Technical Assistance Lead (2 Vacancies), Rural Health Transformation

Technical Assistance Lead (2 Vacancies), Rural Health Transformation

Department: Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness - 273600

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in career services, higher education, counseling, workforce development, education, public health, health sciences, social work, healthcare administration, human resources, or a related field.
• At least three years of professional experience in career services, employer engagement, workforce pathway development, experiential or community-engaged learning, internships, apprenticeships, clinical or field placements, healthcare or public health workforce, or student and trainee services.
• Experience working directly with students or trainees and external employers, healthcare providers, public health agencies, community-based organizations, supervisors, preceptors, or training sites.
• Demonstrated advising, facilitation, consultation, problem-solving, writing, training, data interpretation, and relationship-management skills.

License/Certification Required

No license or certification is required. Project management, workforce development, public health, clinical, or related certifications may be preferred where applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience in rural health, behavioral health, public health, clinical education, apprenticeships, work-based learning, community-engaged learning, rural residency, service learning, or academic-practice partnerships.
• Experience helping employers, healthcare providers, public health agencies, community organizations, or training sites establish internships, placements, rotations, fellowships, apprenticeships, or early-career employment opportunities.
• Experience evaluating career-services, experiential-learning, placement, transition-to-employment, or workforce-retention outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop rural health career pathways and employer or training-site networks. Work with educational programs, healthcare employers, public health agencies, behavioral health providers, emergency services, community organizations, and training sites to define pathways, participant roles, learning experiences, supervision, and progression from education into rural employment.
• Provide specialized career guidance and participant preparation. Assess interests, preparation, and career goals; explain pathway, placement, and applicable service-commitment requirements; support career-readiness activities; and help students and trainees navigate Scholars, Fellows, apprenticeships, paid work-based learning, clinical and field placements, rural rotations, community-based experiences, and related programs.
• Assess and strengthen employer and training-site readiness. Review participant roles, learning objectives, supervision and preceptor structures, onboarding, confidentiality, safety, technology, documentation, communication, participant supports, and placement workflows; provide technical assistance; and recommend changes that improve experience quality and site capacity.
• Coordinate participant-site matching, experiential learning, and placement follow-through. Work with participants, academic programs, employers, providers, and community sites to identify appropriate opportunities, confirm requirements, support onboarding, monitor progress, resolve barriers, and strengthen transition from the experience into rural employment.
• Develop and deliver career-services resources, training, and partner support. Create pathway maps, employer and supervisor guides, placement tools, orientation materials, training sessions, career-connected project resources, and other supports tailored to participant and site needs.
• Monitor outcomes and coordinate regional follow-up. Track participant, employer, site, placement, completion, credential, transition-to-employment, and retention outcomes; gather feedback; identify recurring barriers; maintain required documentation; coordinate with App State, Vaya, AHEC, public health anchors, and other partners; and recommend improvements.

Work Schedule/Hours:Mon-Fri, 8:00-5:00 pm

Suggested Salary Range: $70,000

Closing Date: 09/08/2026

Open Until Filled: No

Evaluation of Applications Begins: 09/09/2026

Proposed Date of Hire: 09/21/2026

To apply, visit https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/55798

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

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