[Hiring] Externship Advisor @UMA Education

Role Description

This role exists to support student and alumni career success by connecting them with employment opportunities and equipping them with essential job-readiness skills. It builds and maintains employer relationships while providing guidance on resumes, interviewing, and professional presentation. Additionally, the role ensures access to practical training opportunities by securing externship and clinical placement sites. Its impact strengthens career outcomes, enhances program value, and supports successful transitions from education to the workforce.

What you’ll do:

• Career Placement Support: Assist students and graduates in securing employment aligned with their field of study or skill set by identifying opportunities, coordinating interviews, and supporting successful job placements.
• Student Career Coaching: Provide individualized guidance on interview techniques, workplace expectations, and professional readiness to help students confidently transition into the workforce.
• Employer & Partnership Development: Build and maintain relationships with employers and hiring managers to generate job leads, create placement opportunities, and expand hiring pipelines within assigned regions.
• Externship Coordination Support: Engage with externship and practicum sites to facilitate required documentation, while collaborating with coordinators and site administrators to ensure a smooth student experience and transition to employment.
• Performance & Compliance Management: Develop and execute plans to achieve placement goals, consistently meet or exceed performance metrics, and ensure all activities and documentation comply with institutional, federal, and accreditor standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience in education, career services, employment staffing, outplacement services, executive search, or related field.
• Knowledge of different application processes and expectations.
• Experience overcoming graduate (or equivalent customer) obstacles.
• Skills – organization, communication/interpersonal skills, attention to detail, teamwork, and time management.
• Ability to professionally communicate fluently in verbal and written English.

Requirements

• Any degree or equivalent experience and/or strong or advanced proficiency in any of the above required skills/experience.
• Knowledge of the Career Service Advisor role.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Other skills or abilities – influence, comfortability communicating with all levels of an organization, punctual, disciplined, complex problem-solving, attention to detail, and motivation.

Benefits

• This is a remote position.
• Home office setup, 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.
• Standard Schedule: Monday-Friday 9-6 PM EST
• West Coast Schedule: Monday-Friday 9-6 PM MST
• Application Deadline: 4/17/2026
• Anticipated starting salary is based on experience and qualifications.
• Compensation Range: $19 — $23 USD

Company Description

Ultimate Medical Academy is a non-profit healthcare educational institution with a national presence. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida and founded in 1994, UMA offers content-rich, interactive online programs as well as hands-on training at our Clearwater, Florida campus.