Employer Partnership & Placement Specialist - Medical Assisting

Unitek Learning • Concord, CA

6d • $32 - $36 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Employer Partnership & Placement Specialist - MA is responsible for employment outcomes for Medical Assisting graduates. This role develops employer relationships, generates job leads, and matches graduates to direct-hire opportunities. The position coordinates the placement process from outreach through hire, maintains accurate, compliant employment records, and supports accreditation requirements, campus performance, and placement results. The role is based out of a Bay Area campus (Concord, Fremont, San Jose, or Hayward) and requires a driven individual to build pipelines, open doors, make calls, secure job orders, match graduates, and verify hires. The specialist will own employment outcomes for Medical Assisting graduates across assigned Bay Area and/or Sacramento-area campuses, building strong partnerships with various healthcare employers. This involves significant outreach through calls, emails, texts, in-person visits, networking, and follow-up. The core mission is to create and grow employer partnerships, generate job leads, match graduates to roles, coach them on job search strategies, manage the hiring process, and track all activity and outcomes accurately and compliantly. The role is heavily outcome-driven, focusing on activity, pipeline movement, employer development, and verified placements, with a goal of helping graduates get hired and campuses meet or exceed employment rates of 70% or higher.

Requirements

• Three or more years of experience in staffing, recruiting, business development, workforce placement, sales, career services, or a related field.
• Prior experience in a staffing agency, recruiting desk, placement firm, or other high-activity, outcome-driven environment is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to generate leads, build relationships, match candidates to opportunities, and produce hires or placements.
• Strong communication, follow-up, organization, and relationship management skills.
• Comfort using Microsoft Office.
• Reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and current insurance are required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
• Demonstrated success in lead generation, employer relationship development, and candidate placement.
• Strong business development, cold outreach, and relationship management skills.
• Effective communication, organization, and follow-up skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with PowerBI, CampusVue/CampusNexus, ATS, or CRM systems is a plus.
• Knowledge of healthcare hiring, allied health, outpatient clinics, or medical office environments is helpful.
• Experience with PowerBI, CampusVue/CampusNexus, ATS, or CRM systems preferred.
• Knowledge of healthcare hiring or allied health environments and familiarity with employment reporting/compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and grow employer partnerships that lead to real hiring opportunities.
• Generate job leads and job orders for Medical Assisting graduates.
• Match graduates to open roles based on employer needs, graduate readiness, and likelihood of hire.
• Coach graduates on resumes, interviews, job search strategy, and professional follow-up.
• Move candidates through the hiring process, including resume submittals, interviews, offers, starts, and employment verification.
• Track activity, outcomes, employer development, and verified placements.
• Keep documentation accurate, complete, and audit-ready.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program
• Mileage is reimbursed for employer partnership development activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree