University of Idaho
Career Counselor
🇺🇸
Moscow, ID
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$50K
💻
Career Services
🗓️
February 12th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Idaho is hiring a Career Counselor for the College of Law. The role involves advising and counseling law students on career planning through personalized training, guidance, and skill development, while also managing the administrative aspects of the Career Development Office and job postings.
Highlights
- Advise and counsel law students on career planning and job skills development.
- Provide individualized training, guidance, and feedback to students.
- Assist students in developing professional networks to advance career opportunities.
- Manage administrative tasks related to Career Development Office programs and job postings.
- Required Bachelor’s Degree and three years of relevant counseling experience; a Juris Doctor may substitute for two years of experience.
- Ability to travel and work non-standard hours is required.
- Preferred knowledge includes higher education administration, legal employment trends, and career development issues for attorneys.
- Position offers a full-time, fiscal year appointment with an annual salary starting at $49,816 or higher commensurate with experience.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
- The role is exempt from FLSA, and no visa sponsorship is available.
Career Counselor Full Description
Career Counselor
Position Information
Internal Posting? |
Posting Number | SP005061P
Position Title | Career Counselor
Division/College | College of Law
Department | College of Law
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement |
Position Overview | This position will work to advise and counsel law students on career planning, through individualized training, guidance and feedback. They will also assist students in developing skills necessary to obtain jobs and help students develop professional networks to advance career opportunities. Additionally, they will provide administrative assistance in managing programs of the Career Development Office as well as job postings.
Unit URL | https://www.uidaho.edu/law.
Posting Number | SP005061P
Position Title | Career Counselor
Division/College | College of Law
Department | College of Law
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement |
Position Overview | This position will work to advise and counsel law students on career planning, through individualized training, guidance and feedback. They will also assist students in developing skills necessary to obtain jobs and help students develop professional networks to advance career opportunities. Additionally, they will provide administrative assistance in managing programs of the Career Development Office as well as job postings.
Unit URL | https://www.uidaho.edu/law.
Position Qualifications
Required Experience | Three years of relevant counseling experience (academic advising, career counseling, therapeutic or social work counseling, or attorney-client counseling); a Juris Doctor may substitute two of the three years of experience
Required Education | Bachelor’s Degree
Required Other | Ability to travel Ability to work non-standard work hours
Additional Preferred | Ability to consistently exercise discretion and sound ethical judgment, particularly when dealing with confidential matters Knowledge of issues related to higher education administration Knowledge of career development issues, particularly those faced by attorneys and aspiring attorneys Knowledge of legal employment trends and career development
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of application
Required Education | Bachelor’s Degree
Required Other | Ability to travel Ability to work non-standard work hours
Additional Preferred | Ability to consistently exercise discretion and sound ethical judgment, particularly when dealing with confidential matters Knowledge of issues related to higher education administration Knowledge of career development issues, particularly those faced by attorneys and aspiring attorneys Knowledge of legal employment trends and career development
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of application
Posting Information
FLSA Status | Exempt
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $49,816 annually or higher commensurate with experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1.0
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 10/20/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | Applications received by 11/03/25 will receive first consideration.
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 annually or higher commensurate with experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1.0
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 10/20/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | Applications received by 11/03/25 will receive first consideration.
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
- 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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