The Career Success Coach is highly collaborative, working with internal cross-functional ATC teams and external industry and community partners to provide an array of intentional, direct student development opportunities to compliment students' academic journey in areas including, but not limited to, career planning, resume building, interviewing and negotiation skills, and professional etiquette.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform career assessments and unpack results to ensure student awareness of and alignment with ATC programs and career endeavors
- Teaches at least one section of the EMPL 1000, Employability Skills Course
- Develops career-related training modules for deployment through an array of mediums such as Blackboard student learning communities, virtual WebEx/Teams meetings, face-to-face workshops, etc.
- Maintains and implements intentional career journey student engagements; provides career coaching and appropriate occupational information as well as tools and resources during each meeting
- Annotates student engagements and career coaching notes to ensure continuity of services
- Documents career preparedness checklists for each student served to ensure progression toward post-graduation goals
- Provides cover letter and resume formatting guidance, mock interviewing sessions and feedback, professional etiquette coaching, and networking advice
- Remains knowledgeable of current local labor market information, including:
- Employers and industries within the region which align with ATC programs,
- Skills, education, and experience in areas employers require and prefer, including skills and experience needed for growth occupations in key industries
- Usual means of entry into area companies, industries, and occupations, including the area's key employers and industries, and how to apply for work there
- Target industries and high-skill, high-growth occupations, and detailed information about entry into these industries and occupations
- Remains knowledgeable of and able to use information about transferable skills from one industry or occupation to another to advise students/alumni
- Serves and contributes to internal committees to design and successfully execute special initiatives, events, projects, and activities (e.g., ATC #LeadStrong Mentorship Program Career Services Huddles, annual career fairs for graduating students, employer visits to campus for recruiting and/or interviewing students for job vacancies, etc.); ensures student preparedness for each
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field and Two (2) years of related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field required. Five years full-time professional level experience providing career coaching or counseling and/or as a human resource recruiter, benefits coordinator or other human resource professional in a post-secondary education environment.
Must possess an understanding of and sensitivity to the multicultural differences/needs of students, and have experience providing coaching and/or counseling to low-income, academically underprepared college students in a postsecondary education setting. Strong time management skills, with focus on the ability to handle multiple project needs simultaneously.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
As set forth in its student catalog, Atlanta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, veteran status, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). For further information regarding these laws (Title VI and IX) contact Mattie Goss, Director of Student Services, Special Needs and Equity, Academic and Student Affairs Division, Atlanta Technical College, Cleveland Dennard Center, Suite C1111, 404.225.4446. Email: mgoss@atlantatech.edu. To request reasonable accommodations upon enrollment (Section 504/ADA), contact Mattie Goss, Director of Student Services, Special Needs and Equity, Atlanta Technical College, Academic and Student Affairs Division, Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite C1111, 404.225.4446. Email: mgoss@atlantatech.edu. Faculty and staff with questions about equity or reasonable accommodations should contact Georgina Dumay, Director, Human Resources, Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite 180A, Atlanta Technical College 1560 Metropolitan Pkwy. SW, Atlanta Georgia 30310. gdumay@atlantatech.edu.
Bachelor's degree in a related field and Two (2) years of related work experience.