Student Support Specialist III - Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)

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Student Support Specialist III - Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)

  • 496941
  • Bowling Green
  • Staff
  • Full-time
  • Closing at: Oct 22 2026 - 23:55 CDT
  • Southcentral KY Community & Technical College
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Title: Student Support Specialist III - Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)

Salary Range: $3,490.00(Monthly Minimum under 12-month Contract | Grant-Funded Position)

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Southcentral KY Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Southcentral Kentucky CTC

Department: TRIO

Total Rewards

Southcentral KY Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

  • Exceptional health care, vision, and 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

We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) team. Reporting to the Associate Director of EOC, this position will be part of a five-year, grant-funded program focused on supporting income-eligible, first-generation, and adult learners as they pursue higher education and new opportunities.

Job Duties:

This position reports to the Associate Director of EOC and will work within a funded 5-year grant to serve income-eligible, first-generation, adult learners. The primary job duties and responsibilities include:
• Assist in the identification, recruitment, and selection of eligible EOC participants
• Provide academic coaching and career coaching to EOC program participants
• Present financial literacy workshops and provide support through the financial aid process
• Assist program participants with scholarship searches and applications
• Coordinate outreach with campus and community partners.
• Act as a liaison between program participants and education partners, as needed
• Provide guidance in post-secondary school entry and entry into a GED program
• Maintain proper documentation of program participants.
• Assist program participants with the necessary paperwork to pursue educational goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in counseling, Student Affairs, Education, Social Science, or related field and 1 year of related experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent organizational skills; proficiency with computer applications, including Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• The preferred candidate will also possess experience in educational opportunity programs and demonstrated ability to support the success of at-risk adult learners and students from diverse and underserved backgrounds, including minority, low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree 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.

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