Director of Career Services

California Institute of Applied TechnologyRemote · Posted 1 month ago

Full-timeRemoteEst. 85,000 USD

Description

At the heart of our work is a simple belief: We are passionate about education and student success. We’re hiring to help bring that belief to life through thoughtful execution, partnership, and a strong commitment to the people we serve.

Job Title: Director of Career Services

Status: Exempt

Location: WFH flexible, candidate must reside in California to be considered.

Reports to: VP, Compliance

Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

Under the general direction of the Vice President of Compliance (VPC), the Director of Career Services (DCS) is responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating a comprehensive program that delivers a wide range of career planning and placement services to students, alumni, community, and employers. The DCS will make management decisions, which can be comprehensive, difficult, and complex and will be required to formulate operational policies at the campus-wide level, subject to the VPC approval in matters related to broad policy considerations, campus-wide coordination, and long-range planning. The DCS exercises full responsibility of meeting Completion and Placement numbers in accordance with ACCET. The DCS oversees Career Counseling, Career Services, and Job Fairs. In addition, the DCS provides significant assistance to the academic programs and assumes ultimate responsibility for the delivery of career and employment services to CIAT students (Current and Graduates). The DCS will oversee all daily operations of the Career Services Department including new hire recruitment, team coaching, policy and procedure creation, systems integration and automation, student escalations, event participation, and student records management to successfully reach growth-centered goals each term.

Management:

Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates Career Services staff; maintains a high-performing student-focused team
Oversees daily Career Services operations and ensures adequate staffing coverage and service delivery
Establishes, monitors, and reports on Career Services KPIs related to student engagement, retention, completion, graduate outcomes, and placement reporting
Maintains working knowledge of institutional systems and technologies including Dynamics, Microsoft 365, Teams, Canvas, Handshake, CIAT job boards, and other student success platforms
Develops and manages departmental budgets and resources
Provides leadership and oversight to Career Services Advisors and Placement Specialists
Partner with HR to coach and counsel employees as needed
Provide professional development and growth opportunities for employees
Manage and enforce timekeeping policies to ensure accuracy and timely processing of employee timecards
Conduct timely, accurate, and fair performance reviews, free from bias
Ensure a safe, secure, and ethical work environment
Adhere to CIAT’s compliance requirements to ensure all Federal, State, accreditation, and institutional policies and procedures are being met
Promote communication guidelines to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and professionalism
Embody CIAT’s mission, vision, purpose and values

Student Success, Placement & Compliance:

Maintains primary responsibility for collection, verification, tracking, and reporting of all completion and placement outcomes
Oversees the collection and maintenance of employment verification documentation, graduate records, and employer verification records
Ensures accurate preparation and submission of ACCET Annual Reports, including completion and placement reporting under Document 28.1
Ensures compliance with all accreditation, state, federal, and institutional reporting requirements related to student outcomes
Collects, analyzes, and reports graduate and employer survey results
Develops strategies to improve student retention, completion, graduate outcomes, and placement rates
Works collaboratively with Education, Industry and Employer Partnerships, Student Services, and Compliance to support student success initiatives

Career Readiness & Student Development:

Oversees career preparation services for students and graduates, including:
Resume development
Interview preparation
LinkedIn optimization
Career coaching
Job search strategies
Government and private-sector application support
Develops and delivers workshops, webinars, and career-readiness programming
Oversees Federal Work-Study activities and student employment initiatives
Ensures assessment of workshops and career-related activities to continuously improve services

Strategic Planning & Reporting:

Develops annual departmental goals, objectives, and strategic initiatives aligned with institutional priorities
Analyzes completion, placement, retention, and employment data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
Provides regular reports and outcome metrics to executive leadership
Collaborates with the Director of Employer & Industry Partnerships to align employer hiring needs with student and graduate career opportunities

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