Career Specialist

6 months ago


Burnaby, Canada BCIT Student Association Full time

Title: Career Specialist

Work Hours: Monday to Friday

Compensation: $64,147 - $80,122

The salary range represents the minimum and maximum salary for the position. Employees are typically hired between the minimum and mid point of the salary range.

Reports to: Career Services Manager

Department: Student Services

Status: Full Time

About Us: 

The Student Association at BCIT is a leading non-profit student-led organization committed to enhancing student life through advocacy and providing student-centered, responsive, and pro-active services. Considered one of the leading student associations in the province, we live our mission and are student-focused in all that we do. Students lead our organization and govern the affairs of the BCITSA. Our Board of Directors is composed of 12 elected Student Executives and Student Councilors from each of the different Schools at BCIT.  

BCITSA is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture that supports and promotes equity, respect, and accountability among employees and BCIT students. We strive to cultivate a community that recognizes equity and diversity as fundamental to achieving inclusive excellence in all our programs and services. The following values encompass how BCITSA upholds our vision and mission, and guide how we provide our services:  
- We recognize the talent and unique perspectives, including seen and unseen qualities, our employees bring to our culture.  
- We expect our workplace culture to be one that is inclusive, respectful, fair, and safe for the diverse people within our organization to be their most authentic selves.  
- We advocate for flexibility, adaptability, and creative solutions to best meet the needs of our employees.  
- We foster a workplace where clear communication, transparency, and accountability are prioritized.  

Why Work With Us:

- Robust extended health, dental and life policies with a 50% co-pay in year one and full employer payment after completion of year one
- An Employee and Family Assistance program for you and your dependents
- Matching Pension Plan contributions of 6% after one year of service
- Free access to BCIT Flexible Learning Courses
- Generous vacation and leave options: 3 weeks to start plus paid time off during December closure
- 12 paid statutory holidays a year
- Free coffee and tea, and discounts at BCITSA food and retail locations
- Free access to BCIT fitness facility
- Flexible, fun team environment
- Everyone works towards enhancing student life
- One hour paid lunch
- Hybrid position

The Opportunity

The Career Specialist works with students and employers within the Tech industry and linked to the BCIT School of Computing. They deliver innovative career services and programming to BCIT students and alumni. The Career Specialist provides services that ensure students and alumni have access to the information and resources that they need to make appropriate career choices. Working through the lens of experiential learning theory, the Career Specialist facilitates workshops and conducts advising appointments with students and alumni, and maintains a network of employers and BCIT faculty, instructors, and staff. This is a diverse position that involves working with students and employers and working with a team of Career Practitioners to deliver services that adhere to the highest standard of Career Development practices.

What You Will Do:

- Contribute to the development and facilitation of Career Development workshops both online and face-to-face
- Provide one-on-one support: assess student and alumni employment readiness and job search needs, identify any potential employment barriers, and direct them to appropriate services
- Contribute to the development of learning resources for students and initiate new programming and innovate ways of delivering career education to students
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of curriculum, both generally and school-specific, within the face-to-face and online learning environments
- Create a sense of community amongst students, alumni, and employers through hosting various networking and learning opportunities
- Act as a lead for all career events related to the School of Computing including the career fairs
- Act as a representative of BCITSA and actively participate in classroom orientation, student & faculty meetings, and SA campaigns.

About You:
Are you an experienced career development practitioner looking for an opportunity to work with career-focused students from various age groups, ethnicities, and academic backgrounds? Do you seek a workplace that offers a balance of versatility and expertise, collaboration, and autonomy, as well as healthy work-life balance while making meaningful contributions? If so, consider joining our team

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