Title: Career Coordinator

Job Summary

The Career Coordinator will provide wraparound support services to students with the goal of increasing retention and completion through monitoring and intervention, with a special focus on students within the Medical Coding Program. The Career Coordinator will report to the Grant’s Principal Investigator and collaborate with other administrative staff and faculty to oversee the grant’s effectiveness in meeting the needs of students.

Job Duties

• Identify students at risk of attrition based on data and reach out for triage and recommendation of interventions based on individual student need
• Make connections to student support services, academic advisors, academic support services, and community resources as needed by students
• Develop individualized pathways to degree with students in concert with academic advisors
• Actively reach out to students who deviate from their pathway for guidance, advice, and connection to resources
• Work with faculty to monitor the progress of assigned students
• Ensure students are meeting with their faculty advisor to prepare their pathway plan to graduation
• Work with the Grant’s Principal Investigator to collect, analyze and effectively utilize retention and completion data to report and improve the delivery of service
• Develop and maintain working relationships with community partners and work with high school counselors and administrators to promote program requirements
• Assist with the maintenance of records for assigned students
• Assist in the growth and development of the medical coding program
• Participate in student advising, recruitment, and retention
• Perform other duties as assigned 

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of an associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. Experience in higher education involving grant programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education involving healthcare programs and services that increase enrollment, retention, and graduation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of college organization, goals and objectives, and policies and procedures
• Knowledge and proficiency in computers, especially Microsoft Office applications
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of student support programs and ability to make proper referrals
• Possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative and responsibility for scheduling individual sessions with students
• Ability to asses and provide recommendations for additional assistance as needed for student well-being
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include evening and weekend assignments
• Ability to work in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment with students, faculty and staff
• Ability to establish and maintain good relations on and off campus.

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Prolonged periods of standing at times
• Prolonged screen time
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times

Pay Rate:$40,896 - $51,120 (Annual salary depending on eligible experience, which is defined by the current compensation plan.)

Open Until Filled: Yes. For best consideration, apply by: 03/25/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This position is part of the West Tennessee Delta Workforce Medical Bill/Coding grant. Funding has been approved through August 2026. 

To be considered for this position, you must submit an application.  Prior applications will not be used to fill this vacancy.  

A completed satisfactory background check will be required before hire.