[Hiring] Placement Verification Coordinator @UMA Education

Role Description

A Placement Verification Coordinator ensures seamless transitions for our graduates into meaningful employment. We empower student success and career outcomes by verifying placements, collaborating with cross-functional teams and engaging with graduates and employers.

What You’ll Do:

• Employer Validation and Alignment: Ensure that all employers fall within the allied health field or support allied health functions.
• Verification Process Management: Complete verification checklists or scripts for employment confirmations. Contact graduates and employers to verify employment details and competencies.
• Document Management and Enhancement: Pull transcripts as needed and attach missing job descriptions to student profiles.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with Graduate Success Team Managers and Coordinators to maintain open communication regarding employment confirmations.
• Quality Assurance and Data Accuracy: Review verified placements for accuracy, including business authentication, grammar, and SOC codes. Address discrepancies and maintain data integrity in systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Career Level Expectations:

• Entry-level position.
• Work is supervised.
• Communicates information that requires a high level of accuracy.
• Problems faced are often routine and require critical thinking.
• Desire for growth and professional development.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience.
• Experience in education, placement, career services, or related field.
• Skills – attention to detail, customer service, teamwork, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to professionally communicate fluently in verbal and written English.
• Ability to support a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Computer literacy/basic computer skills to effectively navigate and utilize the technology required for the role.

Requirements

• Any degree or equivalent experience and/or strong or advanced proficiency in the above required skills/experience.
• 1+ years’ experience or strong/advanced proficiency in any of the above minimum requirements.
• Experience in education, career services, employment staffing, out placement services or executive search.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Other skills and abilities – professional sales/business development, multi-tasking, time management, rapport building, presentation, adaptability, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision (UMA subsidized)
• FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen)
• Basic Life Insurance (UMA paid)
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance (Team Member paid)
• Employee Assistance Program – EAP (UMA paid)
• Long Term Disability (UMA paid)
• Short Term Disability (Team Member paid)
• Supplemental Insurance such as Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital (Team Member Paid)
• Paid Time Off – 15 days accrued in year 1, 9 holidays, and 1 day of Volunteering Time Off
• 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 18 years of age)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• This is a full-time remote position.
• Home office set up, quiet place to work, and ability to hard wire into high-speed internet connection.
• May require setup of computer equipment; accommodation consideration available upon request.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as needed.