Stanbridge University

Stanbridge University

Career university in Irvine, CA

Career Services Officer

Full-Time
$21 - $24/hr
Mid
Bachelor's
Irvine, CA, USA
In Person

Occasional travel to employer sites, career fairs, networking events, and university functions may be required.

No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
  • Strong verbal communication skills and comfort engaging prospective employers by telephone, email, virtual meetings, networking, and in-person outreach.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced setting.
  • Strong organizational and time management abilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple employer prospects, student needs, follow-up activities, and competing priorities effectively.
  • Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be physically present in the office unless otherwise noted.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States.
  • Successful completion of a job-related assessment if required during the interview process.
  • Employment verification of work experience per accreditation standards.
  • Successful completion of a background check.
  • Official transcripts provided before hire; degrees earned outside the United States must be evaluated by a recognized credential evaluation service for U.S. degree equivalency and applicable subject-area coursework.
  • Ability to perform position-related physical duties, sit for extended periods, use computers and office equipment, communicate effectively by phone, video conference, and in person, read fine print, understand voices clearly, and lift, carry, or move objects weighing 10–25 pounds as needed.
Responsibilities
  • Proactively prospect, identify, and pursue new healthcare employer partnerships with hospitals, clinics, long-term care providers, rehabilitation centers, and other healthcare organizations.
  • Conduct outbound business development activities, including market research, cold and warm outreach, networking, referrals, and direct employer engagement.
  • Develop employer relationships from initial outreach through partnership and hiring engagement.
  • Build and maintain an employer prospect and partnership pipeline with disciplined follow-up.
  • Identify employers with current and anticipated workforce needs and connect those needs with upcoming graduates, academic programs, and qualified candidates.
  • Cultivate long-term employer partnerships that generate repeat hiring opportunities and expand the university's employer network.
  • Communicate employer workforce needs, hiring trends, qualifications, and candidate expectations to students, faculty, and university stakeholders.
  • Expand participation in on-campus and virtual recruiting, employer panels, healthcare career fairs, interviews, networking forums, and other direct-to-student hiring activities.
  • Develop job search guides, competency-based resume templates, interview preparation tools, and market-specific career materials.
  • Contribute employer prospecting and partnership-development insights to departmental planning, student preparation, and continuous improvement of career services.
  • Collaborate with academic and university stakeholders to align career readiness initiatives with employer expectations and evolving healthcare workforce needs.
  • Track and report student engagement, job placement metrics, alumni outcomes, employer activity, prospective employer outreach, and partnership development using CRM or career services management systems.
  • Maintain accurate records of employer contacts, outreach activities, follow-up, partnership status, hiring opportunities, and placement outcomes.
  • Apply data-driven decision-making to evaluate program effectiveness, identify gaps, and implement enhancements to career services and employer engagement strategies.
  • Use employer and placement data to identify opportunities for additional outreach, new partnerships, and expanded graduate hiring pipelines.
  • Stay current on healthcare hiring trends, credentialing requirements, licensure pathways, workforce needs, and regulatory changes impacting employment.
  • Provide one-on-one and group coaching in resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, interview preparation, networking, and job search strategies tailored to healthcare careers.
  • Conduct behavioral mock interviews using recruiter-level expertise and employer feedback.
  • Assess students' strengths, competencies, career goals, and employment readiness to guide them toward appropriate employment pathways.
  • Develop and deliver career readiness workshops informed by recruiter expectations, employer feedback, hiring trends, and competency models.
  • Help students and soon-to-be graduates understand employer expectations and position their education, clinical experience, skills, and credentials in the healthcare employment market.
  • Attend trainings, conferences, networking events, employer meetings, and professional development workshops.
  • Represent Stanbridge University when interacting with employers, community organizations, students, alumni, and other external partners.
  • Perform other duties as assigned in support of departmental and institutional goals.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in business development, employer relations, recruiting, career services, workforce development, or partnership development, preferably within healthcare or higher education.
  • Demonstrated ability and confidence in prospecting, cold calling, outbound outreach, networking, and developing new employer relationships that create employment opportunities.
  • Ability to build and manage a prospective employer pipeline, conduct consistent follow-up, and convert initial contacts into active hiring partnerships.
  • Knowledge of healthcare licensure pathways and industry expectations.
  • Familiarity with healthcare-specific job search strategies, recruiting practices, and employer relations.
  • Experience with job placement metrics, CRM/database systems, or career tracking platforms.

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Stanbridge University

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Stanbridge University is a private career-focused university in Irvine, California. It offers degree and diploma programs in nursing, allied health, and veterinary fields.

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