Director, Career Services - State of Colorado : Job Details

This position has the opportunity to be located at either our Boulder County Campus in Longmont, CO or our Larimer Campus in Fort Collins, CO.

Who We AreWith three campuses along Colorado's Front Range, Front Range Community College is the state's largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities. FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country byNewsweek.One of FRCC's main goals is to offer educational excellence foreveryone. The college's strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment—one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We're looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.

Who You AreYou are a collaborative, equity-minded leader dedicated to student success. As Director of Career Services, you will guide a team in delivering inclusive, high-impact programs that support career readiness and meaningful employment pathways for FRCC's diverse student body. Reporting to the Dean of Access and Student Connections, you bring a strategic, student-focused approach to managing operations, strengthening employer partnerships, and promoting equitable access to services. Your leadership will support FRCC's mission to cultivate lifelong skills, confidence, and opportunity for every student, while reinforcing our values of inclusion, innovation, and continuous improvement.

This position is based out of the Larimer Campus in Fort Collins or the Boulder County Campus in Longmont and will oversee the career & transfer services staff located on all three FRCC campuses. This position requires a strong on-campus presence and will have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally. This role requires occasional travel to all three FRCC campuses.

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E-Verify employer.

SALARY:$68,278 - $71,692 annually

The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum starting salary for the position. When determining the starting salary for a new employee, FRCC takes into consideration a combination of the selected candidate's education, training and experience as it relates to the requirements of the position, as well as the position's scope and complexity, internal pay equity and external market value.

BENEFITS: For information about benefits, please viewAPT & Faculty Benefits.

SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of August 14, 2025. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.

Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by the candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications and responsibilities of theDirector, Career Services.

Strategic Direction & Program Development:

• Shape and advance department goals and services that reflect national best practices and emerging trends in career development and address the diverse, evolving needs of FRCC students.
• Design innovative programming focused on career readiness, student employment, and employer engagement—both in-person and online.
• Manage departmental resources responsibly and contribute to planning efforts that strengthen retention and student outcomes.
• Manage student employment systems (currently Handshake) to coordinate job postings and for internship opportunities across campuses.
• Partner with the Dean of Access and Student Connections and Institutional Research to compile, analyze and present data that informs departmental planning and responds to student needs and leadership priorities.
• Ensure responsible management of the department by adhering to State and System FRCC purchasing guidelines.

Leadership & Team Development:

• Provide inclusive, mission-aligned leadership for staff across campuses, modeling behaviors and building a unified team culture of trust rooted in collaboration and student service.
• Guide employee recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and professional growth with a focus on inclusive excellence and equity-minded supervision.
• Support strong communication and alignment through regular meetings, individual check-ins, and shared goal setting.

Student-Focused Service Delivery:

• Ensure accessible, high-quality career support across all campuses, with intentional outreach to first-generation, historically underserved, and non-traditional students.
• Leverage data and student feedback to evaluate programs, identify barriers, and implement improvements that enhance the student experience.
• Facilitate events and services that integrate career exploration into academic pathways and support lifelong employability.
• Lead continuous assessment and evaluation of departmental guidelines and procedures, and services through an equity lens, identifying and removing barriers to improve the student experience.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives related to employer engagement, internship programming, career exploration, career education, and career readiness skill development.

Collaboration & Partnerships:

• Build meaningful partnerships with faculty, staff, and community employers to expand career-connected learning and employment opportunities.
• Coordinate with Enrollment Management, Advising, Financial Aid, and other departments to align services with student goals.
• Contribute to college-wide initiatives, including career fairs, work-based learning strategies, and the Career Connected Campus designation.
• Collaborate with other campus leadership to design and implement the infrastructure needed to strengthen career readiness efforts, including the reapplication for the CO Career Connected Campus Designation, incorporating feedback from prior application cycles.

