Under the supervision of the Dean of the School of Health and Patient Simulation, The Healthcare Career Navigator responsibilities include, but are not limited to: working to provide support for individuals who may not otherwise see themselves in a position to accomplish a degree in healthcare and engaging with people from marginalized populations including first generation college students, people with limited financial resources, and BIPOC in the community with the intent to educate, motivate, and guide people throughout the process of obtaining a degree in healthcare.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide outreach to potential students including education about careers in healthcare and pathways to degree/certification obtainment.
• Encourage the exploration of healthcare careers with potential students (e.g. assists in providing/promoting exploratory experiences for high school students).
• Assessing students' academic and personal needs and barriers in order to determine appropriate support services.
• Collaborate with admissions to market, recruit, and enroll new students into academic healthcare programs.
• Serve as a liaison between the community college and the university to support student progression to degree completion.
• Aid students in the application process, graduation petition process, registration process, add / drops, and withdrawals.
• Assist students with transcripts, schedule and course changes, and demographic changes.
• Provide mentorship in identifying potential employment for healthcare students.
• Set appointments for students with Deans, Chairs, faculty, Student Finance, etc. when necessary.
• Participate in student related campus events and organizations, job fairs, and other special projects related specifically to students.
• Ensure cross-communications are occurring at each step between the college(s).
• Maintain a presence at both locations with access to both data systems.
• Maintains On-campus office hours for individual student check-ins and regular meetings with groups or cohorts of students.
• Assists students in accessing wrap-around services through college and community assistance programs (such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - TANF, Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act - WIOA).
• Prepares, maintains, and presents various records and reports as required.
• Complete other duties as assigned..

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Associates degree in a healthcare discipline
• Demonstrated skill in leading others
• Experience managing new initiatives
• Experience in community engagement

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Baccalaureate degree in a healthcare discipline
• Prior experience in the role

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Duties normally performed in a college or school environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Must have the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time. Must have the able to bend, stoop, sit, climb, walk and reach overhead as needed. Light physical exertion. Moderate travel between local schools, colleges and universities will be required. Personal Transportation required.

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT:

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Salary: $65,000 Annually
Benefits: Yes, FT position
Union: Non-Unit Professional (NUP)
Grant Funded: Yes, Two Years, Massachusetts Nursing Pathways Expansion Grant
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. Springfield Technical Community College is not sponsoring H1B Visa.

INFORMATION AWARENESS SECURITY TRAINING:

Candidates for employment should be aware that all STCC employees are required to complete Information Awareness Security Training within thirty days of their orientation date and annually thereafter.