Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Career Navigator (Career Services Counselor II)
🇺🇸
Lexington, KY
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$3,162 - $3,793
per Month
💻
Career Services
🗓️
July 22nd, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Bluegrass Community & Technical College is hiring a Career Navigator (Career Services Counselor II). The role involves developing and managing the college's Work-based Learning initiatives by collaborating with leadership, faculty, and staff to expand internships, cooperative education, and other student employment opportunities. The Career Navigator also builds relationships with employers and supports students in career pathways and transitions.
Highlights
- Develop and expand work-based learning opportunities such as internships and cooperative education.
- Recruit and maintain relationships with companies to support student work placements.
- Collaborate with college leadership, faculty, and Career Services staff to coordinate job fairs and career support activities.
- Promote and utilize the Handshake and MyMajors platforms for employer and student engagement.
- Work under the supervision of the Career Services Center Director in the Workforce Solutions Unit.
- Bachelor's degree with 2 years of related experience required; preferred fields include business, Human Resources, Career and Technical Education, or Counseling with 4 years of experience.
- Desirable skills include experience in higher education, industry collaboration, strong interpersonal and communication abilities, and bilingual proficiency preferred.
- Salary range is $3,162 to $3,793 monthly with a 12-month contract and standard 37.5-hour workweek.
- Department is Advancement and Workforce Development at Bluegrass C&TC – Leestown Campus.
- Offers competitive benefits including health, dental, vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan with employer match, paid holidays, and work-life balance support.
Career Navigator (Career Services Counselor II) Full Description
Title: Career Navigator (Career Services Counselor II)
Salary Range: $3,162- $3,793
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Leestown Campus
Department: Advancement and Workforce Development
Total Rewards
Bluegrass 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
Working collaboratively with college leadership, faculty, and staff, the Career Navigator holds responsibility for developing and managing BCTC’s Work-based Learning initiatives for students and employers. Work-based Learning opportunities include: cooperative education experiences, internships, micro-internships, student activities and working with students in different career pathways. The position reports to the Career Services Center Director in the Workforce Solutions Unit.
Job Duties:
Expand upon the number of work-based learning opportunities for students to include internships and cooperative education opportunities.
Recruits new companies while also serving as the primary contact for work-based learning to ensure they successfully complete the program and transition into the company.
Works under the leadership of the Career Services Center Director to conduct job fairs, employment-related student support activities, etc.
Develop relationships with business and industry partners to promote BCTC work-based learning opportunities for students and graduates.
Promote Handshake platform to employers and students to create suitable matches for co-ops, internships, apprenticeships, and part-time, or full-time positions.
Promote My Majors platform to students to ensure the career assessment tool is fully utilized.
Works collaboratively with Faculty Cooperative Education Coordinator to support impactful work-based learning opportunities for students.
Works collaboratively with Student Success Career Coaches/Advisors to ensure staff is prepared to provide career assessment services to current applicants/students.
Works collaboratively with faculty and staff at the college to ensure work-based learning opportunities are advertised and communicated across the college.
Works with students to support career pathways and assist them in finding the right fit for them.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years' experience or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in business, Human Resources, Career and Technical Education, Counseling, or related field and 4 years' experience.
Additional Skills Requested:
Commitment to the mission of the comprehensive community and technical college.
Experience working in higher education.
Experience working with business and industry.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
Bilingual preferred.
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
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