Student Support Specialist II (Allied Health & Nursing Wellness Coach)

Title: Student Support Specialist II (Allied Health & Nursing Wellness Coach)

Salary Range: $3,162- $3,793 monthly

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: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

Benefits

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

• A full-time Wellness Coach will provide wellness management and student services to facilitate a cohort of Allied Health and Nursing student’s completion of educational, career, and overall health goals. This is a grant funded position to support the overall wellness of Allied Health and Nursing students at BCTC.
  
  

Job Duties

• Work with and maintain a cohort of 200 Allied Health and Nursing students to create a personalized plan for each to support student persistence, retention, credential completion, and/or successful transfer or career entry.
• Provide an inclusive and supportive environment for all students, offering regular communication with students, staff, and faculty.
• Provide ongoing and individualized academic coaching for students to identify personal, technology, and academic barriers and create a plan to overcome barriers and reach established goals.
• Assist students with navigating both college services and community services and resources. This will include providing interventions and workshops on topics such as growth mindset and time-management to assist students in academic goal achievement.
• Participate in outreach campaigns targeted at potential cohort populations throughout the year.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Human Services, Social Work, Counseling or related field) and two years of related experience or equivalent
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's and (4) Four years of experience or equivalent
  
  

Additional Skills Requested

• Advising Experience
  
  

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