CAREER INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree in counseling preferred; Master’s level student accepted
Knowledge of wide-array of college and career resources
Experience with career education and guidance activities
Prefer background similar to that of project participants
Ability to relate to low-income and first-generation populations from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds
Knowledgeable of community and area college resources
Demonstrated ability to assist participants in the decision-making and problem-solving process
Expertise in facilitating individual and small group research and learning experiences

JOB SUMMARY:

The Career Internship Coordinator is responsible to the Project Director for providing to project participants a variety of activities/venues in an effort to assist them in career research and decision-making.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

To implement a career education project that includes career instruction and exploration
To network campus/community resources in order to provide experiential learning in careers through job shadowing, volunteerism and community-service activities
To assist participants in the development of personal qualities that will prepare them to be competitive in the job market—i.e., personal appearance, punctuality, courtesies of expression, responsibility, confidentiality, etc.
To implement career activities such that the project is positively represented to the campus and community publics
To identify career mentors in the University and area communities who can provide appropriate career leadership to low-income, first-generation teens
To assist participants in the postsecondary entry process
To arrange for college visits for individual participants and groups of project participants
To safely transport participants in University vehicles
To develop a career library of materials appropriate for the needs of project participants
To provide appropriate documentation of the career search of project participants