Portland Community College

Student Employment Specialist

Requisition ID req2129

Department Career Services 

CampusSoutheast Campus

Employment Type Academic Prof - Full Time

Best ConsiderationApply by May 15, 2024.

Position Summary Portland Community College has an opening at the Southeast Campus for a full-time Jobs and Careers Specialist in our Career Services department. This position has a minimum onsite work of 4 days per week and is critical for student engagement and success and will provide a broad range of services and programming that further the goals and mission of the Career Services department under the Academic and Career Pathways Guidance Division within Student Affairs. 

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon, serving over 60,000 full-time and part-time students across 4 campuses, 10 centers, and online learning. Career Services has centers on each of the 4 campuses (Cascade, Rock Creek, Southeast, and Sylvania). 

The Jobs and Careers Specialist provides professional career guidance and services to students, alumni and prospective students for the career center at Southeast Campus, which includes assisting students in identifying career goals and the development of career interests, major exploration, resume and cover letter development, interview preparation, self-branding, and effective job/internship search. The specialist will also support students in specific academic programs and provide industry-specific coaching.

Candidate Profile

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.

Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.

• Demonstrates practical application of career theories to provide multiple approaches to support the differences of individual student experiences, race, gender, and linguistic diversity, and socioeconomic status.
• Demonstrates understanding of privilege and structural inequalities and how it influences practice, perception, and values with the impact to students and individuals in the career exploration and developmental process.
• Remains current on technologies focused on career development and improving access to student-centered support.
• Ability to support programming that creates economic mobility in career advancement for students and/or communities.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Communications or related field. Experience performing the duties of this job may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Demonstrated experience in an educational setting working with or instructing/advising students or experience in a business setting performing employment, selection, placement or related function.

Position Grade 3

Starting Salary Expectations $52,961 to $56,735 (Step 3); based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Position Grade Salary Range $52961 to $91834 Annual Salary

FTE 1

PCC Benefits

PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.

PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.

Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.

Paid Leave: (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees)

• Starts at 13.33 hours of vacation leave per month (additional vacation hours with years of services)
• 1 day of sick leave per month
• 12 holidays
• 3 additional personal leave days per year

View a complete list of PCC benefits.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements Work is typically performed in an office environment. Incumbents may drive to business/job sites, meetings or career fairs, which requires the use of a personal vehicle. Student training site visits may require evening or weekend work.

Background Check Required Yes

Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:

• Veterans: DD214
• Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA

Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.

Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.