Job Details

Career Services Specialist (Ridgecrest)

Position Number: 7280382
Location: Ridgecrest, CA
Position Type: Career Counseling and Placement

Career Services Specialist (Ridgecrest)

Kern Community College District

Salary: $5,277.96 - $7,457.61 Monthly

Job Type: Classified

Job Number: FY24-2501363

Location: CC - Main Campus, Ridgecrest, CA

Department: Career Technical Education

Below is our job description for this position. Please also review the Important Instructions & Additional Information section below, which contains valuable information about our application process.

Basic Function

Under the general supervision of an assigned supervisor, develop employment opportunities for students and provide career and professional development services to students.

Representative Duties

Establish and maintain liaison with employers and community agencies to develop employment opportunities for students and promote career services offered by the college. E

Provide career and professional development services such as resume and cover letter review, mock interviews, and educating students on how to network and search for jobs; develop and conduct workshops and presentations pertaining to career and professional development. E

Provide technical and administrative support to the internship program, including reviewing applications and determining eligibility based upon specified eligibility requirements, organizing and conducting orientations, processing internship course enrollment, tracking and monitoring student intern time sheets, reviewing internship evaluations, liaising with student interns, faculty advisors, and employers; and developing, disseminating, collecting, and maintaining program documents. E

Administer the online career management system (CMS), including reviewing and approving job postings and creating, updating, and disseminating announcements. E

Provide information and respond to inquiries from students, employees, employers, and the public regarding career services and activities provided by the college. E

Collect, compile, organize, and maintain data pertaining to career services and prepare reports. E

Assist in the planning, coordination, and implementation of career services-related events and outreach activities. E

Develop, prepare, and disseminate promotional materials regarding the college's career services, events, and programs; monitor and update information pertaining to career services on the college website. E

Perform a variety of clerical duties including answering telephones, composing correspondence, forms, and memos, and establishing and maintaining records and files. E

Attend and participate in job fairs, workshops, conferences, meetings, and committees as assigned. E

Provide work direction and guidance to student workers as assigned. E

Work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, and ethnic communities. E

Demonstrate cultural humility, sensitivity, and equity-mindedness in working with individuals from diverse communities; model inclusive behaviors; and achieve equity in assignment-related outcomes. E

Perform other duties as assigned. E

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination equivalent to: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND two years of experience performing career and professional development services.

Knowledge & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE OF:
Mission, objectives, and goals of the college's career services and programs.
Methods, techniques, and best practices of career and professional development, including interviewing, resume writing, and job search techniques.
Applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to career services.
Marketing and outreach strategies.
Customer service and public relations methods and techniques.
Principles and procedures of record keeping and filing.
Methods and techniques of proper phone etiquette.
District organization, operations, policies and objectives.
Principles of organization, collection, and storage of data.
Principles and practices of business communication and report preparation.
Office procedures, methods, and equipment, including computers.
Office productivity computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database applications.
Fundamentals of English grammar, spelling, and composition.

ABILITY TO:
Develop and provide career and professional development services to students.
Interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to career services.
Plan and organize events and activities related to career services.
Prepare reports by gathering and organizing data from a variety of sources.
Operate office equipment, including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database applications as well as specialized software applications.
Learn and apply new information and skills.
Type, keyboard, and/or enter data at a speed necessary for successful job performance.
Establish and maintain a variety of files and records.
Update and maintain a website.
Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of work.
Plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines.
Train and provide work directions to others.
Provide information and assistance to students, employees, employers, and the public regarding career services.
Demonstrate empathy, value, and appreciation for the experiences of students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, and ethnic communities.
Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, and promote and remove barriers to equal opportunity and participation.

SALARY RANGE$5,277.96 - $7,457.61 monthlyMaximum Starting Salary: $5,545.16 monthly
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONSFirst Review of Applications: Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; but those received by July 9, 2026 at 11:59pm, are assured consideration. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.

Important Instructions & Additional Information

Complete applications received by the "assured consideration date" above are guaranteed to be reviewed by Human Resources. If you apply after this date, there is no guarantee that your application will be reviewed. However, we still recommend that you apply because recruitments remain open until filled. The District and/or College reserves the right to extend time limits and/or repost or restart recruitments at any point.

Completed applications must include the following.

Completed online application for employment
Current resume
Letter of interest (cover letter)
List of 5 (five) professional references (entered in online application)
Copy of legible transcripts (if required for the position)

It is your responsibility to redact or remove any personally identifiable information from all documents prior to uploading, including Social Security numbers, date of birth, photos, etc.

Equivalency for Minimum Qualifications

Applicants for faculty and educational administrator positions in California Community Colleges are required to meet certain minimum qualifications as provided by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and detailed in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you may still be eligible by completing the KernCCD Application for Equivalence process. Please see our Faculty Equivalency Process website for more information.

International or Foreign Degrees

Applicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your online application.

Accommodations

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. (For more information, see our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunities website.)

Discrimination Free Work Environment

Discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation of any person, military and veteran status, or the perception that a person has one or more of these characteristics is illegal and violates Kern Community College District policy.

The Kern CCD Equal Employment Opportunity Plan guides the development, implementation, and monitoring of the District's efforts to foster equal employment opportunities and workplace diversity.

See our Discrimination-Free Work Environment webpage for more information.

Work Authorization

Kern Community College District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.

E-Verify

The Kern Community College District participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit e-verify.gov.

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All applicants must apply online at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/kccd/jobs/5389058/career-services-specialist-ridgecrest. Emails will not be accepted.