Career Center Director

Job Title :

Career Center Director

Requisition Number : RE52068

Working Title :

Stuckert Career Center Director

Department Name :

1B210 : Career and Academic Support

Work Location : Lexington, KY

Grade Level : 48

Salary Range :

$62,941-103,834 / year

Type of Position : Staff

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Required Education : MA

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Required Related Experience :

7 yrs

Required License / Registration / Certification :

None.

Physical Requirements :

May require some lifting, pulling objects up to 50 lbs., sitting for long periods of time.

Shift :

40 hours / week. Monday-Friday; 8 : 00 AM-5 : 00 PM; and

may require occasional evening and week-end hours.

Job Summary :

The Director of the Stuckert Career Center provides strategic leadership and operational oversight, managing staff, budgets, and key partnerships to advance student success. The role emphasizes building strong relationships across campus, employers, and community stakeholders, while ensuring high-quality service delivery to students, alumni, and employers. Key responsibilities include staff development, assessment and reporting, and coordination of career programming such as fairs and exploration initiatives. The position requires strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement skills to balance operational efficiency with student-centered outcomes.

Student Success will, from the time of early college outreach to graduation and beyond, support students in living a life of meaning and purpose. From a student-centered framework, our practice will be grounded in peer-reviewed literature, national best practices, and data-informed decision making. Collaborating with the campus and community, Student Success will work through a holistic lens to support a community of learners in achieving success.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities :

Communication, planning, organization, analysis, collaboration, and leadership.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

Yes

Deadline to Apply : 10 / 29 / 2025

Our University Community :

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and / or drug screen.