Director of Career Services
California Institute of Applied TechnologyDescription
Job Title: Director of Career Services
Status: Exempt
Location: WFH flexible, candidate must reside in California to be considered.
Reports to: VP, Compliance
Employment Type: Full-time
Summary
Under the general direction of the Vice President of Compliance (VPC), the Director of Career Services (DCS) is responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating a comprehensive program that delivers a wide range of career planning and placement services to students, alumni, community, and employers. The DCS will make management decisions, which can be comprehensive, difficult, and complex and will be required to formulate operational policies at the campus-wide level, subject to the VPC approval in matters related to broad policy considerations, campus-wide coordination, and long-range planning. The DCS exercises full responsibility of meeting Completion and Placement numbers in accordance with ACCET. The DCS oversees Career Counseling, Career Services, and Job Fairs. In addition, the DCS provides significant assistance to the academic programs and assumes ultimate responsibility for the delivery of career and employment services to CIAT students (Current and Graduates). The DCS will oversee all daily operations of the Career Services Department including new hire recruitment, team coaching, policy and procedure creation, systems integration and automation, student escalations, event participation, and student records management to successfully reach growth-centered goals each term.
Management
- Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates Career Services staff; maintains a high-performing student-focused team
- Oversees daily Career Services operations and ensures adequate staffing coverage and service delivery
- Establishes, monitors, and reports on Career Services KPIs related to student engagement, retention, completion, graduate outcomes, and placement reporting
- Maintains working knowledge of institutional systems and technologies including Dynamics, Microsoft 365, Teams, Canvas, Handshake, CIAT job boards, and other student success platforms
- Develops and manages departmental budgets and resources
- Provides leadership and oversight to Career Services Advisors and Placement Specialists
- Partner with HR to coach and counsel employees as needed
- Provide professional development and growth opportunities for employees
- Manage and enforce timekeeping policies to ensure accuracy and timely processing of employee timecards
- Conduct timely, accurate, and fair performance reviews, free from bias
- Ensure a safe, secure, and ethical work environment
- Adhere to CIAT’s compliance requirements to ensure all Federal, State, accreditation, and institutional p
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