Career Advisor & Coach (Virtual)

Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you!

About Us

University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused.

Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring - and learning from - those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.

We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.

About the Position

A Career Advisor & Coach provides personalized career counseling, coaching, and service to a diverse population of students and alumni at various career stages (i.e. exploration to career management) and professional levels (i.e. entry- to executive-level) across all colleges and programs (i.e. certificate to doctoral). The individual must employ knowledge of career development theories, counseling process, coaching techniques, and modern job search strategies to evaluate client needs and develop individualized career action plans. Career coaches must possess effective communication and helping skills to recognize and adapt to diverse client needs and apply appropriate interventions to develop rapport, boost client self-efficacy, and productively work with clients at varying levels of readiness. Career coaches also play an integral role in supporting the content strategy of the UOPX Marketing team by writing original career advice articles and providing subject matter expertise to media and content writers.

What You'll Do

1.Provide individual career counseling, including in-depth assistance with self-assessment, career decision-making and problem solving, goal setting and planning, to students and alumni with all University of Phoenix programs; monitor and document student progress.

2.Administer and interpret career assessment tools to assist students with career planning and decision-making; review and evaluate students' job-search strategies and career marketing collateral (e.g., resume, cover letters, LinkedIn profile), including format/content edits and rewrites based on client needs, input, and career objectives to assist and optimize job search planning and execution.

3.Prepare students for job search by conducting mock interviews, assisting with personal branding, salary negotiation and networking methods.

4.Serve as a subject matter expert about career development theories, models, resources and interventions that facilitate students' skills for career, education and life-work planning and management; maintain knowledge of labor market area, employment trends and occupational areas to help students and alumni make informed career decisions.

5.Support content strategy of the UOPX Marketing team by writing original career advice articles and providing subject matter expertise to media and content writers

6.Collaborate with management and/or campus teams to develop strategies and tactical plans to incorporate career development content into curriculum and expand career services to student population, design and present career and professional development programs and resources.

7.Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

NOTE: The primary accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents' performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents' immediate supervisor or manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor's degree in counseling, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Education, or related field

• Hold certification as a National Certified Counselor, Certified Career Counselor, Board Certified Coach or ICF Coaching Certification, Global Career Development Facilitator, or possess other related career practitioner certifications and training

• Three (3) years of career development counseling and/or job search assistance/placement in an education/counseling business setting

• Able to work nights and weekends to meet students' needs

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Master's Degree in counseling, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Education, or related field

• Excellent communication skills to guide, influence and motivate students

• Strong technology skills to perform work over distance

• Ability to work with diverse populations

• Proven ability to work independently

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As an Equal Opportunity employer, we particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.

Pay Range

The annual pay range for this position is $43,100 (minimum), $60,300 (midpoint), and $77,500 (maximum).*

• Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget.

Salary minimum

$43,100

Salary midpoint

$60,300

Salary maximum

$77,500

Manual Salary maximum

74400

Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we're committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial, educational and work-life balance goals.

Full-time employees are eligible for:

• Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program;

• Competitive 401(k) employer match;

• Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and,

• A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.*

• For more details around paid time off benefits, please click here.

Hourly midpoint

27.84

Hourly minimum

19.90

Hourly maximum

35.77

Manual Hourly Midpoint

0.00

Manual Hourly Minimum

0.00

Manual Hourly Maximum

0.00

CA Hourly Rate/Range

$X or $X - $Y

PT Hourly Maximum

71.54

PT Hourly Midpoint

55.67

PT Hourly Minimum

39.81