Placement & Career Services Coordinator
Job Duties & Responsibilities
General
The Placement Coordinator will be responsible for providing job search assistance. The Placement Coordinator will be responsible for managing Placement and Career Services at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts at all the campuses (San Mateo, Concord, Modesto and Fresno). Traveling to all 4 campuses is required.
The Placement Coordinator will be responsible for communication and problem solving to maintain positive working relationships with a variety of contacts inside and outside the Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts.
The Placement Coordinator will arrange assistance with placements in a variety of settings (e.g. hospitals, non-profit agencies, community health settings, schools, day cares, long term care facilities, seniors' lodges, home care, corporations), across a variety of Gurnick Academy’s’ programs (Vocational Nursing, Ultrasound Technology, Radiologic Technology, MRI Technology and Psychiatric Technician).
In order to organize the work more efficiently Placement Coordinator may differentiate present programs that are offered at Gurnick into two categories.
- Diagnostic Imaging - (include MRI, Radiologic Technology and Ultrasound Technology)
- Nursing – (include Psychiatric Technician and Vocational Nursing)
This would allow the Placement Coordinator to work in “like” fields and avoid potential mix up.
By splitting up the categories the prospective employers and Job Fairs would be more focused and effective.
The idea of a concentrated and focused group of employers would create a specialized approach rather than making it into a general healthcare function. Each group would have a concentrated audience.
Relationships
Reports to: School Director
Subordinate Staff: None
Other internal contacts: Chief Academic Officer, VP of Ed. B.D., Campus Administrators, Program Directors and Managers, Admission Advisors, Faculty, Assistant Program Directors, IT specialists, Staff.
External contacts: Human resources and management staff at prospective employers and placement agencies, (e.g. department managers of hospitals, nurse / radiologic department managers, executive directors of non-profit agencies, directors of long term care facilities, regional coordinator of health region, HR specialists, recruiters, etc), support staff at placement agencies.
Main Duties (include and are not limited to the following)
Collaborate with Gurnick’s students and graduates:
- provide job search assistance for graduates and graduating students in form of:
- organize and conduct Mock Interviews, Resume Preparation and workshops to prepare students to interface and communicate professionally
- assist graduates in developing professional resumes for interviews
- organize and conduct Job Search workshops addressing issues of professional behavior, body language and how to dress appropriately for interviews
- provide job leads and referrals to the graduates
Collaborate with faculty, staff and advisors to evaluate placement experience and statistics
- maintain placement statistics and data for all programs at Gurnick
- research and recommend to students appropriate agencies that would meet the identified educational requirements
- review and compile written evaluations of placements, keep in touch with graduates after the placement
Collaborate with student employers, current and potential, as well as current and potential affiliations for possible placement of Gurnick’s interns after their graduation
- organize regular Job Fairs with prospective employers to facilitate employment
- provide strong communication and follow-up skills with potential employers
- participate and play an active role in the Graduates Evaluations
Collaborate with placement agencies to procure and maintain placement sites
- establish and maintain relationships with representatives of the agencies in which students are placed
- invite the representatives from placement agencies for workshops and seminars
- maintain a variety of placement sites for current and graduate students
- find opportunities for current students to volunteer at variety of potential employment sites, as well as be able to enrich individual portfolios
- organize regular Job Fairs encouraging participation of local and prospective employers to acknowledge the talented pool of Gurnick Academy candidates
Other
- Maintain accurate records regarding placements on the database system
- Maintain an up-to-date inventory of potential placement sites
- Other duties as required
- Perform other activities directly assigned by the supervisor
Consequence of Errors
Type of Error - Failure to try to help students arrange appropriate placement
Consequence to Gurnick - Problems and delays in helping students with placement could affect the student’s credibility, positive regard toward Gurnick, negative evaluations and statistics
Type of Error - Failure to initiate contract between institutions and agencies
Consequence to Gurnick – Agencies and Gurnick will incur an increased risk of liability
Type of Error - Failure to maintain positive working relationships with placement agencies
Consequence to Gurnick - Damage to the reputation of Gurnick |
