Career Foundations Specialist

🇺🇸 Gainesville, FL 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $47K 💻 Career Services 🗓️ July 16th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

University of Florida is hiring a Career Foundations Specialist. The role involves managing daily operations and administrative support for the career center, providing direct career development services to students, coordinating outreach and educational workshops, and overseeing the Gator Career Closet.

Highlights

Manage day-to-day functions of foundational career center services including scheduling, communication, and staffing.
Oversee the Gator Career Closet, including inventory management and community partnership outreach.
Provide individual career planning appointments and drop-in services on interviewing, job search strategies, and career decision making.
Create educational resources and deliver outreach presentations to various campus groups using PowerPoint and Canva.
Coordinate logistics and communications for Career Foundations and Academic Integration team events and meetings.
Prepare meeting agendas, reports, and maintain documentation related to outreach and career learning trends.
Use shared email inboxes to manage communication with campus stakeholders and support operational processes.
Required bachelor's degree and at least one year of relevant experience in career development or related fields.
Preferred skills include strong presentation, facilitative and interpersonal skills, computer proficiency, and knowledge of career services and employment trends.
Expected salary is $47,000 annually.