Pre-Professional Health Career Advisor

Employer Website: http://apply.interfolio.com/125037
The Career Development Office at Bard College seeks
a Pre-Professional Health (PPH) Career Advisor. The PPH Career Advisor will advise students about pre-health programs, requirements and
opportunities and provide job search support for Bard students and alumni pursuing health professions. This is a full-time, in-person,
exempt position reporting to the Director of Career Development. While working in partnership with academic advisors at the College, the PPH
Career Advisor will provide early and general career advising as part of the Career Development Office team.

The PPH Career Advisor
helps students assess their interests and aptitudes and will recommend appropriate academic courses, facilitate opportunities for students
to gain relevant professional experience, and support students through the application process for professional schools. The PPH Career
Advisor also offers programming and events on and off campus for current and prospective students, oversees the Pre-Health Advising budget,
and works with faculty, staff, and other campus and community partners in support of the personal, academic, and professional development of
pre-health students. For more information about the Career Development Office, please see this
website. 

Essential Duties

Provides advising and mentoring by:

• Providing individual
  advising, mentoring, and coaching for students on career-related topics in the health professions along with early and general career
  advising as needed.  
• Designing and delivering group advising sessions/workshops targeted at pre-health students. Additional
  programming and general advising will be included as determined by the Career team.
• Providing guidance in finding clinical,
  volunteer and leadership experience and assisting students with the application process in collaboration with the Writing Center. 
• Serving as staff advisor to pre-health student organizations, as deemed appropriate per targeted student populations, by mentoring
  officers and assisting in planning events.

Coordinates recruiting and marketing by:

• Leading recruiting and
  marketing efforts for pre-health and other pre-professional pathways on campus.
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive,
  college-wide marketing/recruiting plan that includes informational/promotional materials and student communications (letters, emails,
  brochures, web site, and other electronic media).
• Collaborating with the Admission Office to coordinate meetings with prospective
  students and their guardians.
• Meeting with students and hosting presentations on campus and at regional, off-campus recruiting
  events (approximately 3-4 per academic year) as budget allows.

Coordinates events, teaching and administration by:

• Overseeing development and implementation of a pre-health peer mentor program.
• Collaborating with local organizations and
  institutions to establish opportunities for experiential learning for pre-health students and facilitating information sessions for
  professionals from regional professional schools that are of high interest to Bard students.
• Annually assessing the needs/trends
  for pre-professional tracks including but not limited to the health professions program.
• Maintaining a database of current students
  and alumni, and monitoring success of graduates in admission to professional and graduate school.

Ensures professional
development and growth by:

• Building and maintaining professional knowledge in each health professions field, including relevant
  admission standards and policies.
• Maintaining membership in professional associations as budget allows.
• Maintaining
  professional networks on and off campus.
• Attending professional conferences (WAAHP and NAAHP) as budget
  allows.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience delivering student-centered
  programs
• Experience presenting information clearly and concisely to a diverse audience
• Extensive knowledge of the health
  professions

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Experience with health-professions advising
  in higher education
• Experience managing programs
• Proven excellence in public speaking skills
• Experience with
  career advising and/or coaching

To Apply
Please submit a resume, cover letter, and list of three professional
references with contact information. Within the cover letter, please describe the ways in which your work supports DEI (Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion) efforts. All materials must be uploaded to Interfolio at: http://apply.interfolio.com/125037

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