This position will be open until filled.

Job Summary: The Career Advisor is accountable to the Assistant Director, Career Education for providing career advising, informing students of available college services, and referring students to appropriate college/community resources.

This is a grant funded position. This position is up for renewal each year based on the Perkins grant.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree required and three years of experience related to career counseling or career education, human resources, or similar field.

Licensing Requirements: Valid driver's license.

Required to be compliant with PA Child Protective Service Laws. For additional information, please visit https://hacc.edu/HumanResources/NewHire/index.cfm

Hiring Range: $43,019 - $53,774

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in higher education, particularly at the community college level
Experience with career counseling and with career development
Experience having worked with multiple career assessment tools and an understanding of labor market data

Job Specific Task List:

1. Direct student support by providing academic coaching and career advising for students in GTE programs, with emphasis on dislocated workers to include Trade Act and WIOA students, and, students in CTE programs who are pursuing a career in non-traditional gender roles.

2. Career coaching to include assisting students with career research, interviewing and soft skills development, resume writing, and use of career resources.

3. Responsible for developing and fostering professional relationships with community organizations, Careerlink partners, and HACC faculty and staff to enhance services for students.

4. Facilitate career workshops, presentations and events for student groups in CTE programs and academic classes related to these programs.

5. Collaborate with Techlink Consortium partners to facilitate CTE school visits to increase student participation in SOAR articulations at HACC.

6. Develop and facilitate on-line career student based activities and services for students in CTE programs and assist students in completing on-line career assessments/tools and review results.

7. Participate in other College and community service activities, as assigned and allowable per Perkins Guidelines. - (Essential)

8. Perform other duties as assigned. - (Standard)

Job Type: Full Time 12 Month

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Our Purpose: Learning for all; learning for life.

Our Diversity Statement: As an institution of higher education, HACC recognizes its responsibility to maintain an environment that affirms the diversity of people and ideas.

HACC embraces, supports, and actively pursues a policy of inclusiveness that reflects and appreciates the diversity of the community it serves and the world in which we live.

The Board of Trustees and the President lead HACC’s commitment to open access to education, diversity, cultural sensitivity, and equal opportunity in employment. This commitment serves to promote a college-wide environment of collegiality, inclusiveness, respect, and cultural competence.

Our Core Values: A Circle of Caring

Caring by Creating Our Future Together

• We work together to shape and build our preferred future.
• We encourage and celebrate creativity and innovation.
• We set high goals and strive to achieve them.
• We strive to provide exceptional service to all who help shape our future.

Caring for Each Other

• We are gateways to student success and opportunity.
• We promote respect, collegiality, diversity and equity-mindedness in all we say and do.
• We nurture awareness and cultural sensitivity to create a climate of trust.
• We are growth-minded, believing that each of us is capable of learning, developing and growing to support our mission.

Caring by Doing What is Right

• We are honest and hold each other and ourselves to the highest ethical standards.
• We provide the most accurate information available in all communications.
• We are transparent about our decisions as individuals and teams.
• We embrace broad engagement in the shared governance process.