Director of Career & Wellness Services ($32/hour, 36 hours/week)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Model caring relationships with students through personal interaction and as an effective role model of a committed Christian life.
• Establish and maintain close working relationships for effective operations and seamless communication with various University offices.
• Perform administrative and clerical duties of a sometimes complex or demanding nature including heavy flow of phone calls, referrals to appropriate offices or staff, and scheduling appointments when necessary.
• Manage the annual budget and expenses for Career Development and Wellness Services.
• Attend all staff, departmental, or university-wide functions as directed by the VPSA.
• All other duties, as assigned, by the VPSA.

 

Career Development

• Promote local job opportunities on campus and at career fairs, and maintain a database of employment opportunities for students and alumni (Handshake)
• Offer 1-on-1 career counseling (non-clinical), resume-writing resources, and CV and resume editing for TUG, OUG, Grad, and Alumni
• Oversee student employment for on-campus positions, and hire, train, supervise, and evaluate 2 student workers
• Plan and facilitate career development events (Senior Meetings, Grad School Workshops, WSF, Interview Skills, etc.) and present/teach in various classes, including the first-year Foundations course
• Keep up to date with current trends in career development
• Collaborate with deans on career development for students in their respective schools, and with SA Directors on Student Learning training (synergy, student leadership training day) and other key department-wide initiatives

Wellness Services

• Maintain an active list of mental health resource list (community counseling centers, national hotlines, tele-counseling, and app-based counseling) and physical resources (e.g., handouts, pamphlets, cards), and review them at campus events, e.g., Faculty/Staff luncheon (August), faculty in-service (October/March), Coaches’ meetings (September/February), and hall meetings (September/February)
• Gauge students’ social, emotional, spiritual, cultural, intellectual, and physical needs through a student care survey each semester, the National College Health Assessment every other year, and ongoing communication encourages students to report needs.
• Plan and promote Wellness Week annually and provide mental health training for student leaders.
• Lead care committee with representatives from student affairs and academics to ensure comprehensive, inclusive, and efficient student support and to expand the campus climate survey to address wellness needs; attend Student Success meetings twice monthly.
• Triage students to the proper resources on campus or in the community, and serve as a confidential resource for Title IX
• Plan and execute the annual New Student Orientation, leading all departmental planning efforts and coordination of the event.
• Chair the Care Team and serve as a member of the Student Success Committee.