Assistant Director for Bridge Career Alumni Services
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:
The Bridge Program at the College of Mount Saint Vincent provides opportunities for young adults with various learning abilities to grow their skills related to academic, professional, technical, independent living and socialization in an immersive college environment. The Assistant Director for Bridge Career amp; Alumni Services will assist students, parents, faculty, and staff to develop, implement, and facilitate career education. They will also maintain alumni connections.
Reporting to the Director for the Bridge Program, this is a full-time, salaried, exempt, 11-month, onsite position.
Responsibilities:
Career Services
- Develops on-campus internship opportunities for program participants
- Researches and develops career amp; employment resources for students
- Gathers resources, develops connections with outside agencies, and networks with disability services providers in the areas of employment, government benefits, and education
- Trains and provides support to on-campus supervisors and other employees
- Collaborate with supervisors to develop reasonable accommodations amp; modifications based on individual student needs
- Assist with explicit teaching of entry-level employment skills and appropriate workplace behaviors
- Perform workplace skill assessments and data collection
- Submit end of semester performance evaluations
- Provide constructive feedback to students regarding their job performance on an ongoing basis
- Suggest and model appropriate social interactions with coworkers, supervisors and customers/clients
- Address workplace problems in a timely manner in order to maintain employer/intern satisfaction
- Performs related duties as assigned
Alumni Services
- Develops and maintains an alumni network and database
- Plans marketing and outreach services for alumni
- Plans, advertises, and supervises/oversees supervision of alumni activities, services, and events in collaboration with Student Life
- Gathers, analyzes and maintains data and statistical information to evaluate effectiveness of services, and identify goals to meet student and program needs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required in Education, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Vocational Rehabilitation or related field
- Master’s preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience working with students with learning differences
- Understanding of job markets and employer requirements for entry-level positions
Newly hired employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (i.e., have received both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single dose of a one-dose vaccine) and must provide proof of vaccination upon request by the College. Requests for potential accommodation shall be considered in accordance with applicable law if and at such time as a conditional offer of employment is extended to a candidate. Applicants should not provide any medical or genetic information with their application.
AA/EOE
College of Mount Saint Vincent is committed to provide equal opportunity, employment, and advancement opportunities to all individuals. The College of Mount Saint Vincent does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State, or Local Laws.
Benefits
- Vacation and Sick days
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (HRA)
- Enhanced Short Term Disability Insurance
- 100% employer sponsored Long Term Disability
- Voluntary Li