MIRACOSTA COLLEGE
CLASS TITLE:
CAREER SPECIALIST – CONTINUING EDUCATION
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under the direction of the Adult Education Block (AEBG) Grant Supervisor, supervise,
coordinate, organize and participate in a wide variety of specialized program and office duties;
interface with current and prospective students, faculty employers, and department leads and
chairs; serve as primary contact for employers seeking to post positions and recruit on any
district site; provide information to the college and public concerning noncredit Career Services
programs, and services and the state and federal regulations that govern them. The person in
this position must determine and interpret the needs of each individual student, troubleshoot,
research, and swiftly decide the best solution for the situation and provide direction to the
appropriate resources.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The incumbent to this position works collaboratively with other noncredit coordinators to assist
with meeting grant performance objectives related to employment and career planning.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
1. Advise students with respect to career ladders based on their professional history. Assess
student needs, troubleshoot, research, and provide direction for appropriate services and
resources or directly provide the resources. (E)
2. Externally from MiraCosta, interface with and disseminate information to employers and
work collaboratively with local one stop career centers. Coordinate efforts with local
employers to schedule college-wide events, such as the Career & Technical Education Fair,
Discipline Fairs, guest speakers, and employer recruitment at any district site. Coordinate
and schedule individual recruitment appointments with representatives from area
businesses and industry. Stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the area of
employer recruitment and employment. (E)
3. Internally at MiraCosta, interface with and disseminate information to department leads and
chairs, faculty teaching within and outside the department, and current and prospective
students. Develop and distribute a calendar of activities to be updated monthly on the
noncredit departments’ webpages and social media sites, campus-wide plasma/digital
display screens, Chariot, bulletin boards, campus kiosks, etc. Develop and distribute printed
outreach material. (E)
4. Develop and revise membership of advisory committees. Plan for and conduct advisory
committees meetings. Work with faculty to implement advisory committee recommendations
and workforce training needs. Provide industry contacts and liaison with employers
(workforce skills).
5. Accept and disseminate job postings from local employers. Provide job referrals/matches.
Procure educational training sites, placement and supervision of students, contract
maintenance, and evaluation of sites.
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6. Maintain efficient office functions such as ordering office supplies, prepare and process
purchase requisitions; compose and/or type correspondence; review reports and maintain
records of expenditures; assist in preparing budget reports; review and proof documents for
accuracy, completeness and conformance to applicable rules and regulations. (E)
7. Organize and schedule activities and services designed to increase the number of students
who make informed, intentional career decisions. Support planning and logistics for events
hosted by the department or program. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)
collaborating with faculty to develop and customize event for the discipline; making room
reservations, working with vendors; requesting facilities set up; preparing personnel
requisitions, ordering invitations and food. (E)
8. Manage and monitor use of the career services computer terminals; provide technical
assistance to all walk-in students, including orienting them to the databases and resources
for internship and employment search, career development software programs, video
tutorials, the resource library of career-related materials, and the noncredit career services
web pages and social media sites. (E)
9. Facilitate student, faculty, staff, and employer use of employment-related electronic data
base information, such as CareerPoint, and other relevant web pages. Performs basic
troubleshooting for software and hardware for the department and computer terminals. (E)
10. Prepare material for, co-facilitate, or facilitate workshops on career-related topics and
represent the department at outreach functions, including orientations, advisory
Committees, and presentations to high school students and parents and others seeking
information.
11. Gather data for internal and external reports, reflecting services provided, number of students
served, and amount of contact with employers and community members. Record student
contact information for MIS reporting and assist with statistics for required reports and the
annual Program Review cycle.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Organization, policies and rules of assigned department or program.
Modern office practices, procedures and equipment. Advanced techniques and operation of
personal computer.
Oral and written communication skills. Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and
vocabulary.
Applicable sections of State Education Code and other applicable laws and regulations.
Recordkeeping techniques.
Technical aspects of field of specialty.
ABILITY TO:
Perform a wide variety of complex clerical, typing, stenographic and secretarial duties with speed
and accuracy.
Learn and apply District, state and/or federal government policies, rules and regulations to
assigned activities.
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Operate a variety of office equipment including PC, typewriter, photocopier, fax machine,
microfiche reader; use a variety of computer software (including Microsoft Office suite of products).
Type at 60 words net per minute from clear copy.
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Make arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately.
Understand and follow oral and written directions.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Multi-task in a high traffic office. Plan and organize work independently. Meet schedules and
timelines.
Hire, supervise, train, evaluate and provide work direction and guidance to student workers,
temporary staff and others as assigned.
Maintain records and prepare reports.
Work confidentially with discretion.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Associate’s degree and one year closely related work experience, including coordination
experience. Must have advanced computer application skills.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Positions in this classification may require a valid California driver license.
WORK DIRECTION, LEAD AND SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Not assigned permanent staff to supervise. Provides work direction to student workers and/or
temporary staff.
CONTACTS:
Department coworkers, District staff, students, faculty, vendors, professional staff at other two- and
four-year institutions and the general public.
PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Primarily sedentary with intermittent standing, walking, bending and stooping, occasional light
lifting and carrying of objects weighting 25 pounds or less; light to moderate repetitive use of
hands, wrists and forearms while working on a computer; ability to travel to a variety of locations
on and off campus occasionally, as-needed to conduct district business.
EMOTIONAL EFFORT:
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships involving interactions and
communications personally, by phone and in writing with a variety of individuals and/or groups of
individuals from diverse backgrounds on a regular, on-going basis; ability to concentrate on
detailed tasks for extended periods of time and/or intermittently while attending to other
responsibilities; ability to work effectively under pressure on multiple tasks concurrently while
meeting established deadlines and changing priorities.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Primarily busy, indoor office environment; frequent to constant contact with and interruptions by
individuals in person or by phone; intermittent exposure to impatient, angry and/or verbally
aggressive individuals; may be required to work during day and/or evening hours occasional
weekends and/or holidays on an as-needed basis.
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