Career Counseling Officer

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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Career Counseling Officer

Job Category Staff & Executive - Advising and Counseling

Department Sch of Law-Nwk, Dean's Office

Overview

The Career Development Office at Rutgers Law School provides currently enrolled student and alumni with legal career support as through their professional career. The team develops and bridges the relationships between students, legal educators and legal employers.

Posting Summary

Role

Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Career Development, this position plays a critical role in the management and supervision of the daily operations of the Center for Career Development which include, but not limited to, the following

Rutgers University-Newark, an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise, is seeking a Law School Career Counseling Officer.

• Performs professional work that requires specialized to general knowledge of legal education, numerous diverse practice settings and practice areas and effective and innovative job search techniques and strategies
• Work independently within broadly defined work objectives
• Plays a key role in career counseling and professional development assistance to law students and graduates, with particular emphasis on employer relations and part-time student and alumni counseling
• Career counseling and professional development assistance to law students and graduates, developing and implementing a wide range of programs, events and activities aimed at increasing the knowledge base of students and alumni, as well as the overall visibility of the law school in the broader legal community, and developing and implementing the law school’s employer outreach program

Position Status Full Time

Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift Day

Work Arrangement

Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu.

FLSA Exempt

Grade 06

Position Salary

Annual Minimum Salary 67500.000

Annual Mid Range Salary 84097.000

Annual Maximum Salary 100694.000

Standard Hours 37.50

Union Description URA-AFT Administrative

Payroll Designation PeopleSoft

Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and/or experience plus a minimum of five years of counseling, career development or marketing experience, preferably in a law school environment.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must demonstrate exemplary judgment and be able to make decisions independently within defined practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the legal employment market is necessary
• Exemplary administrative, analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, as well as excellent oral and written proficiency required
• Ability to aggressively market the law school to attorneys, recruiters and other legal professionals and employers.

Preferred Qualifications

• J.D. strongly preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of legal environments and legal practice experience is strongly preferred.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Some travel and regular evening hours are required

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number 23ST0795

Posting Open Date 03/25/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus Rutgers University-Newark

Home Location Campus Rutgers University-Newark

City Newark

State NJ

Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees (https://policies.rutgers.edu/60-1-35-currentpdf) , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to receive an updated (bivalent) vaccine dose. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals (https://policies.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/100-3-1-current.pdf) , if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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