Full job description PRIMARY DUTY: The Career Services Coordinator/s are responsible for managing, promoting, and reporting all student-focused career activities across campus. This professional position provides individual and group career counseling; job and internship search assistance; conducts career-related presentations; develops and maintains relations with academic and student services units, business, industry, educational and community organizations, contributes to departmental data collection, analysis, and publication, and assists with all career-related events.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Participate in the planning, implementation, and execution of all career-related events. Partner with academic unit leaders, other faculty and staff, and employers to expand and enhance academic experiential learning opportunities in all University disciplines. Collaborate in the setting of annual program developmental goals. Track, collect, maintain, and report placement program data in partnership with Institutional Research and University Marketing. Facilitate individual and group career counseling activities in all areas of student development. Conduct career related presentations in classrooms, workshops, public and professional association forums. Work to establish and maintain relationships with representatives of school districts, businesses, industries, and governmental agencies as potential partners/mentors for interns and /or employers of Northwest students. Supervise Career Ambassador team, office assistants, and student interns. Represent the office as needed on university and student services committees as well as community and regional efforts. Perform other administrative duties and assignments as assigned. REQUIREMENTS: Education : Bachelor's degree
Certification/License: Driver's license
Skills: Strong verbal and written skills; ability to revise written material used for promotions, presentations, workshops and marketing; outstanding written and oral communication skills; demonstrated leadership capability and customer service orientation; proven organizational and time management skills; ability to coordinate multiple projects at one time; willingness to travel occasionally to employer sites, career events and conferences; ability to establish rapport and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholder groups; technical competencies with Microsoft and Google products
WORKING CONDITIONS: May be required to work some weekends and evenings; Occasional travel to employer sites, career events and conferences; Light work, 20 pounds lifting or carrying on an occasional basis.
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS USED : General office equipment.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Light work, 20 pounds lifting or carrying on an occasional basis.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until filled
DATE AVAILABLE: Immediately
COMMUNITY: Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri, a community of 12,000 with a diverse economy and a strong industrial base. Maryville is located 45 miles north of St. Joseph, Missouri, 90 miles north of Kansas City, Missouri, and 110 miles southeast of Omaha, Nebraska. For more information visit the city's website at
UNIVERSITY: With an enrollment of about 8,000 students, Northwest is a coeducational, primarily residential four-year university that offers a broad range of undergraduate and selected graduate programs on its Maryville campus as well as its Northwest-Kansas City location at the Northland Innovation Center and through Northwest Online.
Founded in 1905, Northwest places a high emphasis on profession-based learning to help graduates get a jumpstart on their careers. Students have opportunities to build their résumés with experiences on campus in nearly every area of study, including the Horace Mann Laboratory School, National Public Radio affiliate KXCV, the R.T. Wright Farm, Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area or Knacktive, a student-driven integrated digital marketing communications agency.
The University is a national model for student success and career placement. In addition, 98 percent of Northwest bachelor's degree earners and nearly 100 percent of master's degree earners secure employment or continue their education within six months of graduation, according to the most recent data.
Furthermore, its vibrant and diverse learning community offers more than 150 student organizations, and textbooks and a laptop are included in tuition, which is among the lowest in the nation, saving students an estimated $6,800 over four years. Northwest also offers 1,200 student employment positions, allowing students to build professional skills through its internationally benchmarked student employment program. Designated the Missouri Arboretum, the Northwest campus was named one of the "50 Most Amazing University Botanical Gardens and Arboretums in the U.S."
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TO APPLY: Please fill out a Northwest application online to reach our employment opportunities listing. You will also need to submit a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three references in order for your application materials to be complete. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at or email for more information.
The Office of Human Resource prides itself in offering a full, competitive benefits package with providers, who we feel, will offer the best service possible to the employees. Full-time employees are offered Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Long-term Disability insurance options as well as retirement plans upon employment at the University. For more information on each of these topics, please contact the office of Human Resources at or via email at .
