Graduate Success Coordinator

UMA is a nonprofit 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. 

• Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision (UMA subsidized)
• FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen)
• $50,000 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 21 years of age)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection

Purpose of the Position:
The Graduate Success Coordinator plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of both recent graduates and current students. This role oversees graduates’ initial weeks of employment in the allied health care field, actively supporting them to overcome obstacles and achieve career success.

The Graduate Success Coordinator reports to the Career Services Manager and Senior Career Services Manager.

What You’ll Do:

• Graduate Support and Coaching: Assist graduates in achieving success with employment, with career coaching during their initial 2 weeks and up to the first 30 days of employment.
• System Development and Maintenance: Develop and maintain systems to support employment opportunities for students and graduates. Ensure efficient and accurate processes for job placement.
• Placement Verification and Student Identification: Identify active students currently employed in allied healthcare facilities. Complete all necessary placement verification procedures promptly.
• Collaboration and Process Completion: Partner with the Graduate Success Processors and the Placement Verification Team. Ensure successful completion of all placement verification processes.
• Alumni Connection and Obstacle Resolution: Collaborate with other members of the Career Services team, including production and corporate alliances. Assist students and graduates in overcoming employment obstacles when necessary. Facilitate connections between working graduates and the Alumni Department for ongoing career services support.
• 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.
…