. Work on additional career-related projects as assigned
8. Maintain consistent and reliable attendance

Secondary Duties

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education Required

Education Preferred

Experience Required

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to present information effectively to groups
• Creative problem-solving skills

Experience Preferred

Skills, Characteristics Required

• Interest in helping peers with career-related concerns
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to present information effectively to groups
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Customer service experience preferred
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Skill in interacting with people from diverse backgrounds
• Reliability and punctuality
• Full-time student status

Special Working Conditions

N/A

Dress Code Requirements

Business Casual

About Us

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.