Student Success & Career Coach

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE

“BEST PLACES TO WORK IN PA” FOR 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024!

Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our main campus is located in downtown Scranton, and our footprint includes satellite centers in Covington Twp., Hawley, Hazleton, Sunbury, Towanda, Tunkhannock, Bethlehem, Chambersburg, and Greensburg.

Our mission is to provide a quality education to all persons who seek to improve their lives and better the communities in which they live. We provide our students with a direct path to a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or one of many different professional certifications. Additionally, our Continuing Education department helps put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with modern career skills. Lackawanna is also one of the most cost-efficient regional higher education institutions.

If our mission inspires you, and you are willing to go the extra mile to help our students succeed, please feel free to apply for this or future employment opportunities for which you meet the minimum qualifications. Please know that only the candidates who meet the minimum qualifications can be considered, and only those selected for interviews will be contacted by a college representative. No phone calls, please.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBJECTIVES:

Perkins Related Functions (50%): To provide associate level students with services necessary to ensure continued enrollment of career and technical education students and facilitate their transition from school to work through career counselling and internship placement. Provide mentoring and advising to associate-level students to help increase persistence and retention.

Non-Perkins Related Functions (50%): To expand relationships between secondary schools and Lackawanna College as well as recruiting students from those schools into pre-college programs by providing awareness of the opportunities available. This position will also advise and mentor students participating in pre-college programs to increase college and career readiness for a successful transition into undergraduate degrees.

*This is a full-time, grant-funded position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Perkins Related Functions (50%)To associate level CTE students:

1. Provide career development, networking strategies, interviewing, résumé and cover letter writing skills, portfolio development and using the Internet for career search.
2. Provide students with guidance and information regarding career research, options and decision making, goal setting, job searching, and school application process through coaching appointments and consultations.
3. Provide presentations at open houses, academic orientations, and career week events, and help coordinate informational panels for capstone courses.
4. Conduct walk‐in hours and workshops to promote experiential learning and assist students with internship search strategies, application materials, and academic/career skills.
5. Attend job fairs and school career fairs as needed.
6. Mentor pre-college students to improve the likelihood of post-secondary matriculation and successful transition to degree programs.
7. Advise new and returning students in registration for courses
8. Serves as academic advisor and assist with freshman scheduling for students in CTE-related majors with a focus on those identified as at-risk and special population/disability.
9. Address all initial inquiries about internships from students, community organizations, faculty, parents, and alumni.
10. Coordinate placement of students in business work positions including soliciting requests from supervisors, and providing student employment information, paperwork, and authorization to students.
11. Update and maintain a Career and Internship Services website.

EITC 50% To high school and pre-college students:

1. Lead and coordinate initiatives that enhance college readiness for pre-college students, including academic boot camps, early placement testing, and transition programming aligned with postsecondary expectations.
2. Develop and deliver targeted outreach and presentations to prospective students and families to promote early college credit opportunities and increase program enrollment.
3. Serve as a cross-functional liaison between Enrollment, Advising, Financial Aid, and Academic Affairs to ensure pre-college students complete all onboarding and enrollment requirements.
4. Advise and support new and returning pre-college students with course registration, academic planning, and navigation of college systems.
5. Facilitate the transition from pre-college to undergraduate enrollment, monitoring and supporting student conversion to degree-seeking status.
6. Provide holistic mentorship and success coaching to pre-college students to improve persistence, academic performance, and postsecondary matriculation.
7. Serve as a liaison between secondary and postsecondary partners to align expectations, strengthen college readiness, and support seamless student transitions.
8. Coordinate early alert and intervention strategies, partnering with faculty and staff to identify at-risk students and implement timely support plans.
9. Deliver career readiness programming, including résumé and cover letter development, interviewing skills, networking strategies, portfolio development, and career exploration using digital tools.
10. Facilitate College 101/201 and related transition seminars focused on academic success, career pathways, and college navigation skills.
11. Works during high impact periods, which include, but are not limited to: annual forum, graduation, orientations, week prior to the start of each semester, first two weeks of the semester, last two weeks of the semester prior to finals and advising periods.
12. Other duties as assigned.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

1. Computer proficient in Excel and Word.
2. Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.
3. Awareness of the local job market and skills necessary to secure employment.
4. Some evening and weekends required.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College in related field. Masters preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Preferred experience in vocational counseling
• Experience with Job Development/Internships preferred.
• Experience in teaching, presenting workshops and/or providing counseling in an academic setting highly desirable.

Applications will only be accepted via online method by clicking the link below. Deadline for applications is December 4, 2026. No phone calls, please.

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=9d114fa5-887f-4687-9b71-ee538589a4bb&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=957972&lang=en_US&source=CC2

In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other applicable non-discrimination laws, Lackawanna College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran’s status, or genetic information in its educational programs and activities, admissions, and with regard to employment.

Lackawanna College is an accredited, private, non-profit educational institution providing opportunities for career and personal development within selected associates degree, certificate and continuing education program.