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University of Kentucky

Career Development Consultant Senior

🇺🇸 Lexington, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $44K - $70K

💻 Other

🗓️ September 24th, 2025

CCSP

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Kentucky is hiring a Career Development Consultant Senior. This role provides individual career counseling to UK staff, develops and delivers career development courses and workshops, and evaluates program effectiveness to ensure alignment with HR and university strategic plans.

Highlights
  • Provide individual career counseling for professional and career development.
  • Develop curriculum and course content for online and in-person career development courses.
  • Create and facilitate specialized career development workshops for departments.
  • Evaluate career development program effectiveness and align with HR and UK strategic plans.
  • Required education: Master's degree.
  • Minimum 2 years of related experience required.
  • Preferred credentials: Certified Career Counselor (CCC), Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP), ICF coaching certifications, MBTI, Strong Interest Inventory certifications.
  • Salary range: $43,805 to $70,075 per year.
  • Position requires occasional lifting up to 50 lbs and intermittent travel (10%).
  • Department: Human Resources Training and Development.

Career Development Consultant Senior Full Description

Career Development Consultant Senior
 Posting Details 
Job Title  | Career Development Consultant Senior
Requisition Number  | RE51528
Working Title  |
Department Name  | 3J530:Human Resources Training and Development
Work Location  | Lexington, KY
Grade Level  | 44
Salary Range  | $43,805-70,075/year
Type of Position  | Staff
Position Time Status  | Full-Time
Required Education  | MA
Click here for more information about equivalencies:  | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience  | 2 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification  | None.
Physical Requirements  | The physical requirements of this position will include occasionally lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 50lbs; standing or walking with objects up to 10lbs; regularly working at a computer workstation for extended periods of time with repetitive motions (such as typing); and intermittent (10%) job-related travel.
Shift  | Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm; may include some evenings, nights and weekends per departmental needs.

Job Summary  | Provide individual career counseling for UK staff employees for professional and career development. Develop curriculum and course content for online/in-person instructor-led career development courses for UK employees; teach and assess clients. Create specialized career development workshops for departments as requested; teach and facilitate.
Evaluates Program Effectiveness, Assessment & Evaluation, Plan and Ensure Career Development Program’s strategic alignment with HR & UK strategic plans.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities  |
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  | No
Preferred Education/Experience  | Prefer candidates with Masters level studies in Counseling, Human Resources, Higher Education backgrounds.

Career-related credentials preferred such as Certified Career Counselor (CCC), Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) or other National Career Development Association career-related credentials. ICF coaching certifications or other relevant coaching certifications may be appropriate. Prefer candidates with career-related assessment certifications such as MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory certifications.
Deadline to Apply  | 09/28/2025
Our University Community  | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * How many years of training/teaching experience do you have? 
    • None
    • More than 0, up through 1 year 
    • More than 1 year, up through 3 years 
    • More than 3 years, up through 5 years 
    • More than 5 years
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents

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