Health Career Coordinator/Student Support Specialist

Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Hazard (KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Tuition reimbursement/waiver

403(b) retirement plan

Vacation/Sick Time

Work-Life Balance

9.5 Paid Holidays

Closing Pay

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Southeast KY Community & Technical College invites applications for a Health Career Coordinator/Student Support Specialist based in Hazard, KY. The grant-funded role supports health careers education for middle, high, and post-secondary students in the Southeast Kentucky AHEC region.

The position is full-time for 12 months, 37.5 hours per week, with a salary of $37,944 and a strong benefits package. It emphasizes student recruitment, program planning, and cross-institution collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Recruits students to participate in health careers programming.
• Plans and provides health careers programming for middle, high, and post-secondary students within the Southeast Kentucky service region.
• Develop partnerships with public and private schools to carry out identified programming.
• Evaluates programming for effectiveness and quality.
• Participate in scheduled meetings that shall include local, statewide, and national travel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience

Job description

Title: Health Career Coordinator/Student Support Specialist

Salary: $37,944.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Hazard KY (Southeast KY Area Health Education Center)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Southeast KY Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Southeast KY Area Health Education Center in Hazard, KY.

Department: Allied Health

Total Rewards

Southeast KY Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

To provide healthcare workforce educational opportunities for middle, high, and post-secondary students to foster interest in the healthcare workforce sector. This position is based in Hazard, Kentucky, and will serve the Southeast Kentucky AHEC region. This is a grant funded position that ends 04/30/2027 with an extension to 2029.

Job Duties

• Recruits’ students to participate in health careers programming. Provides general guidance to students who need help navigating resources such as academic support services, mentoring and career counseling programs, mental and physical health care services, and financial management services.
• Plans and provides health careers programming for middle, high, and post-secondary students within the Southeast Kentucky service region.
• Develop partnerships with public and private schools to carry out identified programming.
• Evaluates programming for effectiveness and quality.
• Participate in scheduled meetings that shall include local, statewide, and national travel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience.

Additional Skills Requested

• Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
• Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.