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Gateway Community & Technical College is hiring a Program Coordinator - Health Professions AHEC (Career Services Counselor II) to plan and run programs that introduce middle school, high school, and post-secondary students to health careers. The coordinator counsels students on career exploration and decisions and runs initiatives such as Health Career Pathways, summer camps, and the Health Career Explorers after-school program. The position also tracks program data in the AHEC Salesforce database and prepares grant funding reports for federal and state funders.

Highlights

Plan and implement health career programs, including Health Career Pathways and summer camps, for high school and grade school students.
Counsel students individually and in groups on career exploration, self-assessment, and career decisions.
Launch Health Career Explorers after-school programming with St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Harrison Memorial Hospital.
Coordinate mock interviews, a Boot Camp, and shadowing experiences for pre-med students.
Recruit students into the AHEC Scholars program and help run events like the annual NKY Health Career Showcase.
Maintain program statistics and records in the AHEC Salesforce database and prepare federal and state grant funding reports.
Teach interactive classes for middle school, high school, and college-level students.
Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 2 to 4 years of relevant experience, plus proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Salary of $41,730 for a 12-month, 37.5-hour-per-week position.
Benefits include health, vision, and dental coverage, tuition reimbursement or waiver, a 403(b) with 10% employer match, and 9.5 paid holidays.

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

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

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