Assistant Director, Scholars Career Success
Thank you for your interest in Loyola University Chicago. This position coordinates enhanced career development for undergraduate student participants of the Scholars Programs in the Division of Student Success. Scholars Programs serves approximately 450 first-generation students and/or students with high financial need through cohort-based programs. Through dedicated and strategic programs, relationship management, and coordination, this position facilitates persistence and career readiness while tracking and supporting participants' career interests, goals, and outcomes.
Core Responsibilities
The Assistant Director, Scholars Career Success is an experienced career service professional with a strong advising background and a demonstrated record of successful collaborations. This individual should have knowledge and interest in supporting the career needs of first-generation college students. Specific responsibilities include:
- Coordinating and managing career support for Scholars Program students to ensure career readiness.
- Regularly meeting with Scholars Programs staff to synthesize efforts and track student career interest and persistence.
- Developing and delivering career education, including teaching career-focused courses.
- Utilizing intrusive advising strategies to proactively identify and support students needing additional career guidance.
- Designing career programming and group events that are topical, accelerate and enhance career development.
- Serving as the primary Career Services liaison for Scholars Programs at key onboarding and transition moments.
- Tracking and reporting student career progress and outcomes in collaboration with Career Services leadership.
- Developing referral sources and partnerships to connect students with relevant career resources.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Master's degree in Counseling, Higher Education, Social Work, or related field required and minimum of two years related experience.
Qualifications
Experienced career service professional with a demonstrated record of successful collaborations, strong interpersonal skills, and building rapport with students and colleagues. Comfort with using data to make informed decisions. This individual should have knowledge and interest in supporting the career needs of first-generation and limited-income college students.
Salary
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate $60,000/ann Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate $67,000/ann
About Loyola University Chicago
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of the elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutesincluding Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health SciencesLoyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation's top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country's most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.