Coordinator of Career and Transfer Services



Coordinator of Career and Transfer Services

Salary

$51,678.00 Annually

Location

Main Campus, Corning NY

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

253

Department

Recruitment and Admissions

Opening Date

04/10/2023

Closing Date

5/2/2023 11:59 PM Eastern

Description

When you join the SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) team, you are helping to positively transform the lives of our students, their families and our communities.
 
We are a premier two-year College, offering degree programs, certificates, and continuing education classes.  We promote intellectual and personal growth through individualized education, inspire innovation to meet the educational and workforce needs of the community and leverage a variety of partnerships to help our students and community succeed.  
 
The  Coordinator of Career and Transfer Services is partially funded by Perkins Grant funds to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) students, Federal Job Location funds, and Corning Community College. The Career and Transfer Services Coordinator develops and implements career and college transfer services activities within the college. Oversees the planning and implementation of these activities. Coordinates with employers and transfer colleges to ensure students/graduates are prepared to be competitive candidates for job placement. This position is required to hold hours at both the Spencer Hill Corning campus and the Academic and Workforce Development Center in Elmira, NY. Additionally, occasional meetings at different CCC locations and in the community may be required; travel to conferences and/or recruiting events may be required. Incumbent must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation in a typical office environment. The summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.

SUNY CCC embraces diversity and values an inclusive culture where every person is able to succeed to their full potential.  If you require an accommodation for the recruiting process, please contact hr@corning-cc.edu or 607.962.9229.

Essential Functions

Transfer Services - 35%

  • Oversee the transfer college resources, including the annual transfer college fair and the Advisor in Residence program.
  • Collaborate with faculty and academic departments to identify potential transfer opportunities, partner with bachelor degree institutions to identify appropriate/best fit transfer programs, and promote these options to students. 
  • Ensure the student population is aware of the transfer application process and deadlines. 
  • Offer workshops and presentations on topics related to the transfer process.
  • Provides transfer advising and training to other staff (e.g. Enrollment Advising Specialists, faculty, and WEAP staff).
Career Awareness and Assessment - 25%
  • Oversee the development and implementation of career awareness programs to assist undecided, matriculated students (including non-traditional students) to be aware of and identify appropriate career path and academic program of study.
  • Oversight of the career decision making process assisting students, especially those who are undecided, identify appropriate career/academic areas of interest based on assessments, individual one-on-one meetings, and group workshops.
  • Opportunities could include teaching Career Planning courses.
Workforce Readiness/Job Search Services -20%
  • Advise students on various aspects of workforce readiness including the job search process, resume writing, and interviewing skills.
  • Coordinate the annual job fair.
Employer Outreach - 10%
  • Develop relationships with potential employers to develop job placement opportunities for students and graduates. 
  • Manage job postings and ensure student awareness of job opportunities.
Online Presence - 5%
  • Maintain Career and Transfer Services online resources and information. This includes the public website and the student portal career and transfer services areas.
Administrative (5%)
  • Responsible for tracking student job/transfer outcomes and usage of career and transfer services.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Knowledge and experience working with student development, career development, and counseling practices and theories.
  • Strong knowledge of career-related services and student focused programming
  • Understanding of college transfer process.
  • Ability to interact effectively with private sector employers.
  • Ability to work effectively to meet deadlines and demonstrate good judgment.
  • Technical skills including Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; and Google: Docs, Sheets, Calendar.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends, as needed.
  • Demonstrates commitment to accomplishing work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
  • Ability to effectively convey information verbally and in writing, demonstrate effective listening skills, and display respect for and openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts.
  • Ability to accept changes to job requirements, policies, workload, etc., as well as learn new methods, procedures, or techniques resulting from change with the ability to clearly approach problems and find solutions.
  • Demonstrates support for the College’s goal of becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and culturally aware community and practicing anti-racist/biased behaviors.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree
  • Familiarity with career development theories or career counseling practices
  • 1 year of professional work experience, preferably in job development, career counseling, or a related area
 
Preferred Qualification:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in student personnel, counseling, or closely related field, with an emphasis on career counseling
  • Two years of work experience in job development, career counseling, employer relations, or in a workforce system using a case management model; experience with transfer services.

 

A career at CCC comes with great perks!

Corning Community College is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State. It offers an extensive, yet affordable range of educational, cultural, and social opportunities to a diverse population of more than 5,000 full and part-time students. A  member of the SUNY system, CCC is widely known for its commitment to excellence in teaching and student development.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

In addition to the excellent benefits described below, CCC has numerous committees, organizations, and social events on campus in which all employees are encouraged to participate. Please contact Human Resources at 607-962-9229 for further information on any of these employee benefit programs.

In accordance with the CCC's personnel policies and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement, full-time employees appointed for five months or longer (one semester for academic employees) are eligible to participate in the following benefit programs:

Health Insurance
  • Traditional Blue Cross Blue Shield indemnity plan,
  • Blue PPO
  • High Deductible Health Plan with Employer Funded Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Medical Care
  • Dependent Care
Voluntary Benefits
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Coverage
Retirement Plans
  • Three plans are available: NYS Employees' Retirement Plan (ERS), NYS Teachers' Retirement Plan (TRS), Optional Retirement Program (TIAA CREF and three alternate funding vehicles)
  • Eligibility for a particular plan(s) varies according to the job classification
Tax Deferred Plan

NYS Deferred Compensation Plan

Group Term Life Insurance
  • Basic and accidental death & dismemberment coverage ($20,000 each) is provided, at no cost, to employees
  • Supplemental coverage equal to 1.5 or 2 times annual rate of pay is available as an additional employee expense
  • Dependent coverage ($10K for spouse; $5K/dependent child) is available as an additional employee expense
Travel Accident Insurance
  • $100K of coverage provided, at no expense, to employees
Long Term Disability
  • Provided, at no cost, to employees
Paid Leave (accrual rates vary according to job classification)
  • Vacation (non-academic employees only)
  • Sick Leave
  • Personal Leave
  • Holidays (non-academic employees only)
  • Bereavement/Serious Illness Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Employee/Dependent Tuition Benefit (CCC only)
Sabbatical/Professional Development Leave
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program  
 
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
 
 

Agency
Corning Community College (NY)
Address
1 Academic Drive

Corning, New York, 14830
Phone
(607) 962-9229