Welcome to the Education career community.

As a student in this community, you may have a love for children or young people and a desire to make a difference. You may be interested in pursuing a career as an elementary, secondary, or special education teacher or administrator.

Use this page and the listed resources to learn more about different majors, jobs, internships, trends, organizations, and more in your field of interest.

All job and internship opportunities listed below can be found in Handshake. Please note that postings are updated by employers themselves, so if a listing is no longer active, it may have been removed or filled by the employer.

Graduating this year? Sign up for the Teacher’s List

The Career Center produces a list with the current academic year’s teacher candidates’ names, contact information, and teaching preferences. This list is shared with school administrators and updated regularly as students report jobs. This is a great way for schools to search for you, as you search for them!

Complete the Teacher’s List survey HERE with your information to be included. This list is to include only this academic year’s education graduates.

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Career Resources

Contact & Location

Phone
616-526-6485
Address

Hekman Library 313
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Career Service Hours

Day of the week
Office Hours Resume/Cover Letter Walk-In Hours
Monday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm