Career & Student Services Coordinator

Arclabs-Welding-School; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Arclabs Welding School is seeking a Career and Student Services Coordinator to help students complete the program and secure employment in welding. You’ll engage with students, coordinate employer partnerships, and manage job-placement activities to meet ACCET standards.

In this role you will lead orientations, run resume and interview workshops, organize job fairs, and maintain placement data to support student success and program outcomes across our campuses.

Responsibilities

• Meets with students during the duration of the program to assist with completion requirements
• Contacts students who are absent from class daily
• Places students into training related, gainful employment
• Interviews all students during each set interval to determine career goals and qualifications
• Notifies students/graduates of job openings and encourages them to achieve goals
• Seeking and cultivating new job openings through site visits, networking, searching online and in publications, and any other available lead source, referral, etc.
• Aggressively follows-up on all referrals, interviews and placements
• Documents all placement activities in the appropriate places including the SIS, student file and on the 28.1s
• Coordinates student who withdraws from the program to reenter the program
• Assists graduates returning back to school for additional pre‑employment training and/or updating of skills, when necessary
• Accepts responsibility to create and maintain quality placements for graduates in all programs to meet established goals
• Teaches classes on communication skills and employability skills focusing on resume writing
• Conducts resume writing and interview skills workshops in the student resource center to ensure all graduates have a resume
• Communicates with Instructors to assess students’ skill levels and qualifications and determine if training is meeting his/her needs and career goals (course of action)
• Conducts Job Fairs and open house events
• Keeps accurate records of site locations and students’ employment
• Compiles and keeps current job placement statistics on each enrollee
• Conducts follow‑up on each enrollee until gainful employment is met
• Conducts graduate employer surveys
• Maintains and documents all activity with job leads obtained for students who reject jobs
• Reports quarterly completions and placements on document 28.1
• Assists with the graduation ceremony by helping to find the venue, creating the program, and coordinating the staff to assure success of the event
• Assists with New Student Orientations by ensuring consistency and adherence to standards of the company’s mission and goals
• Assists in planning and implementing programs and services that assist students to re‑enter, continue, and complete their academic programs
• Emails student resumes to appropriate parties on request, if permitted by the FERPA
• Reports completion and placement on the 28.1s monthly to the EVP
• Recommends students that may be a good fit for a position and Company

Job description

Arclabs Welding School is a leader in training, testing, and placing skilled welders for today’s most demanding industries. With multiple campuses and a rapidly growing footprint, we offer a dynamic and mission-driven workplace for individuals passionate about workforce development, hands‑on education, and student success.

At our core, we are committed to changing lives through skilled trades education . We prepare students for meaningful careers, and we rely on dedicated professionals—like you—to make that vision a reality. Whether you work in admissions, instruction, administration, or support services, you’re part of a team that values integrity, excellence, accountability, and student outcomes.

Our culture is collaborative, fast‑paced, and focused on continuous improvement. We hire individuals who are passionate about helping others, thrive in a mission‑based environment, and are eager to grow professionally. With a focus on career development, Arclabs offers training opportunities and career pathways that support your long‑term success within the organization.

We are guided by the belief that skilled trades are essential to our economy and communities. By joining Arclabs, you’re not just taking a job—you’re making an impact.

To learn more about our mission, values, and open positions, visit www.arclabs.edu

Career and Student Services Coordinator

The Career and Student Services Coordinator is primarily responsible for ensuring successful completion rates and building and maintaining student relationships to prepare students for the welding industry. The CSSC will establish and maintain employer contacts and training partners in the industry.

The CSSC will accomplish this by actively participating in new student orientation and graduation, presenting a series of classroom presentations, following up with the students during the duration of their training, employment follow‑up, facilitating seminars, and maintaining all ACCET required documentation for completion and placement. Visiting welding companies will be essential for building and maintaining partnerships.

As part of the job, the CSSC will serve as a liaison for the students in gaining employment with the industry.

The Career and Student Services Coordinator is expected to maintain an 80% completion rate and an 85% placement rate for graduates. The ACCET accreditation minimum standard is 67% completion and placement of 70% of graduates in training related jobs.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meets with students during the duration of the program to assist with completion requirements
• Contacts students who are absent from class daily
• Places students into training related, gainful employment
• Interviews all students during each set interval to determine his or her career goals and qualifications
• Notifies students/graduates of job openings and encourages them to achieve goals
• Seeking and cultivating new job openings through site visits, networking, searching online and in publications, and any other available lead source, referral, etc.
• Aggressively follows-up on all referrals, interviews and placements
• Documents all placement activities in the appropriate places including the SIS, student file and on the 28.1s
• Coordinates student who withdraws from the program to reenter the program
• Assists graduates returning back to school for additional pre‑employment training and/or updating of skills, when necessary
• Accepts responsibility to create and maintain quality placements for graduates in all programs to meet established goals
• Teaches classes on communication skills and employability skills focusing on resume writing
• Conducts resume writing and interview skills workshops in the student resource center to ensure all graduates have a resume
• Communicates with Instructors to assess students’ skill levels and qualifications and determine if training is meeting his/her needs and career goals (course of action)
• Conducts Job Fairs and open house events
• Keeps accurate records of site locations and students’ employment
• Compiles and keeps current job placement statistics on each enrollee
• Conducts follow‑up on each enrollee until gainful employment is met
• Conducts graduate employer surveys
• Maintains and documents all activity with job leads obtained for students who reject jobs
• Reports quarterly completions and placements on document 28.1
• Assists with the graduation ceremony by helping to find the venue, creating the program, and coordinating the staff to assure success of the event
• Assists with New Student Orientations by ensuring consistency and adherence to standards of the company’s mission and goals
• Assists in planning and implementing programs and services that assist students to re‑enter, continue, and complete their academic programs
• Emails student resumes to appropriate parties on request, if permitted by the FERPA
• Reports completion and placement on the 28.1s monthly to the EVP
• Recommends students that may be a good fit for a position and Company