Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova
Southeastern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent
medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a
tobacco-free university.
We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for
your interest in a career with Nova Southeastern University.
Primary Purpose:
Facilitates student success by
providing superior customer service that increases student engagement and retention, as well as producing engaged alumni. Counsels students
and provides educational and career guidance services.
Job Category: Exempt
Hiring Range:
Commensurate with experience
Pay Basis: Annually
Subject to Grant Funding? No
Essential Job Functions:
1. Serves as the primary contact for career advisement issues/services for the
Main and all Regional campuses.
2. Acts as backup for management during their absence.
3. Assists in carrying out grant
objectives.
4. Assists in formulating strategic business plans for the University and/or College.
5. Provides career advisement to
students and alumni as to choosing or changing a career direction, planning for graduate school, identifying career goals, establishing a
plan of action, writing a resume or cover letter, preparing for an interview, conducting a job or internship search, and other issues
related to the career planning process.
6. Works with students and alumni to establish a plan of action to prepare for a successful
career.
7. Advises staff, students, and faculty on pre-professional advisement services available to undergraduate students; assists with
the professional school search, application process, and submittal timelines; collaborates with students in the creation of professional
school correspondence materials.
8. Identifies appropriate assessment tools and facilitates assessments with students and alumni to
identify their career interests, preferred work environments, and how to make decisions about career choices.
9. Develops workshops and
sessions on career development topics and soft-skill development.
10. Prepares students for later educational experiences by encouraging
them to explore learning opportunities.
11. Develops, organizes and prepares materials for students to guide them through the job search
process in their profession, and/or refers them to available resources.
12. Instructs staff in career development techniques, such as job
search and application strategies, resume writing, and interview skills.
13. Maintains accurate and complete student records as required
by laws, policies, and administrative regulations.
14. Compiles, maintains, analyzes, and prepares reports on data related to activities
such as student engagement and retention, academic progress, experiential learning, and/or career success.
15. Identifies, develops, or
evaluates communication strategies, based on knowledge of university objectives, market characteristics, and cost factors.
16. Represents
institution and/or assigned program(s) at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during
accreditation processes.
17. Promotes the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by
developing partnerships with industry and/or professional associations.
18. Establishes departmental assessment of operational policies
and procedures; makes any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information, to
continually improve services to students and alumni.
19. Maintains or monitors departmental and/or program websites.
20. Oversees the
daily performance of assigned career development portal(s).
21. Generates reports to audit data quality, ensure accuracy and system
integrity, and increase productivity.
22. Maintains data integrity and confidentiality.
23. Compiles and studies occupational,
educational, and economic information to assist students in determining and carrying out career and educational objectives.
24. Ensures
compliance with university policies and procedures; county, state, federal, and international regulations; professional association
guidelines; and accreditation requirements.
25. Completes special projects as assigned.
26. Performs other duties as assigned or
required.
Job Requirements:
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1.
Psychology – General knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning
and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
2. Therapy and
Counseling – General knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental
dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
3. English Language – Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
4. Education and Training – General
knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the
measurement of training effects.
5. Customer and Personal Service – Thorough knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer
and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user
satisfaction.
Skills:
1. Active Listening – Advanced skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time
to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Speaking – Advanced
skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
3. Reading Comprehension – Advanced understanding of written sentences and
paragraphs in work-related documents.
4. Social Perceptiveness – Advanced skills in being aware of others’ reactions and understanding
why they react as they do.
5. Critical Thinking – Advanced skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses
of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
6. Writing – Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing
as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
7. Judgment and Decision Making – Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and
benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
8. Active Learning – Proficient skills in understanding the implications of
new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
9. Complex Problem Solving – Proficient skills in
identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
10. Service
Orientation – Advanced skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning – The ability to
apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2. Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something
is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
3. Inductive Reasoning -
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly
unrelated events).
4. Information Ordering – The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a
specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Physical
Requirements:
1. Speech Recognition – Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
2. Speech Clarity – Must
be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
3. Near Vision – Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of
the observer).
4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. Travel – Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight
basis.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7.
May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and
computer keyboards.
Required Certifications/Licensures:
Required Education: Bachelor’s
Degree
Major (if required:
Required Experience: Bachelor’s degree and seven (7) years
counseling/advising experience.
Master’s degree and five (5) years counseling/advising experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Is this a safety sensitive position? No
Background Screening Required? No
Pre-Employment Conditions:
Sensitivity
Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not
discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.
NSU is
an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national
origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.
