Career Advisor

The Career Advisor provides guidance to their assigned program areas to advises and educates students about career paths by providing individual, small group and large group career coaching and programming. The Career Advisoris responsible for engaging with students and plays a pivotal role in promoting student success throughout their academic program. This position serves undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni.

Position is based in Boston and offers a flexible work arrangement with the opportunity to work remote part of the week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Student Advising (60%)
• Advise students regarding career development, graduation, and employment strategy
• Assist students with connecting experiences in and out of the classroom with their career aspirations
• Maintain working knowledge of assigned employment markets through employer and alumni interviews and industry resources; reports trends and changes to Career Development Center and relevant academic programs; and identifies internship opportunities
• Recommend and implement information exchange to support student referrals between academic programs and Career Development Center
• Identify best practices and industry trends for enhancing higher education career development
• Pursue professional development relevant to student achievement and success

Collaboration and Communications (25%)
• Present educational workshops on fundamental career development topics in classroom, panel, guest speaker, and student organization formats
• Create workshops to meet professional development and learning outcomes in partnership with faculty
• Establish methods and opportunities for regular communication and information exchange through collaborative relationships with faculty and staff in assigned academic programs to achieve academic and professional development goals
• Collaborate with the Boston CDC staff to develop communication strategy to maximize messaging, branding, and visibility
• Assist with managing departmental social media
• Assist with the enhancement and ongoing maintenance of the Career Development Blackboard site, reference and instructional materials, Cardinal Link CRM system, and Student Success Hub

Other (15%)
• Serves as Career Development Center liaison for committees and programs with other University departments
• Participates in annual University events (Orientation, Open Houses, Resource Fairs, academic ceremonies, alumni programs) as needed
• Participates in retreats and professional development
• Contributes to sustaining and enhancing an inclusive working and learning environment
• Work to meet annual goals based on assessments and evaluations of previous services and events, and student requests
• Contribute to the department’s data collection efforts following policies and protocols, and to the preparation of departmental and university reports
• Support deans/faculty with recruitment of alumni as campus guests and mentors
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor

Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, education, or other related discipline or comparable credential in workforce development or human resources
• Minimum of 2 years of direct client service in career exploration/employment preparation, higher education environment preferred
• Proven success with group presentations on topics related to career success, employment preparation, professional branding, or job search strategies
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to follow procedures and protocols establish by supervisor
• High level proficiency with MS Office products, online searching, and contact management systems
• Ability to work effectively and independently in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel to other MCPHS campuses
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment

Preferred:
• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, education or other related discipline or comparable credential in workforce development or human resources

Physical Requirements:
• Standing, sitting, manual dexterity, ability to move between offices and floors of buildings
• Ability to meet deadlines and perform well under pressure
• Ability to be physically in attendance at designated worksite during scheduled work hours and to work some evenings and weekends
• Normal range of vision and hearing (with or without correction)
• Ability to lift up to 5-10 lbs.

Apply
Please attach a cover letter and a curriculum vitae/resume. Finalist candidate(s) for this position will be subject to reference checks and a pre-employment background check as a condition of employment.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. MCPHS is unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa. MCPHS is also not an E-Verify institution.

About Us
Established in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston, a city that is home to many of the world’s top universities and healthcare institutions. We are one of the largest and most highly-ranked schools for health- and life-sciences, and our alumni and faculty continually distinguish themselves in healthcare settings around the globe. MCPHS has more than 7000 students across campuses in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), downtown Worcester, MA and downtown Manchester, NH. Our vision is to empower our Community to create a healthier, more equitable world, which we strive to achieve through our strategic priorities of collaboration, inclusion, success, sustainability, planning, and support.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that include a substantial contribution toward the cost of medical, vision, and dental insurance, generous time off, retirement and pension plans, and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance for our employees while supporting the MCPHS strategic plan.
MCPHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates a diverse community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.