The Director of Career Services works with autonomy, responsibility, and authority to provide leadership to the Career Services team(s) and assures they complete the three major functions of their position including Placement, Externship and Career Academy to achieve placement goals of the campus. This requires knowledge and understanding of the career services process, the ability to proactively identify problems and seek solutions, highly refined critical thinking skills and the ability to distinguish between facts and inferences. The Director of Career Services directs the Career Services team(s) by obtaining, analyzing and applying data utilizing various resources including our activity-based management system. The Director of Career Services communicates on an on-going basis with the Campus President(s) and Campus Management Teams.
The Director of Career Services is expected to travel to and from campuses and employer sites.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform
each essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of some of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work location for this position is on-site.
Education and/or Experience - Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A..), Master's Level preferred from an accredited college is required. Required degree(s) must be from institutions accredited by recognized U.S. accrediting agencies. Degrees from non-U.S. institutions are recognized only if equivalence has been established and provided. Five to seven years of related experience (experience in a private-postsecondary institution preferred).