Amherst College Hiring for Assistant Director for Early Career Exploration at Massachusetts, United States Full Time

Amherst Campus
Amherst Staff
Regular
Full time
JR3308

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal
arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the
racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body.
The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational
experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty,
administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Assistant Director for
Early Career Exploration position. The Assistant Director for Early
Career Exploration is a full-time, year-round position, starting at
$61,545 – commensurate with experience. Given Amherst’s distinction
as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country,
the successful candidate will demonstrate the w ays in which they
bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse
community.

The Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning seeks an
Assistant Director for Early Career Exploration to assist with
executing the Center’s early career education and engagement
strategy for a highly diverse group of students, consisting of all
first-year and sophomore Amherst students. Specifically, the
Assistant Director will be tasked with providing advising sessions
and creating programming designed to help students identify core
interests and strengths, explore potential career pathways of
interest, search for internships, craft career goals, and acquire
essential career management skills (i.e. resume building, cover
letter writing, interviewing, etc.). Furthermore, the individual in
this role will be responsible for managing the Loeb Center’s Peer
Career Advisor program.

The Assistant Director will also serve as the primary career
advisor for the Meiklejohn Fellows Program, a program designed to
support post-graduate planning and success to Amherst College
students from families with low incomes, and to those who are the
first in their families to attend college. The cornerstone of the
Meiklejohn Program is the career education and guidance provided by
the Assistant Director through one-on-one and group advising
sessions and the administration of a robust summer internship
program, which includes programming to support Fellows in their
internship search and professional skill development as well as the
disbursement of internship stipends. Fellows are guaranteed at
least one paid summer internship, research opportunity, or other
educational experience during their first or second summer at the
college; and are offered the opportunity to engage in networking
opportunities with Amherst alumni.

Reporting to the Director for Early Career Exploration, the
Assistant Director will be a valuable member of the Loeb Center’s
Early Career Exploration team, which includes members of the
Charles Hamilton Houston Internship Program team, and will
contribute towards the Center’s broader diversity, equity, and
inclusion efforts.

Summary of Responsibilities

Early Career Advising

• Advise a diverse group of first-year and sophomore students on
  career exploration & goal setting, internship search
  strategies, personal/professional skills development, and relevant
  Loeb Center and Amherst College resources in individual
  appointments both in-person and virtual
• Conduct resume and cover letter reviews and mock interviews;
  provide feedback on internship applications
• Stay abreast of trends in career education, internship
  recruitment, and support for first-generation and/or low-income
  college students, and implement best practices in welcoming and
  engaging a highly diverse community of students
• Develop annual student preparation programming timeline that is
  in alignment with internship programming and early career
  exploration goals
• Manage the Loeb Center Clothing Closet, a collection of
  professional clothing items that students may borrow for
  interviews, conferences, or other career-related activities

Meiklejohn Fellows Program Advising and Support

• Develop and implement programs designed to prepare Fellows for
  successful summer internship experiences and other career education
  programs
• Create programs and resources designed to help students reflect
  and integrate work-based learning into their academic
  experience
• Provide one-on-one and group advising appointment sessions to
  Fellows and refer them to other Loeb Center advisors, as
  appropriate
• Work with the Internships Coordinator to assist Meiklejohn
  Fellows with securing summer internship stipends
• Serve as a Loeb Center representative on cross-campus
  committees related to support for Meiklejohn Fellows and as the
  primary liaison to the Amherst Class and Action Resource Center
  office

Student Staff Supervision

• Recruit, hire, train, and supervise the Loeb Center’s Peer
  Career Advisors (PCAs)
• Collaborate with the Class and Action Resource Center to
  recruit, hire, train, and supervise the Meiklejohn Peer
  Mentors
• Implement best practices for inclusive leadership, and work
  towards a culture that attracts and is supportive and engaging of a
  highly diverse group of student workers

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2-3 years of professional experience or
  equivalent education
• Experience and demonstrated understanding of career development
  and advising, student development, and/or student mentoring,
• Clear understanding of the role of internships and career
  education initiatives
• Demonstrated interest and commitment to supporting
  first-generation and/or low-income students.
• Excellent written and oral communications, including strong
  public speaking and presenting abilities
• Demonstrated time management, project management and
  organizational skills
• Demonstrated success implementing best practices for diversity,
  equity and inclusion
• Collaborative, self-directed, detail-oriented, and able and
  willing to work under pressure
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Success working both independently and in cross-functional
  teams
• Able to work evening, weekends, etc. as needed for events and
  programs

Preferred:

• Master’s degree
• Experience in a higher education setting, especially within a
  liberal arts college context
• Knowledge of design-thinking principles for career
  development
• Knowledge of MBTI. StrengthsFinder, or similar career
  assessments

Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth
and development, continued learning, and career advancement.

Amherst College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated
for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may
apply).

Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly
competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and
faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our
overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the
options to ensure itmeets your total compensation requirements.
Click here for Benefits Information .

Interestedcandidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter
online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs
. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to
clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.
(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the
Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of
applications will begin immediately and will continue until the
position is filled.

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