Job Description
General Description
The Afternoon/Evening/Weekend Career Advisor reports to the Director of the Center for Career Development or a designee. The Center for Career Development prepares students for jobs and internships by providing students with all the necessary resources, tools and information to be successful in their future careers.
Other Duties
Responsibilities include the following:
- Provide workshops on career exploration, resume writing, job search and interviewing techniques.
- Conduct mock interviews.
- Teach students how to search for internships and employment opportunities.
- Assist in the planning of career fairs and other career development activities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree in counseling, social work or a related field is required plus one or more years of work experience in career development and employment counseling. A related Master’s degree is preferred.
- The ideal candidate must demonstrate excellent interpersonal, oral, writing, computer and presentation skills, as well as the ability to initiate projects and work with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.
- Experience with assessments such as the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is desirable.
- Must be available to work until 6pm and some Saturdays.
This is a grant funded position through the Perkins Grant.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Center for Career Development
Full Time
$39,282.00 - $45,957.00
Jul 06, 2019 (Or Until Filled)