JOB PLACEMENT/CAREER GUIDANCE SPECIALIST
DEFINITION
Under general supervision, assists students in seeking employment, career guidance; develops off-campus jobs and maintains effective relationships with members of the business community; performs related duties as required.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.
Assists students and staff in use of career guidance materials and job placement.
2.
Administers interest, aptitude, and occupational scales.
3.
Organizes and maintains records and files of jobs available and students seeking jobs.
4.
Screens and refers qualified applicants to available on and off campus positions.
5.
Contacts businesses and organizations to promote placement services and locate and develop jobs for students.
6.
Assists in coordinating speakers and employers for job fairs, recruitments, and workshops.
7.
Coordinates job placement activities with other agencies and programs such as E.D.D. &
Cooperative Education.
8.
Investigates, reviews, evaluates, identifies, and monitors resource materials for Career
Center Library; classifies and catalogs career materials according to the California Career
Information System.
9.
May supervise and assign work of student assistants.
10.
May locate and develop off-campus work-study jobs.
11.
May process work-study students time sheets by verifying information against authorization, posting hours worked, and forwarding time sheets to payroll department.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and/or Experience
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Completion of 30 semester units of college-level coursework in the behavioral sciences.
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Some experience in a personnel office operation or job placement.

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Knowledge
Working knowledge of techniques of interviewing; occupational career literature; labor market trends; office procedures and practices; interest and aptitude tests.
Abilities
Establish and maintain office filing systems; establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and the business community; compose and type correspondence and reports and maintain accurate records; operate a typewriter at 30 words per minute.
Board Approved: August 29, 1985