Career Development Counselor

About Mount Wachusett Community College:

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth. As a beacon of opportunity, Mount Wachusett Community College empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation.

We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment.

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Job Description:

General Statement of Duties:

The Career Development Counselor provides high quality career services to customers of the MassHire North Central Career Center. The Career Development Counselor collaborates with team members to provide job seeker services and WIOA Title I Case Management services to job seekers within North Central Massachusetts. As such, the Career Development Counselor conducts career center seminars introducing customers to the full spectrum of services available through the MassHire North Central Career Center and partner agency network within the region. Additionally, the Career Development Counselor provides a wide breadth of job seeker services including but not limited to: job search support, accessing and utilizing labor market data, resume and cover letter writing, interview preparation, accessing education and training options within the region, accessing financial support for education and training options for eligible individuals, conducting follow-up activities to collect required reportable data (as necessary), career planning activities including career assessments and short and long term planning efforts, and ongoing case management activities as needed. The Career Development Counselor supports the strategic efforts of both the college and the MassHire North Central Career Center.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct on-site and remote Career Center Seminars introducing MassHire North Central Career Center customers to policies and procedures of the Career Center and full spectrum of job seeker services available through the Career Center and regional partner agencies.

• Conduct information sessions and recruitment activities for career services offered through the MassHire North Central Career Center.

• Support a welcoming and inclusive environment within the MassHire North Central Career Center.

• Utilize technology to support the delivery of high quality job seeker services and to increase access to these services for job seekers with barriers to participation including but not limited to transportation barriers.

• Complete initial eligibility screening for reemployment education and training programs available to job seekers within North Central Massachusetts including but not limited to, WIOA Title I Eligible Training Programs, TRADE programs, and specialized training options within North Central Massachusetts.

• Conduct career planning activities including the administration of career assessments, job search activities, and education and training options supporting established career goals.

• Maintain knowledge of partner agency services and enrollment processes.

• Make active referrals to partner agencies including WIOA core partners and other support agencies within North Central Massachusetts.

• Maintain an active knowledge of workforce training programs offered through MWCC's Division of Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development.

• Attend all staff meetings as assigned by the VP of Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development or their designee.

• Participate in college service activities such as search committees and college committees as assigned by the VP of Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development or their designee.

• Other duties as assigned.

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Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Psychology, or closely related field;

• Three (3) years experience and/or training that includes vocational counseling, vocational testing/assessment, vocational referrals, employment services, or career development/transition; or

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

Salary:$57,249.00-$97,580.00

Actual Salary determined by education, experience, and any applicable grant limitations per the collective bargaining agreement. Applicants should be aware it is unlikely the salary will be at or near the top of the range.

Grade: 4

Employee Status:Full Time Grant Funded

Benefits: Yes

Hours per Week: 37.5

Number of Weeks: 52

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

Candidates for employment should be aware that although the COVID 19 Vaccination Requirement Policy is no longer in effect, all Community College students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19. For additional information related to the status of the COVID19 Vaccination Requirement Policy, please visit: https://mwcc.edu/covid/

The following documents are required:

1.Resume

2.Cover Letter

Anticipated Effective Date: August 2023

Priority will be given to applications received prior to September 7, 2023

Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Candidates may be subject to employment screening to include both a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) request and a Sexual Offender Registry Information (SORI).