Graduate Employment Specialist

• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses
• Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
• Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
• Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employment

• Meet or exceed placement accreditation benchmarks as assigned
• Build and maintain relationships with students, graduates, alumni so as to ensure continuity of contact, understanding of skills/needs and effective job matching
• Timely and accurate maintenance of documentation in CampusNexus and Graduate Employment files
• Deliver/facilitate impactful professional development workshops (via Pathway to Placement and other community resources)
• Build/maintain relationships with employers to ensure continuity of relationship and successful Concorde graduate placement.
• Manage process of student interviews ensuring timely and professional follow up and coordination
• Assist in planning and participate in campus activities such as graduation ceremonies, job fairs, PAC meetings, etc.
• Other duties as assigned (to include Student Appreciation events)

• Associate degree or higher required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1-3 years of experience in higher education career services, placement industry or Student Affairs
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, TEAMS)
• Goal setting/quota experience to meet designated outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service and organizational skills including attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of/relation with community and local employment opportunities
• Exhibits advanced skills to include critical thinking in training and career guidance

• Other Requirements: Evening and possibly some weekend work required

• Able and willing to:
  • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
  • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
  • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
  • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously 
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders