Hiring Department: Advising, Academic Success,
and Student Support
Reports To: Vice Provost for Advising, Academic Success, and Student Support
Job Location: On Site, El Paso, Texas
**This posting will fill multiple vacancies**
Posting End Date: Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been
received.
Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm.
FLSA status:
Exempt
Earliest Start Date: As soon as possible.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- List of three references
Note: This is a full time, temporary contingent upon availability of funds position with a possibility of extension and
is eligible for full benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
Position
Summary
The Career Education Specialist supports faculty, staff, and advisors by translating workforce
trends and career pathways into practical career readiness materials to provide students access to career exploration and education. The
role focuses on resource development, internal event scheduling and interfacing with faculty, student organizations and workforce partners
to provide students with group-based career exploration and education.
Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:
Support a defined portfolio of student career pathways and/or academic disciplines by providing workforce-informed materials and
faculty-facing career readiness resources aligned with those disciplines.
Collaborate with faculty, advisors, student organizations,
and workforce partners to integrate workforce trends, insights and career readiness materials into classrooms and student touchpoints
including developing classroom and Blackboard ready materials, talking points, and short modules to support career exploration and
education.
Develop and maintain career education toolkits, including slide decks, discussion and reflection prompts, and short
activity guides for use by faculty, advisors, and in group-based career education workshops.
Collaborate with faculty, advisors, and
workforce partners to develop and deliver group-based career exploration and education workshops for students across disciplines.
Develop metrics to assess and track workshop participation, students reached, feedback, resource utilization, and college engagement to
support continuous improvement.
Complies with all State and University policies.
Other duties may be assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
Minimum Education required:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum Experience required:
One (1) year of professional experience in career services, workforce
development, higher education, student services, academic support, or a related field.
Preferred
Education/Experience:
Experience developing resources, educational materials, or workshop content.
Familiarity
with labor market data, workforce trends, and career pathway frameworks.
Experience delivering group presentations, workshops,
and/or trainings.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across academic and administrative units.
Why Pick UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso
(UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of
public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve.
UTEP is America’s leading
Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande,
84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and
doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.
This is an especially exciting time to
join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan. Built around the institution’s core strengths-its location, its
people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships-the plan lays out a bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the
University’s regional impact and national stature.
Miner Perks and
Benefits
What UTEP Offers:
- Benefit Package includes: Medical, Prescription,
Life Insurance and Wellness platform - Voluntary Benefits: Dental, Vision, Additional life insurance, UT Flex, Short and Long – term
disability plans - Retirement Programs
- Longevity Pay
- Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Discounts & Perks
- Employee Education Assistance program
- And much more! Visit our Benefits Summary Page for more information on our additional benefits.
Disclaimer: Eligibility for perks
and benefits may vary based on part-time or full-time employment.
Additional Information
Note: To the extent that
this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and
continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
The
primary accountabilities are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an
exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or
responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or
manager. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal
history record information. A valid driver’s license issued by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157
may be required to perform the position’s essential functions.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties
of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally
required to stand; walk; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly be able to lift and move up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to
communicate effectively in person, virtually, and in writing. - Ability to facilitate presentations and workshops in classroom and
group settings. - Ability to travel locally to academic buildings or campus-affiliated locations as needed.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.
- Primarily office- and classroom-based environment.
- Regular interaction with faculty,
staff, and students in academic settings. - Occasional evening or weekend work to support student workshops, faculty trainings, or
academic events.
The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.
In keeping with its access,
excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to a learning and working environment that honors the
talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our
commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity
in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an
employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972.
Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title
IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 223C.
For
accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP’s Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
