College Counselor

Title: College Counselor

Salary Range: $42,000 - $45,000

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Community College

Department: Student Affairs

Total Rewards

Owensboro 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

Owensboro Community and Technical College is seeking applicants for a full-time, twelve-month College Counselor within our Student Affairs Department. This position provides counseling, career guidance, advisement, and registration services to a diverse community and technical college student population, including students on academic probation.

Job Duties:

• Provide students with non-clinical counseling, career guidance, advisement, registration services, and assistance with college resources and services.
• Assist the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in identifying accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Provide crisis intervention and support, including assessing any potential threats a student may present to him/herself or others.
• Facilitate programming to promote the development and success of all students.
• Participate in student recruiting activities and retention efforts.
• Participate in college activities and committees as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in counseling or related field with six (6) years’ relevant work experience is preferred

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.