Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Student Support Specialist III (Educational Success Coach)
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $3,490 - $4,363 per Month
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ July 22nd, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Support a 14-county service region surrounding Fayette County under a U.S. Dept of Labor grant.
- Develop relationships with high school principals, advisors, and University of Kentucky Healthcare partners.
- Collaborate with Admissions, Allied Health, and Nursing departments to understand program requirements and application processes.
- Conduct one-on-one student check-ins to discuss and implement Individualized Success Plans.
- Recruit, onboard, and manage tutors while ensuring proper documentation of sessions.
- Facilitate Summer Healthcare Success Academies and ATI:TEAS preparation and testing.
- Travel regularly between campus locations to provide in-person student support.
- Requires a bachelor's degree and four years of experience; preferred six years related experience.
- Skills requested include counseling, mentoring, advising background, approved driver’s license, proficiency with Excel, and record-keeping.
- Salary range: $3,490 - $4,363 per month; 12-month contract; full-time, non-exempt status.
Student Support Specialist III (Educational Success Coach) Full Description
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, 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
This is a U.S. Dept of Labor grant-funded position supporting a14-county service region surrounding Fayette County. Educational Success Coaches develop professional relationships with BCTC internal colleagues and external stakeholders including high school principals, advisors, and University of Kentucky Healthcare partners to foster positive, trusting relationships with high school students, supporting their success in healthcare pathways.
Job Duties:1. Partner with Admissions, Allied Health, and Nursing colleagues to fully understand Programs, benefits, eligibility and BCTC application process.
2. Conduct one-on-one check-ins with students to discuss Individualized Success Plans (ISP) to support students' individual goals.
3. Foster a growth and resilience mindset in students through motivational strategies, navigating challenges.
4. Recruit, on-board, and manage four (4) tutors, ensuring that students are utilizing resources and that tutors are documenting sessions.
5. Supplying quarterly reports to the Project Manager on outcomes.
6. Collaborate with recruiters on potential student and/or school interests.
7. Serve on the planning committee and co-lead Summer Healthcare Success Academies for the first two weeks in June, working with participants to achieve their educational and healthcare career goals.
8. Introduce ATI:TEAS prep materials & arrange testing for assessment and ranking purposes.
9. Facilitate student services across multiple campus locations by traveling regularly between sites to provide in-person support and coordinate resources, as needed.
10. Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelors and four (4) years experience or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications:Bachelors and six (6) years related experience, or equivalent
Additional Skills Requested:
• Background in counseling, mentoring, or advising.
• Approved drivers' license.
• Familiar with Excel and record-keeping strategies.
• Excellent team player.
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection ActEqual Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
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