Career Services Coordinator

National-Polytechnic-College-; Lakewood (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

AFLAC

Job summary

National Polytechnic College is seeking a Career Services Coordinator to support students and alumni with job placement, internships, and employer engagement. The role involves coordinating interviews, preparing reports, and delivering career readiness presentations.

The position requires strong communication, experience in vocational school placement, and a valid driver license for local travel across Southern California.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in job placement and business development for vocational schools is a plus.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate job placement activities and prepare students for interviews.
• Maintain records of placement activity and reports.
• Develop relationships with employers and clinical sites to secure placements.
• Coordinate externships and track hours.
• Assist with Licenses and Certifications processes.

Skills

Great communication

Job placement experience

Business development

Driver license

MS Office

Education

Associate degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Career Services Coordinator

Pay: $21.00 - $25.00 per hour

Job description:

Job Type: Full Time – On Campus

The Career Services Coordinator has a full performance position inside the Career Services Department dealing with students, instructors, employers, private sector, companies outside representatives, college management and its staff.

How YOU will impact our students/Alumni:

Job Placement

• Prepare students for all job seeking activities including but not limited to resume preparation, job hunting and referrals, interview techniques (phone, panel and face to face interviews), enforcing all inter-office protocol, and state job regulations.
• Maintain accurate files and records on all student job placement activity
• Maintain all pertinent current information in the college data management systems in order to properly prepare reports each month, including placement percentages of all graduates and those hired.
• Must obtain and keep records of Employment verification forms of all hired graduates.
• Must work with current and past cohorts for job placement.
• Conduct mock interviews for students.
• Develop and deliver classroom presentations on industry trends, labor market information, employment preparation, and other related topics as requested by faculty.

Business Development

• Identifying new Clinical sites/ Medical facilities/ Technical facilities and Employers (clinical rotations and job placement)
• Pitching employers to hire our graduates. Maintaining and updating a potential employer database.
• Maintaining fruitful relationships with existing employers and clinical sites management.
• Proactively develops Career Services relationships with local employers through in-person visits and correspondence. Arranges for interviews and placements of student graduates. Secures employment for a predetermined number of student graduates.
• Coordinate career job fair events; conducts employer site visits to campus; promotes program visits to students and faculty; greets employers, assists with set-up as needed, and debriefs with employers to assess satisfaction and discuss improvements.

Externship

• Provide on time information to Student Services, Financial Aid, and Fiscal departments, after assuring instructor has released the student for clinical rotations.

• Provide externship orientations and obtain proper students release documentation prior to externship start dates.
• Coordinate with externship sites to determine start dates, schedules, and site regulations.
• Track and record student clinical rotations accumulated hours on weekly basis.
• Maintain a close contact at all times with students while at their clinical sites and site administration as well.
• Visit clinical sites on a constant basis to ensure quality of training and keep relationship with the sites. Some local travel will be required.
• Schedule Students Follow up meetings every 2 months for long-term externships.
• Maintain a professional and administrative/ staff and student relationship at all times.
• Report any and all students’ incidents of non-compliance of school rules, policies, and regulations to school Directors.
• Attend all workshops or seminars in order to learn new techniques or meet standard guidelines and in addition to acquire new clients for new enrollments.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or required.
• Help and participate in the preparation of School Advisory Board meetings and establish recruitment for new board members.
• This position requires local Southern California travel to externship and employers’ sites.

Licenses and Certification Services

• Assisting the students with their career Licenses and Certifications processes.
• Maintain updated knowledge of the different Career Licenses and Certifications regulations and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Great Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Associate Degree is a plus
• Prior experience on Job Placement and Business Development for Vocational Schools is a plus.
• Computer literate on MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• MUST have own reliable transportation and Driver License

Job Type: Full-time

Pay range: $21.00 to $25.00 an hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• AFLAC