Director of Career Services - Anaheim

Success Education Colleges in; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Education Colleges (SEC) is seeking a Director of Career Services to oversee the Career Services Department at an Anaheim campus. You will provide career guidance to students and graduates, advise on job search strategies, generate job leads, and manage externship partnerships to meet placement goals.

The role includes supervising career services operations, maintaining student records, and collaborating with extern sites and employers to maximize employment opportunities after

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; some college preferred.
• Minimum of three years of administrative and customer service experience.
• Experience in job development, staffing or recruitment preferred.
• Excellent English communication and professional presentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one employment assistance to students and graduates.
• Generate employer database through calls, mail, and site visits.
• Meet weekly placement goals and 90-day employment verification.
• Identify and develop extern site opportunities and cultivate employer relationships.
• Assist with resume writing, interview techniques, and job search skills.

Skills

Data analysis

Professional presentation

Relationship building

Lead generation

English communication

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Anaheim - Anaheim, CA 92801, Salary Range: $68,640.00 - $72,000.00 Salary, About Success Education Colleges (SEC)

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

POSITION SUMMARY

Under general supervision, the Director of Career Services assists in management of the Career Services Department at a designated campus. The Director of Career Services is responsible for providing career advice to current students and graduates, advises participants on job search strategies and the logistics of securing and maintaining a job. He or She generates job leads and meets placement goals while maintaining 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 both 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 extern
• Ensures that the student is prepared to begin the job search process by assisting with helping the students in 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.
• Participates in Student Assemblies, Orientations, Advisory Board, and Campus Leadership Team functions as scheduled.
• Conduct career preparation workshops as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: 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.
• A working knowledge of the medical industry is preferred but not required.
• Attention to detail and accuracy a must.
• Basic Marketing knowledge

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent required; some college preferred.
• Possess a minimum of three years of administrative and customer service experience.
• Previous experience in job development, staffing and recruitment, medical sales or a closely related field preferred.

POTENTIAL KEY SUCCESS METRICS

• Volume of targeted relationships established by program
• Number of graduates hired by PC established contact
• Number of interns/externs by PC established contact
• Number of Career Fair and other events attended/sponsored by PC
• PAC participants and testimonials by PC establish contact
• Maintaining “live” database
• Number of leads provided to BD repos
• Lined to campus metrics – incentive – meets/exceeds goals

Success Education Colleges is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, SEC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer