Career Educator

Date Posted : 03 / 17 / 2025

Req ID : 42133

Faculty / Division : Vice-Provost, Students

Department : Career Centre

Campus :  St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number : 00038267

Description : About us :

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services, supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units : Academic Success, Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Community Partnerships, Clubs & Leadership Development, Housing, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and TCard Services.

Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity. In support of U of T’s vision, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students. We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do, reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

This role contributes to the Career Exploration & Education unit.

Mission : The mission of Career Exploration & Education (CxED) at the University of Toronto St. George campus is to engage students to develop self-directed career management skills through partnership with (a) faculty, to connect academic and career learning; (b) alumni and employers, to develop informational and experiential networks and opportunities; and (c) our campus community, to embed career support locally to meet diverse student needs.

Vision : Our vision is to support every U of T student and recent graduate as they build their future in our changing world.

Values : We value justice & belonging, reconciliation, community, learning, and curiosity.

Career Exploration & Education at University of Toronto is strongly committed to the diversity of communities and ideas, and especially welcomes applications from individuals from Indigenous and equity-seeking communities. We especially encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities, recognizing the intersection across identities and experiences. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and reconciliation.

Your opportunity :

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Career Education, supervised by the Lead Coordinator, Career Education, and working with other members of Career Exploration & Education, the Career Educator will be responsible for developing and delivering career education programs and resources for undergraduate, professional and graduate students and recent alumni that leverages active, anti-oppressive, hope-centred and self-directed approaches to learning and reflection. With attention to the unique and intersecting career needs of Indigenous and equity-deserving student communities, including but not limited to Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQ+ students and students with disabilities, and as part of collaborative team efforts, the Career Educator will ensure that career education programs, services, and resources facilitates student career learning and agency, and develop students’ career management skills for lifelong career success and wellbeing.

The Career Educator will also develop strong working relationships with academic and co-curricular partners in the University, students and student groups to : identify opportunities for career education of U of T students; develop and deliver career education programming; prepare students for career exploration and work integrated learning activities; monitor progress and assess learning outcomes related to career education activities.

In collaboration with Career Exploration & Education (CxED) the Career Educator will engage in five key areas of responsibility :

1. Design and deliver career learning experiences (e.g. workshops, events, programs) that support students’ career learning and development.

2. Provide individual career advising andfacilitate referrals to campus and community services and resources

3. Expand students' opportunities to engage with employers, alumni and community.

4. Develop online career content and support the curation of other career related resources.

5. Integrate career learning in other forms of experiential learning and high impact co-curricular and extra-curricular experiences.

Across all five areas of responsibility, the incumbent will establish career learning principles, explore relevant labor market trends, and employ advising and coaching practices and learning design principles to deliver, assess and evaluate programs and services for all U of T students and recent alumni.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Implementing programming to foster students' individual career development process
• Advising and coaching students on developing career-related goals
• Conducting detailed analysis on program efficiency and student learning outcomes to inform program planning activities
• Facilitating educational workshops and seminars
• Advising students on career-related matters by providing options and consequences incorporating personal circumstances impacting academic success and an understanding of an individual's background
• Advising students on employment options and strategies to achieve their career goals
• Advising students on how to conduct job searches, cover letter and resume development
• Developing student assessment plans to support student learning outcomes and competencies

Essential Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you will be :

NOTE : This is a fourteen (14) month term position.

Closing Date : 03 / 26 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Term

Schedule : Full-Time  NOTE : This is a fourteen (14) month term position.

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 12 $79,874. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $102,147. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Student Services

Recruiter : Blythe Campbell

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.