Career Counselor, Environment + Society Job Listing at University of California in Santa Barbara, CA (Job ID 67437)

Description

Job Posting Details

Payroll Title: Career Services, Specialist 3

Job Code: 4516

Job Open Date: 4/09/24

Application Review Begins: 4/24/24

Department Code (Name): CCHS Chicano Studies Institute

Percentage of Time:  100%

Union Code (Name):  99: Non Represented

Employee Class (Appointment Type):  Career Staff

FLSA Status:  Exempt

Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program):  PSS

Salary Grade: 20

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $61,700 - $70,000yr.

Full Salary Range: The full salary range for this position is $61,700 - $108,100/yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University.

Work Location: Career Services Building 599

Working Days and Hours: Monday-Friday; 8:00-5:00

Benefits Eligibility:  Full

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement if applicable: Eligible for hybrid work arrangement.

Special Instructions For full consideration, please include a resume, a cover letter and names/contact information for 3 professional references as part of your online application.

For full consideration, please include a resume, a cover letter and names/contact information for 3 professional references as part of your online application at:

University Profile

The University of California, Santa Barbara is a leading research institution that also provides a comprehensive liberal arts learning experience. Because teaching and research go hand in hand at UC Santa Barbara, our students are full participants in an educational journey of discovery that simulates independent thought, critical reasoning, and creativity. Our academic community of faculty, students, and staff is characterized by a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration that is responsive to the needs of our multicultural and global society. Our commitment to public service is manifested through the creation and distribution of knowledge that advances the well-being of our state, nation, and world. All of this takes place within a living and learning environment like no other, as we draw inspiration, opportunity, and advantage from the beauty and resources of UC Santa Barbara's extraordinary location at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. 

Department Overviews: Career Services & Chicano Studies Institute

Career Services strives to educate and empower all students and recent graduates to prepare for and pursue success. We are seeking a dynamic professional to play a major role in the vision for Career Services at UC Santa Barbara. Career Services helps undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent alumni make informed decisions about their futures by providing comprehensive resources, programs, career counseling, internships, and employment and professional/graduate school options - whether they are building upon a liberal arts education, leveraging their academic preparation in business or engineering, envisioning a future in medicine, or seeking a career in the corporate or nonprofit workforce. 

Career Services' vision is to inspire students to explore and gain knowledge of their future goals. By providing programs and resources, our office supports students to attain relevant experience and develop important relationships to address the needs and challenges of the world through their work. Career Services, a department of Students Affairs, has 16 staff members and 12 student employees.

The Chicano Studies Institute at UC Santa Barbara facilitates interdisciplinary and field-specific research as scholars and students from all disciplines pursue work that helps policy makers, fellow researchers, educators, service providers and the interested public better understand cultural and social justice issues engaged by U.S. Latina/o/x and Latin American communities. Addressing topics such as community formation, academic achievement, health education, cultural literacy, and math/science proficiency from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the rich collaborations at the Institute cultivate a better understanding regarding the ways that local, state-wide, national and international forces interact, often times with profound impact. Of crucial importance is the Institute's role in training future generations of scholars equipped to tackle these fundamentally important issues.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties

The Environment + Society Career Counselor is a full-time position funded by a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. This position is a unique collaboration between Career Services and the Center for Equitable Environmental Sciences (CEES), which is housed under the UCSB Chicano Studies Institute (CSI). CEES centers on environmental justice and transforms how Hispanic/Latinx and other Underrepresented (URM) students choose and thrive in STEM majors, improving URM STEM retention and graduation rates and providing the necessary resources, skills, and training to propel URM students directly into the STEM workforce. 

In partnership with CEES, UCSB's Career Services will add a new track called Environment + Society that will provide career and internship services to CEES target students. As part of a dynamic team of career services professionals, the Environment + Society Career Counselor will use core counseling techniques to help students explore majors, clarify their career objectives, develop effective job search strategies, and apply to graduate programs through a range of approaches, including individual, drop-in, and group appointments, workshops, and other programs. The Career Counselor will consult students and alumni on job-search tools and strategies, including writing resumes, developing cover letters and effective correspondence with prospective employers, interviewing, networking, and connecting with employers. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing a robust pipeline of internships for students in environmental and environmental justice organizations and projects, with a focus on fostering opportunities and placements for CEES target students. The Environment + Society Career Counselor will build upon and expand UCSB's outreach to nonprofits, government agencies, and businesses to ensure significant growth in environmental internship opportunities across these sectors, particularly for CEES target students. 

