Associate Career Advisor – HigherEdJobs

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-025260

Location: United States

If
you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you’re committed to working hard to play
your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher
education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of
student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from
academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students
graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the
wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training;
licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at
or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A
reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Professional 304 Pay Range: $49,800.00 – $74,600.00

Job Description

Associate Career Advisors provide foundational career support in a collaborative, holistic, student-centered way to promote career
development. Associate Career Advisors adjust the type, length, and intensity of support based on student and alumni needs. Using
technology, career advisors interact with students and alumni in one-on-one settings and develop tools and resources to help scale services.
They act as stewards for carrying out WGU’s mission and strategic vision with a high level of commitment to efficiency and consistency.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Provides foundational career coaching to students and alumni that includes
  coaching on application documents, introductions to job search strategies, networking, interviews, and more through the center’s
  helpline.

• Supports learners by providing feedback on career marketing documents (resumes/cover letters), as well as subject
  matter expertise on the construction and usage of LinkedIn.

• Develops and maintains on-demand, self-service materials, and
  resources for diverse WGU learners that may include resources on general career education topics, monthly departmental, college and alumni
  blogs, and diversity resources.

• Responds with urgency to meet student needs and communicates professionally and respectfully
  with students, alumni and all other members of the WGU community.

• Conducts outreach and provides support to assigned students
  and alumni.

• Uses technology-based information and communication platforms to assist students and alumni with all areas of
  career development.

• Collaborates with other professionals within the university to promote a positive, student-obsessed
  atmosphere.

• Seeks out educational and professional development opportunities using LinkedIn Learning, NACE, ACE, NCDA, and
  more.

• Responds with urgency to changing requirements, priorities, and short deadlines.

• Consistently exhibits
  WGU Leadership Principles.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities
You’ll Need to Be Successful:

• Knowledge of career development/career planning gained through career services in a
  university setting or recruiting experience.

• Excellent communication skills, particularly phone, email, and video/web
  cam.

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing; ability to communicate feedback in an
  encouraging manner.

• Proficient and comfortable with new technologies and modes of service
  delivery.

• Familiarity with employment trends and data.

• Ability to alter working hours to accommodate the needs
  of students and alumni.

• Familiarity with social media and blogging.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the business,
  IT, healthcare, and education industries.

• Posses the ability to increase student engagement in career counseling, coaching,
  and advising through a variety of formats including on-demand interactions, appointments, and self-service
  resources.

• Commitment to creating an inclusive environment, demonstrated experience working with a diverse group of
  constituents, students, alumni, faculty, and/or staff in a positive and effective manner.

• Assess incoming resumes for proper
  formatting, layout, sentence structure, and content construction.

• Ability to embrace change and comfortable working in a
  fast-paced environment, with demonstrated ability and comfort to handle multiple tasks and projects.

• Exemplifies WGU
  Leadership Principles. Associate Career Advisors must start all decisions with students in mind. They innovate as they drive results. They
  engage in ongoing learning, act with urgency and integrity on behalf of WGU, and take ownership of outcomes and
  strategies.

• Associate Career Advisors must inspire and develop students and earn the trust of students and colleagues at
  WGU.

Work Schedule: Team members work four 10-hour shifts per week. We are specifically seeking
candidates available to work either a Sunday-Wednesday or Monday-Thursday schedule. The Advising team provides coverage from 6:00 AM-8:00 PM
MT, and preferred candidates will have flexibility to support shifts that include evening coverage through 6:00-8:00 PM MT.

What
You’ll Bring (Minimum Qualifications):
Education:

Experience:

• 1+ years of experience in undergraduate career services.

• Knowledge of career development gained through career
  services in a university or recruiting environment.

• Excellent communication skills, particularly phone, email, and video/web
  cam.

• Proficient and comfortable with new technologies and modes of service delivery.

• Ability to alter working
  hours to accommodate the needs of student and alumni.

Bonus Points for (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master’s degree.

• 3+ years of experience in graduate university career services, business, IT, or healthcare
  recruiting.

• Knowledge of Salesforce, Handshake, Big Interview and/or other integrated career management and job database
  tools.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires occasional travel of up to
10%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences,
visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business
requirements.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard
weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical,
dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance;
disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement
savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual,
flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the
internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical
responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require
assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.