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Academic Advisor II - Health Sciences

🇺🇸 Henderson, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Academic Advising

🗓️ July 22nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Henderson Community College is hiring an Academic Advisor II - Health Sciences. The role entails providing counseling and advising services to health science students, assisting faculty, supporting recruitment and outreach efforts, and representing the college at community and system-level events.

Highlights
  • Provide advising and counseling support to health sciences students pursuing an associate's degree.
  • Assist allied health faculty and support student services operations.
  • Represent Henderson Community College at community events and on various committees.
  • Salary is $37,944 annually with a 12-month contract and 37.5 standard work hours per week.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Education (Counseling/Student Affairs focus) or related field with 2-4 years experience required.
  • Preferred qualification: Master’s degree in Counseling or related field with 3 years related experience.
  • Experience working with non-traditional students and ability to organize events are essential.
  • Knowledge of higher education requirements related to health sciences is preferred.
  • Includes competitive benefits such as health, dental, vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, 403(b) plan with employer match, paid holidays, and institutional closing pay.
  • Position is part of the Student Services department at Henderson Community College.

Academic Advisor II - Health Sciences Full Description

Title: Academic Advisor II - Health Sciences
Salary Range: $37,944.00
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Henderson Community College
Campus Location: Henderson Community College
Department: Student Services

Total Rewards
Henderson Community College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
  • Exceptional health care, vision, 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
HCC is looking for an Academic Advisor to provide advising services to Henderson Community College students interested in pursuing an associate's degree in health sciences.

Job Duties:
* Provide counseling and advising support to health science students.
* Provide assistance to allied health faculty.
* Serve as an academic advisor to health science credential-seeking students.
* Represent Henderson Community College at community events.
* Support Henderson Community College’s recruitment and outreach efforts.
* Serve as Henderson Community College’s representative on local and system-level peer teams and committees.
* Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree (Education with a focus on Counseling or Student Affairs, or related field), and two to four years related experience, or equivalent.
• Experience working with non-traditional students.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and customer service skills
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement events and day-to-day operations/duties.
• Demonstrate and facilitate team spirit in the department and community.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree (Counseling, or related field), and three years related experience, or equivalent.

Additional Skills Requested:Experience/understanding of higher educational requirements related to health sciences.
Please include your resume, cover letter, and transcripts when applying.  We will begin reviewing applicants on July 28, 2025.Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection ActEqual Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.