The Environment + Society Career Counselor will support Career Services' Associate Director of Career Education in developing the Environment + Society Career Track and related resources and opportunities in Career Services, working closely with CEES at all stages – from development to implementation – to ensure the achievement of grant goals. Through this new Environment + Society career path, all UCSB students, and particularly those within CEES's target demographics, will have access to high-quality events, internships, career-oriented job experiences, and opportunities to network with URM alumni who work in environmental careers. Particular emphasis will be placed on internship opportunities, events, and professional networking that center on environmental justice and showcase social responsibility within environmental careers. The Career Counselor will be the primary provider of culturally sensitive and high-impact student mentoring on job searches, interview preparation, and career development. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and additional experience/training in Counseling/Advising, Recruiting, Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences, or a STEM field with an environmental application.
• Passionate about placing students in environmental careers.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team; effective collaborator who values working with multiple partners and on multiple shared goals.
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written skills in communicating complex information to a wide range of audiences.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to develop training events and materials.
• Ability to think critically and creatively, and imagine possibilities for solutions that do not currently exist or are not apparent.
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to take initiative, be resourceful, and manage multiple priorities effectively with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusionary practices with cultural competency to work effectively with Hispanic/Latinx and other Underrepresented Minority (URM) students
• Demonstrated technical skills in common word processing, spreadsheet, and database software including GSuite, Zoom, and LinkedIn.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Career Counseling, Student Affairs/Higher Education, or other fields related to the position, such as Environmental Studies or Environmental Sciences. (This is not required.  Please apply even if you do not hold an advanced degree. We are looking for the right skills and experience regardless of advanced degree.)
• Academic, professional, or other experience in Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences, or STEM fields with environmental applications.
• Knowledge of career development theories/techniques, counseling/advising processes, and career development advising topics such as career decision-making and job search strategies.
• Knowledge of standards set forth by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
• Ability to develop community connections and cultivate internship opportunities for CEES target students in environmental science / environmental justice internships. Having existing community connections is an added plus. 
• Demonstrated project management experience, including program development, implementation, data collection, assessment, and evaluation.
• Knowledge of labor market and employment trends regarding environmental career opportunities, both regionally and nationally.
• Demonstrated skill in establishing effective working relationships with staff of all levels, and ability to work with faculty, students, alumni, employers, and partner organizations both on- and off-campus.
• Experience and proficiency with incorporating the use of technology to deliver career services such as Career Services management systems (e.g. Handshake), digital resources, etc.

Special Conditions of Employment

Satisfactory conviction history background check

Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse        

Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse

UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act

Position is funded by federal contract/sub-contract and requires E-Verify check

UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

CAREER COACHING, ADVISING, & COUNSELING (40%)

• Supports the Associate Director of Career Education in developing the Environment + Society Career Track and related resources and opportunities in Career Services. Works closely with CEES at all stages to receive input, coordinate programs and services, and track and report grant progress and deliverables.
• Delivers career coaching/advising/counseling services to support student professional development through a range of approaches including individual, drop-in, and group appointments, workshops, and other programs. Supports students sent to Career Services by campus service providers, including the CEES Director, CEES Graduate Student Mentor, Bren Environmental Leadership program, and others. 
• Provides consultation to students and alumni on job-search tools and strategies, including writing resumes, developing cover letters, interviewing, networking, and connecting with employers. 
• Identifies, selects, and implements career coaching/advising/counseling interventions and techniques appropriate to student goals, and creates action plans with students. 
• Administers, scores, interprets, reports, and records findings from assessment instruments and recommends appropriate changes. 
• Identifies and uses selected assessment tools and techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of services. 
• Collaborates with other Career Services staff serving students of color in STEM to share resources and advance shared goals. 
• Keeps abreast of current resources and use of career, occupational, and employment information in providing students with career coaching/advising/counseling services.

OUTREACH, COMMUNICATION, AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION (30%)

• Coordinates agency career development efforts in order to provide specialized programming, research, career-related information, and consultation to students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and environmental studies academic disciplines, with an emphasis on the career areas of Environment + Society. 
• Liaises with other campus departments, groups, service providers, and cultural centers developing and delivering targeted services and resources for Hispanic/Latinx and other Underrepresented Minority (URM) students in STEM at UCSB.
• Represents Career Services to Academic Department faculty, staff, and students; develops policies and procedures related to the provision of career services to those departments and colleges. 
• Ensures that a campus-wide collaboration of academic and nonacademic constituents is established and developed to support the mission of Career Services, fosters career awareness, develops career/grad school programs, gathers suggested employer contacts, and disseminates related career information and trends for students. 
• Conducts research and provides regular information to students on internships, career opportunities, professional associations, conferences, graduate schools, and job listings. Creates career content using different modes of digital communication. 
• Shares in agency outreach efforts through participation in student orientation sessions, career fairs, open houses, and other public activities. 
• Develops career information, internship opportunities, workshops, and professional development programs for undergraduate students. Coordinate these efforts with CEES. 
• Uses needs assessments to design, plan, and deliver creative and innovative programming to meet the needs of students, employers, faculty, alumni, and/or other stakeholders. 
• Creates and follows timelines and develops a marketing strategy for each program and event, disseminating information using all appropriate channels. 
• Establishes goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely as well as determines effective student learning outcomes for programs and events. 
• Establishes and follows budgets for programs and events. Demonstrates effective stewardship and use of fiscal resources while following ethical and legal guidelines related to career services' financial resources. 
• Tracks and reports to CEES Director annually all progress and data regarding grant deliverables.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

INTERNSHIP DEVELOPMENT (15%)

• In collaboration with the Employer Engagement Team, sources, evaluates, and promotes new and ongoing student experiential opportunities related to the Environment + Society career track. 
• Establishes and maintains relationships with organizations offering student experiential opportunities related to Environment & Society, for the purpose of expanding and solidifying the number and quality of experiential learning opportunities.
• Identifies and communicates with prospective local employers regarding experiential opportunities, internships, and PT/FT job opportunities. 
• Conducts on- and off-site visits with employers related to Environment & Society. 
• Researches and provides employers with requested campus/student data, including specific programs and departments.
• Cultivates relationships with local, regional, and national employers to stay abreast of hiring trends in environmental fields.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT (15%)

• Liaises with the Director of CEES to collaboratively meet shared goals. 
• Participates in CEES Advisory Committee meetings twice annually, providing reports on progress, and working with CEES advisors and leadership to adaptively manage and revise career programming to reach the goals outlined in the NSF grant.
• Works with the External Evaluator of the CEES grant to provide necessary data and take valuation outcomes into account for program development. 
• Participates in Career Services staff/professional development meetings and works collaboratively in task groups. 
• Share relevant professional and career information with other staff members. 
• Engages in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training and staff development activities as appropriate. 
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

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