POSITION: Career Counselor (Part-time)
REPORTS TO: Associate Dean of Campus Life
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in student personnel or related field experience; minimum of 2-3 years experience in career counseling or related field required; experience in higher education counseling a variety of students; computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Access and Excel. Experience in the Arts is desirable.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Responsible for advising and counseling students and alumni concerning career planning and employment opportunities in order for students to explore career options, engage in self-assessment, obtain occupational information and present themselves effectively as candidates.
DUTIES:
- Advising and counseling of students and alumni concerning careers and employment.
- Advises students career options, assists them in self-assessment (MBTI or Keirsey Temperament knowledgeable), provides occupational information and assists them to present themselves effectively as candidates.
- Provides activities and programs for students relating to career development.
- Provides support for the Point Park Career Network system, career development website, and interacts with employers, accepting and posting various job postings.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean of Campus Life.
Qualified applicants should forward a cover letter and resume via email to HROffice@pointpark.edu (preferred) or mail to:
Point Park University
Human Resources Office
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
When responding via email please reference - CAREER COUNSELOR - in the subject line.
Please submit documents in Rich Text (.txt) Word document (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf).
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NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Due to the high volume of resumes received, Point Park University will not be able to respond to inquiries regarding the status of your resume. If we determine that your skills and experience match the position requirements, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity further. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to revisit our website at www.pointpark.edu for the status of the position and future opportunities.