Program Coordinator - Health Professions AHEC (Career Services Counselor II)

Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Florence (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Vacation time

Work-life balance

Paid holidays

Closing pay

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Gateway Community & Technical College seeks a Program Coordinator to plan and implement health professions recruitment and education programs for middle, high school, and post-secondary students. You will work with the AHEC team to provide healthcare workforce opportunities and collaborate with community partners.

Responsibilities include coordinating events, counseling students, and expanding Health Career Explorers programs; travel and evening/weekend events may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 2–4 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to teach interactive classes for middle/high school and college-level students.
• Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight travel.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Available to work some weekends, as needed.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, ability to work independently and adapt to fast-paced environments.
• Skilled in engaging students from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word).

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement programs to inform and interest high school and grade school students in health careers.
• Counsel and advise students individually and in groups about career exploration and decisions.
• Coordinate after-school health career programming with regional partners; expand programs.
• Program in rural and urban disadvantaged schools.
• Coordinate mock interviews, boot camps, and shadowing for pre-med students.
• Assist with events and recruitment of students into health career programs.
• Support scholars’ didactic and experiential components to meet core competencies.
• Participate in statewide and regional meetings as scheduled.
• Collaborate with partner organizations to share health career programming.
• Maintain and report program data and evaluation results.
• Prepare grant reports for federal and state funding.
• Support recruitment and growth of health career programs at Gateway.

Skills

Teaching ability

Travel willingness

Independent work

Weekend availability

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Title: Program Coordinator - Health Professions AHEC (Career Services Counselor II)

Salary: $41,730

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Discretionary Hybrid

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Gateway Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Gateway Boone

Department: AHEC

Total Rewards

Gateway 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

• Plan and implement a variety of programs designed to inform and interest students in health careers.
• Provide healthcare workforce educational opportunities for middle, high school, and post-secondary students.
• Function as a member of the AHEC team in a variety of AHEC and Gateway activities.

Job Duties

• Plan and implement a variety of programs designed to inform and interest high school and grade school students in health careers; programs will include Health Career Pathways, summer camps at Gateway and other higher education institutions.
• Counsels and advises students individually and in groups about career exploration, self-assessment, and career decisions.
• Plan and implement after-school health career programming including the Health Career Explorers program in collaboration with St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Harrison Memorial Hospital; start another Health Career Explorers
• Program in rural and urban disadvantage middle/high schools.
• Plan and coordinate mock interviews, a Boot Camp and shadowing experiences for pre-med students. Answers questions and provides information regarding students services, policies, and procedures and employment preparation.
• Assist with events, such as the annual NKY Health Career Showcase, and recruitment of students into the AHEC Scholars program
• Assist with the Scholars didactic and experiential sections to meet core competencies
• Participate in KY AHEC Statewide meetings and constituency group meetings when scheduled.
• Participate in NC AHEC staff meetings and other meetings when scheduled.
• Collaborate with the UK AHEC Program Office/Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education(CICHE), regional AHEC offices, and other schools to provide and share effective and innovative health career programming
• Maintain statistics and records of all programs provided including entering data in the AHEC Salesforce database; provide programs’ effectiveness, and evaluation
• Prepare grant funding reports for federal and state funding
• Assist programs and staff at Gateway Community and Technical College to advance recruitment, growth, and development of health career programming.
• Participate in committees and/or meetings that encourage recruitment and enrollment.
• Schedule logistics and secure resources for activities associated with Gateway and AHEC health profession programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 2 to 4 years of relevant experience
• Ability to teach interactive classes for middle/high school and college-level students.
• Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight travel.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Available to work some weekends, as needed.
• Detail-oriented, self‑motivated, ability to work independently and adapt seamlessly to fast‑paced, dynamic environments.
• Skilled in engaging and supporting students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and meet tight deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a community college setting

Additional Skills Requested

The Health Career Prog. Coordinator -Works with local communities, schools, hospitals, other medical facilities, and state educational and social service agencies to plan and implement health professions recruitment, education and assistance programs; - Requires coordination and participation in frequent evening and weekend events and meetings; - Collaborates with health systems and other partners to provide simulation events; -Remains competent and current through self‑directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses required by the AHEC Director; - Develops and implements health profession recruitment programs (including medical students) with necessary partners by developing initiatives for health career education programming to include shadowing experiences, health career events/workshops, mentoring programs, summer enrichment programs, health career opportunities manuals, health career pathways, counseling/referral services, animal dissections, and evaluation and long‑term tracking from recruitment through alumni status.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

Advertised: 30 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 14 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time