Job description
Position Summary
Career Development Practitioners support students and alumni in achieving their career goals through one-on-one career coaching, workshops, classroom presentations, and curriculum-integrated career education. Using career development theory, they provide guidance on career planning, job search strategies, resumes, interviews, networking, and workplace success.
The role involves building relationships with employers, faculty, and community partners to create meaningful career opportunities for students and alumni. While promoting the use of the Seneca Works Career Portal, they connect students to employment and experiential learning opportunities, industry events, and relevant resources. They also use data and emerging trends to evaluate programs, enhance services, and support student success and employment outcomes
This is a hybrid position, with the home campus located at Newnham and may require work across Seneca campuses to support operational needs.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized and group career coaching to students and alumni, supporting career exploration, decision-making, job search strategies, employment readiness, and long-term career success.
- Design, deliver, and evaluate career development programming, including workshops and curriculum-integrated career education in virtual, in-person, and hybrid formats.
- Develop and maintain career resources, labour market information, digital content, and employment tools that enhance career readiness and employment outcomes.
- Build and maintain relationships with faculty, staff, students, alumni, employers, community organizations, and industry partners to support career education and employment initiatives.
- Support employer engagement by facilitating recruitment activities, promoting employment opportunities, and providing guidance on the Seneca Works Career Portal.
- Research labour market trends, employment opportunities, and industry developments to inform advising, programming, and career resources.
- Contribute to outreach, communications, and promotional activities that increase awareness and engagement with career development services.
- Coordinate and support career-related events, including career fairs, employer information sessions, networking events, workshops, and alumni engagement activities.
- Mentor and guide student staff, including co-op students and Career Peers, to support service excellence and student engagement.
- Maintain accurate records, prepare reports, participate in committees and planning activities, and contribute to special projects and institutional initiatives as required.
Qualifications
Education
- Minimum of three (3) years diploma/ degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Career Development, Adult Education, or a related field.
- Certified Resume Strategist, Career Professionals of Canada
- Certification in career assessment tools is considered an asset, such as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Strong Interest Inventory, True Colours, and other recognized career assessment instruments.
Experience
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in career development, career coaching, human resources, or a related field including providing career advising, coaching, and career-related support to students, alumni, and other individuals through individual consultations and group-based programming.
- Proficiency in career development theory, instructional design, facilitation, career coaching, adult learning principles, and student engagement strategies.
- Proficiency in applying labour market research and employment trends to support career planning, job search strategies, and career readiness.
- Experience managing projects, coordinating events, and supporting career-related initiatives.
- Strong technical skills, including experience with Microsoft Office, career management systems, recruitment platforms, virtual learning tools, databases, and social media.
- Ability to develop digital resources, promotional materials, and online content that support student engagement and employment outcomes.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and community partners.
- Demonstrated commitment to accessibility, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), with experience supporting diverse populations.
- Experience engaging employers and community partners to support recruitment, networking, experiential learning, and employment opportunities.
- Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and adapt to changing needs and priorities.
A combination of relevant experience and education may be considered as equivalent to the above requirements in the event that there are no internal applicants that meet the qualifications as posted. Equivalency will be assessed by the talent acquisition team.