Student Support Specialist II

Title: Student Support Specialist II

Salary Range: $37,944 annually

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Hazard Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Hazard Community College

Department: Student Services

Total Rewards

Hazard 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

The Student Support Specialist II will function as an academic advisor, and assist with recruitment and related retention efforts.
Review of applications will begin May 12, 2025.

Job Duties:

Duties to include, but not be limited to:
• Provides academic counseling and advising new and visiting students, to include registration and drop/add data entry as necessary.
• Provides academic counseling and career/college adjustment counseling for continuing students when an assigned academic advisor is unavailable, to include registration and drop/add data entry necessary.
• Support retention initiatives as assigned.
• Support Enrollment Services by providing general recruiting assistance, including Veterans.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree plus two years related experience, or equivalent.  

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Skills Requested:

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.