University of Idaho
Career Consultant
🇺🇸 Moscow, ID
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $50K
💻 Career Services
🗓️ December 24th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Idaho is hiring a Career Consultant. The role involves providing career education and advising to students and alumni by teaching career and major exploration courses, delivering workshops and presentations, and offering individual career advising. The consultant collaborates with faculty, staff, and administrators within assigned colleges to identify student career development needs and delivers services including one-on-one consultations, class presentations, supervising peer advisors, and supporting professional development events.
Highlights
- Provide career education and advising to students and alumni through teaching and presentations.
- Work within assigned college/department collaborating with faculty, staff, and administrators.
- Deliver services such as one-on-one client appointments, career decision-making classes, and workshops.
- Train and supervise peer career advising interns and assist with professional networking events.
- Use career recruitment databases and online career information systems like Handshake and Symplicity.
- Strong communication skills required for presentations and advising.
- Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and experience advising or mentoring students and public speaking.
- Preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree in related fields and experience in career counseling or related industries.
- Salary starts at $49,816 per year, with adjustments based on education and experience.
- Must be able to travel and work non-standard hours; visa sponsorship is not available.
Career Consultant Full Description
Career Consultant
Position Information
Internal Posting? |
Posting Number | SP005130P
Position Title | Career Consultant
Division/College | Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Department | Career Services
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement |
Position Overview | The Career Consultant provides career education/advising to help students and alumni explore and achieve their career goals through teaching career/major exploration courses, delivering presentations/workshops, and individual career advising. Consultants provide a strong connection between Career Services and the college(s) and students they are assigned to. The Career Consultant will work within the college/department that they are assigned to. They will collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators in their college(s) in order to identify the career development needs of students and the best methods for providing these services. Depending on the college’s specific needs, service delivery could include but are not limited to, 1-on-1 client appointments/consultations, teaching major/career decision-making classes, conducting class presentations and workshops, training/supervising peer career advising interns, and assisting with professional development and networking events.
The Career Consultant will work in Career Services as a member of the Career Advising Team (CAT) to provide general career education/advising services for students during drop-in hours and at Career Services sponsored events.
Unit URL | Career Services | University of Idaho
Posting Number | SP005130P
Position Title | Career Consultant
Division/College | Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Department | Career Services
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement |
Position Overview | The Career Consultant provides career education/advising to help students and alumni explore and achieve their career goals through teaching career/major exploration courses, delivering presentations/workshops, and individual career advising. Consultants provide a strong connection between Career Services and the college(s) and students they are assigned to. The Career Consultant will work within the college/department that they are assigned to. They will collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators in their college(s) in order to identify the career development needs of students and the best methods for providing these services. Depending on the college’s specific needs, service delivery could include but are not limited to, 1-on-1 client appointments/consultations, teaching major/career decision-making classes, conducting class presentations and workshops, training/supervising peer career advising interns, and assisting with professional development and networking events.
The Career Consultant will work in Career Services as a member of the Career Advising Team (CAT) to provide general career education/advising services for students during drop-in hours and at Career Services sponsored events.
Unit URL | Career Services | University of Idaho
Position Qualifications
Required Experience | Experience composing and editing business documents One year experience advising, mentoring, or supervising secondary or post secondary students. Experience speaking publicly, presenting information to individuals, small, and large groups.
Required Education | Bachelor’s degree.
Required Other | Individual positions will be required to gain and maintain professional memberships and certifications as assigned and budget allows. Supervisors will assign designated memberships and certifications for which the employee is eligible. Ability to travel Ability to work non-standard business hours
Additional Preferred | Education Master’s degree in Communication, English, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, Adult Education, Business Education, Human Resources, or Career and Technical Education
ExperienceProfessional work experience in career counseling, advising/mentoring, student development, or career education, or in the industries related to their college assignment Past participation in experiential learning activities such as internships, co-ops, service projects/national service programs, study abroad, research, national exchanges, or student leadership activities
Skills and Abilities:Knowledge of and experience using career recruitment databases and on-line career information systems, including, but limited to: Handshake, Symplicity, CSO/Career Ladders, O*NET, Occupational Outlook, Idaho CIS, EMSI, or related systems Knowledge of and experience using job boards and social media for professional networking and job searches Ability to work effectively on a team and independently Strong written and verbal communication skills
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Required Education | Bachelor’s degree.
Required Other | Individual positions will be required to gain and maintain professional memberships and certifications as assigned and budget allows. Supervisors will assign designated memberships and certifications for which the employee is eligible. Ability to travel Ability to work non-standard business hours
Additional Preferred | Education Master’s degree in Communication, English, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, Adult Education, Business Education, Human Resources, or Career and Technical Education
ExperienceProfessional work experience in career counseling, advising/mentoring, student development, or career education, or in the industries related to their college assignment Past participation in experiential learning activities such as internships, co-ops, service projects/national service programs, study abroad, research, national exchanges, or student leadership activities
Skills and Abilities:Knowledge of and experience using career recruitment databases and on-line career information systems, including, but limited to: Handshake, Symplicity, CSO/Career Ladders, O*NET, Occupational Outlook, Idaho CIS, EMSI, or related systems Knowledge of and experience using job boards and social media for professional networking and job searches Ability to work effectively on a team and independently Strong written and verbal communication skills
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Posting Information
FLSA Status | Exempt
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $49,816 per year or higher depending on education and experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 12/22/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before January 11, 2026 will receive priority consideration.
Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.
Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.
For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at eschirmer@uidaho.edu
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $49,816 per year or higher depending on education and experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 12/22/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before January 11, 2026 will receive priority consideration.
Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.
Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.
For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at eschirmer@uidaho.edu
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- List of References
- Letter of Qualification
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Academic Careers
- Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
- Chronicle
- HigherEd/Academic Impressions
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
- Indeed.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Newspaper
- Other Venue
- Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
- University of Idaho Website
- University of Idaho Daily Register
- University of Idaho Employee
- Word of Mouth
- Militaryjob.com
- DSPSjobs.com
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.
(Open Ended Question)
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