Bismarck State College Looking for Director of Career Development & Support Services Full Time

Job ID: 2951417

Location: Bismarck

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Position Information

OVERVIEW: Bismarck State College is
dedicated to student success. This on-campus position is student-centered to provide high-quality campus services and hands-on learning
experiences.

MISSION: As North Dakota’s Polytechnic Institution, Bismarck State College focuses on student success
through the delivery of affordable, flexible, high-quality, experiential learning enhanced by public-private partnerships. 

VISION: Bismarck State College will be a leader in polytechnic education improving lives and building sustainable
communities. 

Is directly accountable and responsible to the Vice President for Student Affairs.

• Responsible for
  providing leadership in planning, implementing, and managing service programs to include the areas of Career Counseling, Retention,
  Accessibility, and Personal Counseling Services. 
• Responsible for the supervision, training, evaluation, and performance of
  reporting staff.
• Responsible for advising the Vice President for Student Affairs and assisting in the preparation of the budget for
  the Mystic Advising and Counseling Center
  (MACC).

Benefits

COMPENSATION: $69,190 –
$86,490 annually. Salary based on directly related experience. Paid health insurance, life insurance, retirement, employee tuition waiver,
spouse/dependent tuition discount. 

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Position Description & Details

• Develop clear and measurable departmental student success goals that include targets for students’ employment and earnings
  outcomes.
• Provides career services programming including, but not limited to career counseling for current students and alumni,
  on-campus recruitment, employer outreach and engagement, and professional development services.
  Responsible for all aspects of BSC’s
  Career Services offerings including individual student meetings, sourcing student employment opportunities, managing on-campus recruiting,
  resume, and cover letter reviews, mock interviews, connecting students with mentors and other contacts, developing materials to guide
  student job search processes, developing networking events, and representing BSC to the community. 
• Analyzes students’ career paths,
  initiates career assessments, and inventories, and provides advice. 
• Serves as a primary point of contact between BSC and the
  external stakeholders who provide students and alumni with employment.
• Fosters a culture of cross-campus collaboration, emphasizing
  the responsibility all faculty, staff, and alumni have in supporting students in their efforts to seek career opportunities and become
  career-ready.
• Researches, collects data, and prepares appropriate reports and records as needed for advising, counseling, and career
  services.
• Responsible for preparing survey instruments and overseeing the collection, tracking, and maintenance of all statistical
  information on employment for use in strategic planning and to fulfill internal and external reporting requirements.
• Responsible for
  budget oversight and careful stewardship of the office’s allocated budget.
• Responsible for developing, managing, implementing, and
  evaluating an annual Career Services Strategy and associated tactics in support of BSC’s mission, vision, and
  priorities. 
• Establishes performance metrics, monitors results, and works with the Vice President for Student Affairs to regularly
  evaluate the effectiveness of the Mystic Advising & Counseling Office.
• Build relationships with industries and employers who
  recruit, interview, and hire students to measurably increase employment opportunities for our students, recent graduates, and
  alumni. 
  Creates and maintains a positive, professional, and collaborative working environment, leading through example, and providing
  staff development and mentorship. 
• Serves as a member of the BSC Title IX team and other state, campus, and professional committees
  and organizations as needed. 
• Promotes innovation, creativity, and ideas to improve/enhance processes, functions, etc. in the
  department and for the college while focusing on innovation at a flat level and fostering a culture of no fear for innovative practices
  whether implemented or not.
• Collaborates with departments to create efficient processes and procedures to help support student
  retention and enrollment.
• Hires, supervises, and evaluates reporting staff.
• Provides leadership in the advising and
  personal/crisis counseling function and the development of appropriate materials to assist in those functions.
• Performs other duties
  as assigned or required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises four benefited positions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Continuously – 66-100% – Use hands dexterously, talk or
  hear.
• Frequently – 34-65% – Stand, walk, or sit, reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally – 1-33% – Stoop/kneel/crouch or
  crawl, climb or balance, or lift up to 25 pounds.

Minimum
Requirements

• Master’s degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel, Business, Counseling or
  Rehabilitation Counseling, or related field and three years of experience in a supervisory position or a bachelor’s degree with four years
  of experience in a supervisory position with a commitment to complete a master’s degree within four years of
  employment.
• Ability to interpret statistical, and analytical reports and data.
• Good verbal and written communication
  skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with diverse groups.
• Good working knowledge of computer software programs (i.e.,
  electronic job search and resume preparation, online career guidance systems, Microsoft Office Suite-Word, Excel, etc., Outlook email and
  calendar), strong internet familiarity, and good keyboarding skills.
• ND Vocational Guidance certification or ability to obtain
  certification within one year.

Preferred
Qualifications

• Experience in a comparable position in a community college setting.
• Knowledge of
  employment job-seeking programs.

Applicant Materials
Required

STARTING DATE: TBD

To be considered by the search
committee thoroughly complete the application and upload the following:

• Cover Letter 
• Resume
• Copies of
  transcripts (undergraduate and graduate).

Additional
Information

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Bismarck State
College does not provide sponsorships. BSC is an E-Verify Employer.

For more information or assistance contact:  Human Resources (701) 224-5531.  This position requires a criminal history record check.

Equal Opportunity Employer

http://bismarckstate.edu/employment/

Human Resources*Meadowlark Building*PO Box 5587*1700 Schafer St.*Bismarck,
ND 58506-5587

701-224-5531*800-366-6888 (TTY Relay ND)

Proof of eligibility includes a copy of NGB 22 from National Guard
or Reserve (with a unit located in ND) or certification from the applicant’s unit command that the individual is expected to be discharged
or released from active duty in the uniformed services under other than dishonorable conditions not later than one hundred twenty days after
the date of the submission of the certification. If claiming disabled status, proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 and a current letter of
disability. 

DISCLAIMER CLAUSE:

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be
a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an
accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential to making fair pay decisions and for determining job performance.