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Kentucky Community & Technical College System

College Counselor

🇺🇸 Owensboro, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $42K - $45K

💻 Other

🗓️ November 4th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Owensboro Community and Technical College is hiring a College Counselor. The role involves providing counseling, career guidance, advisement, registration services, and crisis intervention to a diverse student population, including those on academic probation.

Highlights
  • Provide students with non-clinical counseling, career guidance, advisement, and registration services.
  • Assist with identifying accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Offer crisis intervention and support, including threat assessments.
  • Develop and facilitate programs to promote student development and success.
  • Participate in student recruiting, retention efforts, college activities, and committees.
  • Required to have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with four years of relevant work experience.
  • Master’s degree in counseling or related field with six years of relevant experience preferred.
  • Salary range: $42,000 - $45,000 annually for a 12-month full-time position.
  • Position is within the Student Affairs Department at Owensboro Community and Technical College.
  • Competitive benefits package including health care, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan match, paid holidays, and employee assistance program.

College Counselor Full Description

Title: College Counselor
Salary Range: $42,000 - $45,000
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Owensboro Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Owensboro Community College
Department: Student Affairs
Total Rewards
Owensboro Community & Technical 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
Owensboro Community and Technical College is seeking applicants for a full-time, twelve-month College Counselor within our Student Affairs Department. This position provides counseling, career guidance, advisement, and registration services to a diverse community and technical college student population, including students on academic probation.

Job Duties:
• Provide students with non-clinical counseling, career guidance, advisement, registration services, and assistance with college resources and services.
• Assist the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in identifying accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Provide crisis intervention and support, including assessing any potential threats a student may present to him/herself or others.
• Facilitate programming to promote the development and success of all students.
• Participate in student recruiting activities and retention efforts.
• Participate in college activities and committees as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and four (4) years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:• Master’s degree in counseling or related field with six (6) years’ relevant work experience is preferred
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.