Student Career Counselor I

Career Services :

Career Services (CS) provides comprehensive career services and programs to assist a diverse student population in developing, evaluating, and effectively initiating and implementing career, education, and employment decisions and plans through collaborative internal partnerships with UCF administrators, faculty, and staff, as well as effective external partnerships with key employers.

The Opportunity :

UCF's Office of Career Services is currently accepting applications for a Student Career Counselor I. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs that assist students in successfully integrating into the University and achieving career development goals. This role involves providing direct career counseling to students and creating activities to help them navigate career planning. The Student Career Counselor I also acts as a liaison, working with students, alumni, and employers to facilitate successful career integration and outcomes.

Responsibilities :

Counselor delivers targeted services to a growing population of over 70,000 students. Services include career assessment, counseling and advising, presenting workshops and seminars, conducting outreach presentations, managing programs, and development of student resources.

Counselor will provide direct career counseling to individuals and groups to help them make effective decisions regarding academic and professional goals interpret individual personality, interest, skills, and values assessment.

Counselor will administer and interpret individual personality, interest, skills, and values assessment instruments to include the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers Briggs Type Indicator as well as utilized computerized Career Guidance Systems such as Focus 2 and O'Net.

Counselor works closely with the Career Development Team on special projects and assignments. This position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Career Development and supervise and provide training to undergraduate and graduate student employees. The counselor may manage one or more career development programs or projects to include planning, needs assessment, budgeting, marketing, evaluating outcomes evaluations and overall program delivery.

In addition to diverse student populations, the counselor would be collaborating with student services staff, faculty, academic departments, alumni, and employers on a regular basis.

Counselor may be assigned as a liaison to academic programs, special populations, student organizations or student support offices which can include development of targeted services along with identification of career-related materials and resources.

Counselor serves on various university committees as needed.

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree and 0+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6) .

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's degree in student personnel, higher education, counselor education, psychology or other appropriate area from an accredited institution and one year of related experience.

Experience with career services (can include graduate student experience or other relevant professional experience).

Experience developing career programs and demonstrated aptitude for organizing programs to include marketing, planning and implementing programs or projects.

Experience using technology in career counseling (assessment tools, academic and career information, job search assistance), social media, presentation development, data management and reporting.

The most successful candidates may possess the following qualities :

Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.

Excellent team collaboration skills.

Proven communication skills, particularly with varied populations, to include faculty, employees, and students.

Ability to work independently as well as with self-directed teams.

Special Instructions to the Applicants :

Candidates selected for an interview will be required to provide a minimum of three (3) professional references, including at least two (2) direct supervisors.

The anticipated hourly pay range for this position is $20.29-$24.86 per hour. The final rate of pay will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and internal equity considerations

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Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers :

Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays

Retirement savings options

Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions

Education assistance

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Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF's expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Department

Student Success and Well-Being (SSWB) - Career Services

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8 : 00am - 5 : 00 pm

Type of Appointment

Regular

Expected Salary

$20.29 to Negotiable

Job Posting End Date

12-05-2025-12-00-AM

As a Florida public university, the University of Central Florida makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.

UCF is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 407-823-1336 or email onac@ucf.edu .

For general application or posting questions, please email talent@ucf.edu .