Career Services Coordinator

**PURPOSE OF THE POSITION**: The Career Services Coordinator is responsible for providing career and employment counselling, facilitating and promoting student placement all in order to secure employment for students/alumni.

• *SCOPE**: Career Services Coordinator reports directly to the Campus Manager and is responsible for facilitating student placement and employment initiatives; providing career counselling to students/alumni; identifying and fostering placement and employment opportunities; securing funding for employment activities and programs; and administering and monitoring student/alumni employment programs. Providing adequate services will result in increased placement and employment opportunities which will have a significant impact on the overall satisfaction and well-being of Oxford College’s students and alumni.
• *RESPONSIBILITIES**:
• **Assists students with job preparation and job search activities**_
• Interview students/alumni in order to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
• Identify barriers to employment and assist students/alumni with such matters as job readiness, skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
• Provide career education and counselling to students/alumni
• Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of students/alumni
• Assess the need for assistance such as financial aid or further vocational training and refer students/alumni to the appropriate services
• Provide information on maintaining a job or moving within an organization, dealing with job dissatisfaction or making a mid-career change
• Gather and maintain labour market information for students/alumni regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
• Promote Oxford College’s Career Resource Centre to community groups and agencies, business and industry, and to other organizations involved in providing career planning resources and/or employment opportunities
• **Identify employment/placement opportunities for students/alumni**_
• Identify current and prospective staffing requirements for local businesses and organizations
• Liaise with relevant employers in obtaining job placements.
• Identify current and potential staffing requirements with governments and industries
• Maintain strong contracts and liaise with businesses and industries concerning current and upcoming employment opportunities
• Prepare and post notices and advertisements
• Advise students/alumni on employment requirements and on terms and conditions of employment
• Supervise personnel clerks performing related filing and record-keeping duties
• **Facilitate local employment for major industry**_
• Maintain a database of students/alumni interested in employment with industry partners
• Be familiar with industry employment legal and training requirements
• Be familiar with employment agreements with industry
• Provide advice to students/alumni on industry employment requirements
• Arrange for interviews of students/alumni
• Maintain statistics and records on employment with industry partners
• **Complete administrative functions to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Career Resource Centre**_
• Maintain confidential records and statistics on student/alumni employment
• Report to Administration concerning employment records and statistics
• Submit required reports concerning industry, funding agencies and others
• Host regular in campus workshops related to career services
• Assist with the office operation
• Attend career fairs and promote Oxford College’s students/alumni for career and job opportunities (travelling may be required)
• Attend staff and other meetings as required.
• Organize and facilitate program advisory committee meetings for all individual programs.
• Prepare and administer student exit surveys upon completion of program
• Upon graduation, obtain student testimonials with consent to publish
• Plan and manage graduation and/or other events.
• *Benefits**:
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• *Education**:
• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
• *Experience**:
• industry: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person