Required Competencies

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Demonstrates behaviors that convey the importance of diverse lived-experiences and using an equity lens to guide decisions. Embraces diversity, promotes equity and creates an environment of inclusion.
• Building a Diverse Team:Seeks to understand the individual strengths on the team and uses those talents to make the most impact for students. Hires individuals from diverse backgrounds that support values and appreciation for individual differences.
• Commitment to Values: Demonstrates leadership and collaborative behaviors and actions that support FRCC values. Promotes an environment where equity creates opportunities for all students to achieve their educational goals.
• Student Success Focus:Makes decisions that support a student-first culture.
• Operational Planning:Ability to turn the strategic plan into an operational roadmap that guides the division. Supports teams in tying their goals to the college's strategic plan and charging them to do the same with the employees they supervise.
• Change Catalyst:Ability to be nimble and willing to pivot if new data becomes available that can influence outcomes; understands that change is constant and requires flexibility.
• Communication: Communicates effectively with individuals with diverse backgrounds; ability to communicate in a way that is effective. Chooses words carefully in communications.
• Motivation:Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach goals and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Collaboration:Willingness to work with colleagues across departments, specifically when job processes are integrated to strategically focus on ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness for students.
• Data Analysis:Prioritizes data analysis as a priority in the department and communicates the importance of having concrete information on outcomes to base decisions.
• Relationship Building:Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to establish positive and respectful working relationships with students, staff, and faculty.
• Coaching and Mentoring:Coaches and mentors direct reports. Willingness to offer professional development opportunities for staff on topics that contribute to their success.
• Evaluation for Improvement:Uses ongoing evaluation as a process and program improvement tool. Works with the team to ensure everyone is aware of how the evaluation process works and why it is important.
• Problem Solving:Demonstrates the ability to examine problems and identify the root cause(s). Develops and implements processes to address problems so the process works as intended.
• Compliance Framework: Knowledgeable about the rules, regulations, and policies that the college must comply with, most specifically in relation to the department. Ensures that teams also understand the compliance framework. Routinely assess the department's operations to ensure compliance is being maintained.
• Compliance Framework:Knowledgeable about the rules, regulations, and policies that the college must comply with, most specifically in relation to the department. Ensures that teams also understand the compliance framework. Routinely assesses the department's operations to ensure compliance is being maintained.
• Critical thinking:Confident in using professional judgement when dealing with complex situations and issues. Generates and implements new ideas and is solution oriented. Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach goals and perform to the best of their ability.
• Technology:Uses available technologies to proactively support students. Willing to learn and utilize technologies used at FRCC and within the Career & Transfer Services Department.

Required Education/Training & Work Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with at least three years of experience in career, advising, or transfer programming.
• Proven ability to supervise, train, and develop staff, including the demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, mentor, and support a diverse staff.
• Experience working with diverse, non-traditional, and traditionally underserved students.
• Track record of successful implementation of innovative practices, processes, and programs related to the undergraduate student experience, including their evaluation and assessment.
• Understanding of student development, high impact practices, and student success work in a higher education setting.

Preferred Education/Training & Work Experience:

• Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish.

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Group Health BenefitsIf you are an APT, staff, or faculty and are scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day you officially begin active employment. FRCC offers a variety of family-friendly benefits designed to support your physical, emotional and financial health, including:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Life, AD&D and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Community or School Volunteer Leave
• Leave of Absence Options
• College Invest 529

Additional information regarding benefits can be found atCCCS Employee Benefits.RetirementFRCC employees contribute toColorado PERA, which provides retirement and other benefits to employees of more than 500 government agencies and public entities in the state of Colorado. PERA is the 21st largest public pension plan in the United States and is a substitute for Social Security; FRCC employees do not contribute to Social Security. PERA eligible employees are required to contribute a fixed percentage of their salary to the pension. Student employees are not eligible to participate in PERA.FRCC and the State of Colorado also offer three tax-deferred supplemental investment plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans.Tuition ReimbursementEducation and the success of you and your dependents is a priority at Front Range Community College. We encourage you to develop job skills and abilities which will benefit you as well as our College. Eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and domestic partners may enroll in credit courses at any of the 13 system community colleges.Professional Development OpportunitiesFRCC offers a variety of professional development opportunities to create possibilities for your career and life. We are building a learning community where you can work with diverse individuals, explore new ways of thinking and expand your capabilities.Flexible Work ArrangementsFront Range offers a variety of flexible work arrangements based on departments and positions. Please ask if this is an opportunity for this role.Employee Assistance ProgramOur employee assistance program (EAP) services are available to you and your household members at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP). These confidential services offered to support the wellbeing of both you and your family members include counseling, professional coaching, webinars, mediation, financial assistance, and more. For more information, please visit .BenefitHubAs a State of Colorado employee, you will have access to the BenefitHub website where you will find a variety of local and national discounts.