Career Services Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY
Provide career advising to current students and graduates, advises participants on job search strategies and the logistics of securing and maintaining a job. Generate job leads and meet placement goals. Maintain relationships with externship sites and employers, in an effort to address their staffing solutions and to provide follow-up with placements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides one-on-one employment assistance to students and graduates.
• Answers student and employer questions with regard to the externship, employment, and placement processes.
• Generate employer database through cold calling, mailing, and site visits.
• Responsible for weekly placements goals and 90-day employment verification.
• Identify and develop viable extern site opportunities for students.
• Establishing and cultivating relationships with extern sites to encourage maximum potential for students to be offered employment upon completion of externship.
• Track weekly extern attendance (timecards).
• Initiate communication with faculty if there are challenges while a student is on externship.
• Ensures students are prepared to begin the job search process by assisting with resume writing, interview techniques, phone skills, networking, and other job search processes.
• Provides assistance to students with career preparation concerns throughout their tenure at the College.
• Maintains accurate student, graduate and employment records and phone logs, as appropriate.
• Assist graduates in securing education-related employment through assistance with interview techniques, resume assistance and critiquing, and by providing job leads.
• Establish a working relationship with existing and new companies.
• Participate in all programs advising committee meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Ability to gather data, analyze results, and present findings.
• Maintain professional appearance and demeanor.
• Knowledge of local business community.
• Demonstrated skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, and the public.
• Possess the ability to generate leads and meet placement goals.
• Professional presentation skills and a strong command of the English language.
• Demonstrated Computer literacy skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Attention to detail and accuracy a must.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent required; some college preferred.
• Previous experience in Career Services experience preferred, or job development, staffing and recruitment, medical sales or a closely related field preferred.

Success Education Colleges (SEC) is a family of institutions comprised of North-West College, Glendale Career College, Nevada Career Institute and Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing. SEC is a leader in allied health education and has been offering quality and affordable health care training programs for over 58 years.

Company Description

Success Education Colleges (SEC) is a family of institutions comprised of North-West College, Glendale Career College, Nevada Career Institute and Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing. SEC is a leader in allied health education and has been offering quality and affordable health care training programs for over 58 years.