Director of Career Services and Cooperative Education Administrator - 5060

Maine Maritime Academy

Job Description

Supervisory Position

Job Title:  Director of Career Services                                    Date:  September, 2009

                 and Cooperative Education Administrator

Job Code:  5060

STATEMENT OF THE JOB

Employee counsels students and alumni in developing, evaluating and implementing career goals and job placement opportunities.  Employee administers the cooperative education program.  Employee may provide budget and report preparation.  Employee reports to the Academic Dean.

DUTIES OF THE JOB

1.      Provides career counseling service to students and alumni to assist in establishing academic and career goals and objectives.

2.      Provides occupational information and career placement resource data to

students via department resource library and through the Career and Co-op Services web pages.

3.      Organizes the annual job fair for on-campus recruiting and provides student

placement service to graduating students with potential employers.

4.      Coordinates and administers the cadet shipping program and supervises all

other MMA co-op programs.

5.      Manages the Career Services online job bulletin and web page.

6.      Develops industry partnerships through company visitation, job fairs, professional trade shows, etc. which may result in scholarships, gifts in kind, and/or curriculum changes.

7.      May supervise student and/or regular Academy employees.

This job description reflects the general duties of the job but is not a detailed description of all duties, which may be inherent to the position.  The Academy may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with policy and collective bargaining agreements.

MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY

JOB TITLE:  Director of Career Services & Cooperative          JOB CODE #: 5060

                       Education Administrator

WAGE GRADE:   23                                                          TOTAL POINTS: 518