Director for Career Education Internships/Oxley Advisor
College of Mount Saint Vincent, United States
Job Description
Founded by the Sisters of Charity of New York, the College of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college. The College combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and, within the tradition of liberal education, selected professional fields of study.
At Mount Saint Vincent, a student’s education extends beyond knowledge, skills, and preparation for work. We seek the development of the whole person. In the spirit of Vincent de Paul and Elizabeth Ann Seton, we foster an understanding of our common humanity, a commitment to human dignity, and a full appreciation of our obligations to each other.
Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the College extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Success, the Director for Career Education amp; Internships/Oxley Advisor is a dual role which will 1) provide overall administrative supervision for students in internships and create and uphold career education/programming and 2) serve as an academic advisor and represent the Oxley Integrated Advising Program for an assigned group of students.
Responsibilities:
- Provide advisement to potential student participants regarding the internship program
- Maintain an updated list of current internship sites and contact information for on-site supervisors
- Develop relationships with organizations interested in Internship partnerships
- Disseminate information to students, faculty and staff regarding the internship program, including requirements, lists of internship sites and important deadlines for admission into the program
- Administer student internship contracts, maintain records and provide on-going supervision for student interns including visiting and resolving issues at internship sites
- Assist students with strategies to promote professional success through their internships
- Track completed internship site evaluations and develop processes to ensure the awarding of credit for the internship semester
- Develop systems and procedures to support the growth of the internship program
- Develop and sustain on-campus partnerships with faculty supervisors with regards to internships
- Disseminate information on college policies and procedures and stay abreast of changing institutional information including admissions requirements, new programs, course changes, deadlines, important dates, costs, expanding facilities, updates in college-wide initiatives, and state and federal mandates
- Work with students to develop academic goals and specific course plans for registration
- Manage a caseload of students for advisement and registration
- Serve as a liaison and foster relationships with other advisors, faculty and administrative departments
- Alongside the Center for Leadership, create and uphold a year-long programming series on career education
- Facilitate a section of the Internship Discovery Seminar and the Discovery Internship course.
- Actively promote and support the college by participation in other campus-wide recruitment activities (i.e. Accepted Students Day, Orientation), public presentations, and serving on boards and committees.
- Occasional weekend/evening hours required for programming for students
- Support the College mission based on value-oriented education, rooted in the Catholic tradition.
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Education:
Master’s degree in Career Education, Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Math, Science or a related field with 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Exceptional Computer Skills Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Strong organizational, written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate policies and procedures to students and interact effectively with faculty and staff.
- Knowledge of program development in a higher education setting
- Familiarity with Banner, Self-Service, and EAB Navigate a plus
Benefits
The allotted annual salary for this position is $65,000.
- 20 Vacation Days, 12 sick days
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Enhanced Short Term Disability Insurance
- 100% employer sponsored Long Term Disability
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
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