ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Career Coach will provide personalized services to empower success and help students and alumni reach their goals. 
• The Coach will collaborate with the coaching team and employer relations team to provide specialized workshops and personalized career coaching.
• Additional responsibilities include developing relationships between Career Services and other academic departments; developing and implementing development programs and resources to support career and professional development.
• Coach diverse audiences on career-related information.
• Communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and community partners; and provide engaging presentations and coaching sessions in a variety of forums, including classrooms, club meetings, workshops, events, and one-on-one sessions.
• Monitor and track coaching interactions in a streamlined and usable format to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve services provided to students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Collaborate with Career Services staff to plan and execute career fairs, employer informational sessions, and similar career related activities;
• Mentor and train Career Services staff on specific topical elements as directed;
• Exhibit networking and professionalism skills to students and alumni (i.e. through creating and maintaining a Professional LinkedIn profile, etc.); and
• Agree to the use of personal photo and video in the regular course of any career coaching activities, Career Services events, and other promotional activities for the furtherance of Career Services objectives.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions for Christ.

Provide Group Coaching to Students and Alumni

• Develop new and edit existing engaging group presentations on core elements related to methods to leverage education and experience to achieve vocational goals
• Think critically and creatively, use knowledge, facts, and data to inform presentations and workshop materials
• Provide group presentations, workshops, and information sessions to students and alumni
• Develop and edit presentations/workshops to include innovative training/educational elements
• Assist Career Coach II staff or Career Coach III staff with club, classroom, or event presentation sessions to various schools and majors via in person or virtual sessions
• Organize, schedule, and facilitate a seamless presentation and workshop schedule

Provide Career Coaching Services

• Utilize professional experience to serve as the primary Career Coach for students pursuing careers in a specific industry.
• The Career Coach will also provide industry-specific information to students and alumni as directed by the Assistant Director to Career Coaching.
• Strategically coach students/alumni on methods for leveraging academic pursuits and experiences;
• Compile research and resources on related career fields to provide expert career information to students/alumni;
• Build collaborative working relationships with the dean, faculty, and staff;
• Critically and creatively use knowledge, facts, and data to effectively strategize multiple career options and plans;
• Evaluate students using coaching sessions and career assessments to assist students in understanding strengths, values, interests, and characteristics in order to develop academic and career options;
• Train students on employability skills and networking techniques;
• Guide students to create tailored and effective resumes and cover letters for internship, job, and grad school/PhD applications; and
• Conduct professional and creative mock interviews to prepare students/alumni to successfully interview for positions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES  

None

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

• Minimum - Bachelors degree in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field or discipline and 3+ years of further education in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field experience.

• Preferred - Bachelors degree in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field or discipline and 5+ years of further education and/or engineering, IT/CS/Cyber, or related field experience.

• Required Skills: Proven expertise in engineering or IT/CS/Cyber or a related field; Broad knowledge of career opportunities with an emphasis on current trends in career development, employment resources, and career opportunities; and Experience in successful coaching or mentoring.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Experience in editing and proofing written documents;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including public speaking;
• Experience in designing and delivering engaging educational presentations and services;
• Excellent interpersonal skills including a collaborative and team-oriented work style and the ability to multitask and thrive in a changing, dynamic environment;
• Consistently demonstrate a positive attitude, eager to learn and follow, as well as lead and mentor others;
• Proactively anticipate needs and work independently to address needs and complete goals with minimal supervision;
• Accept supervision, direction, training, coaching, and professional feedback; and
• Ability to work with a diverse group including residential and online students, alumni, staff, faculty, and external employers.
• Computer skills.

Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (most importantly Outlook, Excel, and Word).
• Ability to learn new technology quickly and proficiently.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• May be required to travel
• May be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the campus.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting.  It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate.  Working environment may include facilitation of events outdoors occasionally.  (Edit for duties performed outside office environment.)   

Driving Requirements

To obtain LU-approved driver certification, individuals must be 21 years of age or older, possess a valid driver’s license with a minimum of five (5) years of documented driving history, and maintain a clean driving record. 

Time Type

Location

Pay Range

Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, along with University needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity to ensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensation structure.

The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.