[Hiring] Career and Placement Coach @Thrive Scholars

Role Description

Thrive Scholars is looking to recruit a student-centered and results-driven Career Coach who will partner with the Career Pathway Director and Community Engagement Team to ensure Scholar exposure to career options, help them land excellent internships and jobs, and develop the knowledge and skills they need to be successful law school and/or graduate school applicants. In this role, you will provide high-quality, tailored individual career support to a caseload of scholars interested in pursuing Law School or other Professional Graduate Programs by leveraging your skills in rapport-building and coaching, developing effective and impactful relationships, and facilitating group programming. You will also tap into your knowledge of legal career paths and the skills and competencies required to be successful and thrive in the legal industry.

The Career Coach will report to the Career Pathway Director and work closely with other members of the Pathways team and the broader Career Development, Community Engagement, and program teams. This role will include up to two weeks of work at our Summer Academy sites and possible academic-year travel for campus or company visits.

To succeed in this role, candidates need a strong understanding of the college and internship experience for students pursuing careers in law, demonstrate knowledge of corporate talent requirements, have high emotional intelligence and motivational skills, and build rapport with students, corporate partners, and Thrive Scholar staff.

Qualifications

• A Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school, or equivalent experience coaching students through the law school and graduate school admissions process, including a deep understanding of application requirements.
• Minimum one year of professional experience.
• Results-driven with an ability to adapt your approach to achieve stated results.
• Ability to build strong and trusting rapport with a diverse group of college students.
• Strong knowledge of legal career paths and the employment landscape.
• Deep understanding of the college-to-career journey for first-generation and students from economically disadvantaged communities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Capacity to balance multiple and varied tasks, meet deadlines, and use well-developed time management and organizational skills.
• Experience with Canvas or other LMS.
• Experience using a database for documentation and reporting (Salesforce preferred).

Requirements

• Case Management, Individual Scholar Coaching, and Support (60%):
  • Ensure students are effectively exposed to opportunities within the legal industry.
  • Provide individual coaching and support to Law Pathway students.
  • Maintain records of all appointments, presentations, and services to students.
• Internship and Job Recruitment (25%):
  • Develop a keen understanding of the success profile sought by top law schools and legal employers.
  • Provide coaching on resume and cover letter preparation, interview skills, and application guidance for Law School/Graduate school admissions.
  • Strive towards department-identified metrics and goals for Scholar placement.
• Career Program Development, Implementation, and Support (15%):
  • Ensure that Scholars across all other pathways are exposed to and explore opportunities within the legal industry.
  • Develop, implement, and support the core Thrive Scholars Career Development curriculum and programming.
  • Partner with the Community Engagement team to ensure Scholars participate and benefit from high-impact relationships with industry mentors.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunities: Thrive Scholars provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
• We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.