Career Advisor, School of IT and Engineering

POSITION SUMMARY:
Career Advisor at ADA Career Management Centre (CMC) delivers programs and services designed to assist ADA students in the area of career preparation and leadership development skills. Career Advisor works collaboratively with students, faculty and corporations to integrate services and meet the needs of ADA students in their career preparation process, including instructorship of required Career course.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides professional assistance and/or consultation to undergraduate and graduate students of the School of IT and Engineering who requests help in planning or implementing his/her career direction;
• Administers professional formal and informal assessments to help students identify their areas of interest, values, potential and competences;
• Assists in the development and delivery of career education and outreach programs, including Career Development Skills & Strategies course;
• Instructs Career Development Skills and Strategies Course to the undergraduate students of the University followed by coordination, placement and supervision of credit-bearing internship experience of students (teaching load is defined as max 2 sections per semester, each taught once per week);
• Delivers other formal academic and non-academic courses, seminars and workshops in career and professional development;
• Assists with the liaison and consultative relations with faculty, staff, administration and student organizations of the School of IT and Engineering;
• Delivers other formal academic and non-academic courses, seminars and workshops in career and professional development;
• Maintains all counseling records as appropriate for performance of counseling functions;
• Represents CMC at campus/community functions such as Career Week and other events and programs;
• Supports in establishment of interview opportunities and job opportunities for current students and alumni through campus visits from potential employers and job fairs;
• Integrates and coordinates wide-ranging career and experiential learning programs and services, including career advising and development, service learning, internships, volunteerism and work-study programs;
• Assists as required, with any evaluative procedures to be used to measure the effectiveness of services delivered by the CMC. Develops and submits annual and semester reports on student career statuses and further career plans;
• Collaborates with faculty and staff and supports CMC team to identify current and future needs of students of different majors in the School of IT and Engineering, providing direction, support, and information on career development issues;
• Actively assists in development and marketing of services and programs offered by the CMC to students and employers;
• Meets with individual students to provide career advising and conduct mock interviews as requested;
• Advises on vision, direction, implementation strategies and assessment plans for career development and services;
• Supports in utilization and development of career information resources;
• Performs other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.