[Hiring] Externship Advisor, Career Services @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

• 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 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.

Schedule

• Standard: Monday-Friday 9-6 PM EST
• West coast: Monday -Friday 9-6 PM MST

Compensation Range

Anticipated starting salary is based on experience and qualifications: $19 — $23 USD

OUR VALUES

• ACT WITH INTEGRITY: We operate honestly and ethically in an industry-compliant fashion.
• CHAMPION STUDENT OUTCOMES: We are deeply dedicated to ensuring students’ educational and career success.
• COMMIT TO TEAM MEMBER SUCCESS: We strive to create an environment that attracts and retains the best talent.
• PURSUE RESULTS WITH PURPOSE: We take responsibility for achieving ambitious, measurable results.
• HAVE FUN. BUILD ENERGY: Enjoying what we do is central to achieving our goals.
• WORK AS ONE: We believe that diverse, inclusive teams produce breakthrough results.