Campus Director of Advisement and Career Services

Job Details:

Job Family:
ADMIN – Professional Exempt Contractual (PEC)
Grade: 16
Salary: $69,098 – $86,372
Department: Academic and Career Services
Reports To: Dean of Student Services
Closing
Date: September 30, 2023
FLSA Status: Exempt – Not Eligible for Overtime Compensation
First
Revew Date:
July 14, 2023

Job Summary:

The Director of Advisement and Career Services is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating
programs and services of the department. The Director also has the administrative responsibility of hiring, training, supervising and
evaluating all personnel according to College policies and procedures. This is a Professional Exempt Contractual (PEC) position for which an
annual contract reflecting the base salary within the fiscal year (July 1st to June 30th) will be issued after ratification by Miami Dade
College’s District Board of Trustees.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates personnel
• Develops and coordinates programs and
  services related to academic and career advisement and the acquisition of employability skills
• Prepares and maintains
  budgets
• Coordinates the training of department and appropriate college personnel
• Responsible for providing academic and
  career advisement for students in the following categories: new, transfer, transient, undecided, and those not making satisfactory progress
  as outlined in the Standards of Academic Progress
• Verifies graduation eligibility
• Responsible for providing student support
  activities and resources including career exploration, employability skills and advising resources
• Assists students with clarifying
  their academic and career goals and resolves student issues as needed
• Disseminates information about articulation agreements and the
  rights of transfer students.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of employment opportunities for students and
  graduates
• Establishes linkages with MDC schools and academic departments to expose students to programs, services, resources and
  internship opportunities
• Establishes linkages with the local employer community for the purpose of increasing employment and
  internship opportunities for students and graduates
• Serves on Campus and College committees
• Makes recommendations and
  implements College policies, procedures, and guidelines affecting academic placement and transfer
• Performs other duties as
  assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Education, Psychology or other appropriate field and three (3) years of related
  experience
• All educational degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution.
• Knowledge of academic advising and
  career development principles and practices.
• Knowledge of current employment trends and placement opportunities.
• Knowledge
  of computerized student information systems.
• Knowledge of federal, state and college EEO/AA/Diversity laws, guidelines and
  procedures
• Possess skills in budget preparation and fiscal management.
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
  and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Possess employee development and
  performance management skills.
• Ability to supervise and train employees including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work
  assignments.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
• Ability to identify and secure alternative funding/revenue
  sources.
• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart information to a range of clientele and/or media sources.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
• Ability to work in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural
  environment with students, faculty and staff.

Essential Position:

• This function/position has been designated as essential. This means that when the College is faced with
  an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect,
  recover, and continue operations at the College.

Additional Requirements:

The final candidate is to successfully complete a background screening and reference check process.: