Health Career Coordinator/Student Support Specialist II

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

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional health care

Tuition reimbursement/waiver

403(b) retirement plan with employer ‑

Vacation/Sick Time

Work-Life Balance

9.5 Paid Holidays

Institutional closing pay

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Southeast KY Community & Technical College is hiring a Health Career Coordinator/Student Support Specialist II in Hazard, KY. The role supports healthcare workforce education for middle, high, and post-secondary students and operates on-site at the Hazard AHEC office.

The position is grant-funded through 06/30/2027 with possible extension, and offers a comprehensive benefits package and a 37.5-hour work week. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience.
• Experience guiding students to access academic support services, mentoring and career counseling.
• Grant-funded position with potential extension based on funding.

Responsibilities

• Recruits students to participate in health careers programming and guides them to resources.
• Plans and delivers health careers programming for students within the service region.
• Develops partnerships with schools to implement programming.
• Evaluates programming for effectiveness and quality.
• Participates in meetings requiring local, statewide, and national travel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Student guidance

Program planning

Partnership development

Travel readiness

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

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.

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.