Health Career Coordinator/Student Support Specialist II

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental

Tuition reimbursement/waiver

403(b) employer match

Vacation & sick leave

Paid holidays

Institutional closing pay

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Southeast KY Community & Technical College is seeking a Health Career Coordinator/Student Support Specialist II to recruit students and provide healthcare workforce education in Hazard, KY, serving the Southeast Kentucky AHEC region.

This on-site, full-time position is grant funded through 06/30/2027 with potential extension and additional funding discussed. The role emphasizes student support, programming delivery, and community partnerships.

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 in the Southeast Kentucky service region.
• Develops partnerships with public and private schools to carry out identified programming.
• Evaluates programming for effectiveness and quality.
• Participates in scheduled meetings that 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 II

Salary: $37,944.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site/Hazard AHEC office

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Southeast KY Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Hazard AHEC/Southeast Cumberland C.C.

Department: Allied Health

Employment Type: Full-time

Total Rewards

• 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.

These positions are based in Hazard, Kentucky, and will serve the Southeast Kentucky AHEC region.

This is a grant funded position that ends 06/30/2027 with possible extension to 09/30/2027 then another year of funding will be considered.

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.