Career Services Coordinator

Houston Career Institute; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Career Institute is seeking a Career Services Advisor/Placement Coordinator to help students identify and obtain entry-level jobs in their new field. You will guide career development, build relationships with employers, and present opportunities to graduates through workshops and coaching on resumes and interviews.

You will coordinate with academic departments, organize job fairs and field trips, maintain placement records, and produce reports for accreditation and administration.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Relevant work experience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with academic departments to assist with the placement of students in employment, work-study programs, internship, and externship opportunities.
• Assists students in locating part-time work and monitors to be sure part-time employment does not interfere with progress toward graduation.
• Coordinates employer field trips, attends job fairs, and prepares print materials to generate job leads.
• Mee ts with new, returning, and upcoming graduating students on a regular basis for relationship building and career planning.
• Identifies and communicates with unplaced graduates and students who are close to completing their program.
• Maintains contact with local employers to obtain information on job opportunities to develop and enhance working relationships, and to facilitate student placement.
• Develops relationships with employers for required degree internships, employee training, and employer sponsored degree study training.
• Maintains records of all job orders and creates a filing system (database) of potential placements.
• Compiles comprehensive records and maintains database of all successful placements. Ensures that all placement-related data is entered in the Company designated electronic record keeping system on an accurate and timely basis.
• Provides reports regarding placement statistics, new employer relationships, and current employer relationships.
• Assists Director of Career Services in surveying graduates and employers to compile data regarding the effectiveness of the programs offered.

Skills

Career coaching

Employer relations

Job placement

Resume writing

Interview preparation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

The Career Services Advisor/Placement Coordinator works with students to help identify and obtain their first jobs in their new career/field. This individual is focused on the career development of students and graduates, while establishing relationships with prospective employers.

Presents employment opportunities to graduates and helps them in their job search by presenting workshops and providing individual coaching regarding career search strategies and methods, resume and interview preparation and other professional development topics.

Works to build relationships within the community to secure job placement opportunities for graduates and then actively pursues all avenues for job searches and seeks qualified entry-level employment to match graduate's skills.

Maintains placement records which are consolidated into reports and submitted to accreditation agencies, the State licensing agency, the school administration, faculty, and students. The Job Placement Coordinator is ultimately responsible for assisting students to prepare for the workforce in their chosen career field.

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Duties to include but not limited to:

• Collaborates with academic departments to assist with the placement of students in employment, work-study programs, internship, and externship opportunities.
• Assists students in locating part-time work and monitors to be sure part-time employment does not interfere with progress toward graduation.
• Coordinates employer field trips, attends job fairs, and prepares print materials to generate job leads.
• Meets with new, returning, and upcoming graduating students on a regular basis for relationship building and career planning.
• Identifies and communicates with unplaced graduates and students who are close to completing their program.
• Maintains contact with local employers to obtain information on job opportunities to develop and enhance working relationships, and to facilitate student placement.
• Develops relationships with employers for required degree internships, employee training, and employer sponsored degree study training.
• Maintains records of all job orders and creates a filing system (database) of potential placements.
• Compiles comprehensive records and maintains database of all successful placements. Ensures that all placement-related data is entered in the Company designated electronic record keeping system on an accurate and timely basis.
• Provides reports regarding placement statistics, new employer relationships, and current employer relationships.
• Assists Director of Career Services in surveying graduates and employers to compile data regarding the effectiveness of the programs offered.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Houston Career Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and service provider for all individuals, including those with disabilities. Mikhail Education Corporation does not discriminate against any person, but rather bases all employment decisions on an individual's demonstrated, job-related ability, skill, and knowledge. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all without regard to mental or physical disability, genetic information of any individual or of his/her family, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected class. Equal opportunity is also provided in assignments, training, compensation, transfers, promotions, classification, referral, benefit programs, and discharge.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Relevant Work Experience would be a plus