Career Counselor @ University of Idaho

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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 feedback. The counselor will assist students in skill development and networking to enhance career opportunities and provide administrative support managing career programs and job postings.

Highlights

Advise and counsel law students on career planning and development.

Assist students with job-related skill development and professional networking.

Provide administrative support in managing Career Development Office programs and job postings.

Requires three years of advising or counseling experience; a Juris Doctor can substitute for two years.

Must hold a Bachelor's Degree; Juris Doctor preferred.

Ability to travel and work non-standard business hours required.

Preferred knowledge includes higher education administration, legal career development, and recruitment.

Pay Range: Part Time - $27,000 per year + DOE; Full Time - $54,000 per year + DOE.

Appointment type is fiscal year with .5 or 1.0 FTE options; candidates must select part-time or full-time work capacity.

Position housed within the College of Law serving law students as clients.

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Position Information

Internal Posting?
Posting Number	SP005243P
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 advising or counseling experience (academic advising, career counseling, attorney-client counseling, or therapeutic/ social work 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 business hours
Additional Preferred	Ability to consistently exercise discretion and sound 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 Juris Doctor degree Experience in career counseling or legal recruitment Experience in higher education
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions	None
Degree Requirement	Listed degree qualification is required at time of application

Posting Information

FLSA Status	Dependent upon level of position
Employee Category	Dependent upon level of position
Pay Range	Part Time: $27,000 per year + DOE, Full Time: $54,000 per year + DOE
Type of Appointment	Fiscal Year
FTE	.5 or 1.0
Full Time/Part Time	TBD
Funding
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy.	No
Posting Date	04/27/2026
Closing Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants	Applications received by Monday, May 11 will receive first consideration. All applicants for this position will need to identify their desired work capacity if hired: part-time or full-time. This job posting is open to either option and thus needs to be clarified upon submission of each application by answering supplemental question #3. Please note that the part-time option will be classified/hourly while the full-time position will be overtime exempt. Required documents for application are: (1) Resume/CV; (2) Letter of Qualification addressing whether you satisfy each of the required and preferred qualifications for the position; (3) List of three references within the application itself
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
- Facebook
- 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
- LinkedIn
- 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)
* This position has the option to be full-time or part-time. Please make your selection below. You can select both options if you are open to full-time or part-time, but the chosen candidate must chose one option at time of hire.
- Full-time
- Part-time

University of Idaho Human Resources
Moscow, ID 83844-4332
(208) 885-3638
employment@uidaho.edu

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