Education Specialist Jobs in Texas

Position Information

Hiring Department: Advising, Academic Success, and Student Support

Reports To: Vice Provost for Advising, Academic Success, and Student Support

Job Location: On Site, El Paso, Texas

This posting will fill multiple vacancies

Posting End Date: Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm.

FLSA status: Exempt

Earliest Start Date: As soon as possible.

Salary: $46,500

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• List of three references

Position Summary

The Career Education Specialist supports faculty, staff, and advisors by translating workforce trends and career pathways into practical, accessible career readiness programming and resources. Embedded within the academic student experience, this role advances career exploration and readiness through classroom integration, group-based programming, and cross-campus collaboration—ensuring students connect their academic pathways to career outcomes from their first year through graduation.

Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:

Career Education Delivery & Student Engagement

• Design and facilitate career exploration activities, workshops, presentations, resume clinics, and networking events aligned to academic disciplines.
• Deliver structured, group-based career education experiences in classrooms, student organizations, and campus events—especially within first-year courses to ensure early student engagement.
• Provide students with opportunities to connect their majors, interests, and experiences to career pathways and professional goals.

Faculty, Advisor, & Campus Partner Collaboration

• Partner with faculty, advisors, and workforce partners to integrate career readiness into curriculum and co-curricular environments.
• Equip faculty with classroom-ready materials (e.g., Blackboard modules, slide decks, discussion prompts, activity guides) that embed career exploration into academic courses.
• Support advisors in guiding students toward student organizations, career-related activities, UTEP Engage experiences, and co-curricular pathways.
• Collaborate with Engagement Officers and campus partners to connect students with employer-facing opportunities (e.g., tabling, networking events).

Resource Development & Program Design

• Develop and maintain career education toolkits and discipline-specific materials informed by workforce trends and labor market insights.
• Collaborate with faculty and institutional partners to identify and align career readiness milestones within academic programs.
• Facilitate the development of structured co-curricular pathways in coordination with campus systems.

Data, Assessment, & Continuous Improvement

• Track and assess participation, student engagement, and impact through tools reporting mechanisms.
• Develop and monitor metrics related to workshops, student reach, resource utilization, and college engagement.
• Ensure consistent messaging, data tracking, and reporting across campus partners to support continuous improvement and program alignment.

Operational Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal scheduling and logistics for career education programming and events.
• Complies with all State and University policies.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Education required:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

Minimum Experience required:

One (1) year of professional experience in career services, workforce development, higher education, student services, academic support, or a related field.

Preferred Education/Experience:

• Experience working directly with faculty and academic advisors in a higher education setting.
• Experience developing career readiness resources, curriculum-aligned materials, or workshop content for students.
• Familiarity with labor market data, workforce trends, and career pathway frameworks.
• Experience delivering group presentations, workshops, or trainings to students or faculty.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across academic and administrative units.

Why Pick UTEP

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve.

UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.

This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan. Built around the institution’s core strengths—its location, its people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships—the plan lays out a bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the University’s regional impact and national stature.

Miner Perks and Benefits

What UTEP Offers:

• Benefit Package includes: Medical, Prescription, Life Insurance and Wellness platform
• Voluntary Benefits: Dental, Vision, Additional life insurance, UT Flex, Short and Long-term disability plans
• Retirement Programs
• Longevity Pay
• Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Discounts & Perks
• Employee Education Assistance program
• And much more! Visit our Benefits Summary Page for more information on our additional benefits.

Disclaimer: Eligibility for perks and benefits may vary based on part-time or full-time employment.

Additional Information

Note: To the extent that this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

The primary accountabilities are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. A valid driver’s license issued by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157 may be required to perform the position's essential functions.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly be able to lift and move up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to communicate effectively in person, virtually, and in writing.
• Ability to facilitate presentations and workshops in classroom and group settings.
• Ability to travel locally to academic buildings or campus-affiliated locations as needed.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Primarily office- and classroom-based environment.
• Regular interaction with faculty, staff, and students in academic settings.
• Occasional evening or weekend work to support student workshops, faculty trainings, or academic events.

The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.

In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to a learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries—including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident—about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 223C.

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.