Career Coach + Athletics Liaison

United States

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Career Coach | Athletics Liaison

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Career Coach + Athletics Liaison

United States

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Career Coach | Athletics Liaison

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Career Coach Job Overview

Reports to the Associate Director for Career Education and is part of a team of coaches who develop and deliver creative and effective programming and curriculum to facilitate career development for Wheaton College students. Develops and leads programming for individuals and groups of Wheaton College students and young alumni. Works alongside relevant faculty and staff to empower career development conversations across the campus ecosystem. Executes core services of the CVC.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops career education content with a particular focus on reaching students from racialized ethnic groups, First Generation college students, and other underserved student populations
• Builds strong partnerships with athletics coaches and teams to facilitate student engagement in career development; functions as a thought leader to help build a wider culture of career development at Wheaton; tracks engagement to measure effectiveness of efforts
• Engages in a range of career advising opportunities including, but not limited to, classroom presentations, speaking at practices and other events within the athletics department, and one-on-one career coaching sessions with undergraduate students and young alumni
• Collaborates with Associate Director for Career Education to identify specific job and/or internship opportunities and communicates those opportunities to a wide range of students. Stays informed about key employers and trends in the marketplace
• Builds and maintains a diverse network of Wheaton alumni and industry professionals to serve as resources to Wheaton students and CVC team
• Participates in larger CVC team, including engagement with the CVC Ambassador team to provide supervision and training to equip student staff for their role, supporting and leading career education events as required, and various projects to support the mission of the CVC

Athletics Liaison Job Overview

Under the supervision of the Associate Director for Career Education, identifies and builds relationships with Athletics coaches, staff, teams (varsity and club), and student leaders to foster a wider culture of vocation and career development at Wheaton College. Seeks to understand the felt needs of Wheaton College student-athletes around issues concerning vocation and career, develop strong partnerships with Athletics coaching staff members, and communicates the mission and career education resources of the CVC in ways that invite participation and collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Builds strong relationships with student-athletes and Athletics department coaching staff members to communicate the mission, vision, and services of the CVC
• Collaborates with the Associate Director for Career Education and the Career Education team to develop curriculum and resources targeted to the student-athlete community
• Facilitates events to connect student-athletes with Athletics Department alumni
• Fosters and maintains strong partnerships with Athletics Department communities through quality programming, professionalism, prompt and courteous communication, and by genuine interest in Wheaton College Athletics
• Stays informed about the context and issues surrounding NCAA athletes and athletic departments

This job description is intended to represent key areas of responsibilities; specific assignments may vary from time to time, and other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in the marketplace. Experience in the corporate, nonprofit, and/or government sectors is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required; liberal arts preferred
• Experience working with college-age students; experience developing programs for ethnically diverse students, First Generation college students, and other underserved student populations
• Collegiate athletics experience preferred
• Team player with excellent written and oral communication, organizational, and presentation skills who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, student-focused environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, be creative, and self-motivate
• Ability to work with faculty, employers, and alumni

Physical Requirements

The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend, or lift up to 10 pounds.

FLSA Status - Exempt

As a Christ-centered community, Wheaton College faculty and staff must affirm the College’s Statement of Faith as expressing their own theological convictions and agree to live by the moral standards in Wheaton’s Community Covenant, modeling these commitments for the Christian formation of our students. Wheaton College faculty and staff also support the Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment which highlights our desire to treat all individuals as equal image-bearers of Jesus Christ through diversity, inclusion, justice, and unity.

Updated February 2024

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Job Info

• Job Identification 1039
  
• Job Category Event Planning Roles
  
• Posting Date 08/13/2024, 04:26 PM
  

• Locations Student Services Building

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