ACADEMIC AND HEALTH COORDINATOR - LINCOLN GRANT SCHOLAR HOUSE

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JOIN OUR TEAM*: Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission lifts up families and children in ways that no other organization can.

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Position Summary: *The focus of the LGSH Academic and Health Coordinator is to support campus operations in conjunction with the academic pathway and health for all applicants in and outside of pre and post-residential services at Lincoln Grant Scholar House. LGSH Academic and Health Coordinator also performs program oversight, structure, compliance, and tracking and reporting for outcomes and services to all participants. The LGSH Academic and Health Coordinator is responsible for community outreach, recruitment, and on-going assistance and support to program participants with attainment of their educational goals and ensuring that participants are registered with healthcare through the KyNect program.

Hours: This position is hourly non-exempt working 37.5 hours per week Monday through Friday.

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Starting Rate: *$18.00/hour

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Benefit packages offered: *

• Competitive Pay
• Employee Development Opportunities
• 15 paid holidays (includes 2 floating holidays)
• Paid Sick, Personal, and Vacation days
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer contributions
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Additional Employee Paid Life Insurance
• Accidental and Critical Illness Insurance
• Short term disability
• 2 Retirement savings programs BOTH with Employer match!

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Responsibilities: *

• Provides and coordinates services for students concerning academic, health and career choices, goals and objectives
• Assists in the Healthcare enrollment of the Northern Kentucky population and LGSH residents and conducts related outreach activities
• Provides academic advising and group workshops on Financial Aid, Scholarships, Grants, College accreditation, College selection strategies, Accessing Student advising services and other campus services necessary for successful access and acclamation to college for students in the application process/Pre-Residential services
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Affordable Care Act and Kentucky’s Medicaid Enrollment Process for Medicaid Expansion
• Ensures academic advising sessions that include assistance with orientation to the academic component of LGSH program, matriculation at their respective colleges and universities, connection to financial aid and scholarship resources, career interest assessment, and connection to tutoring opportunities as needed for student remediation
• Provides and documents a minimum of two academic advising sessions a month to students in residence, with an understanding that some students will require additional sessions each month.
• Completes required training courses developed by KHBE and receive a passing score of at least 80 percent to become a certified part time Health Benefit Assister
• Provides Academic assessments for all applicants of LGSH
• Provides unbiased guidance on Medicaid coverage and educates residence on KyNect programs.
• Assist with developing a mentor program for all residents by identify community members and partners that are good matches for residents.
• Develops and implements processes for residential applications to the LGSH Campus.
• Shares information about LGSH and support referral relationships with the community through presentations, tabling events, and informational sessions with area schools, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
• Provides academic advising to assist residents with identifying academic goals and pathways to success and provides follow up for students in Post-Residential services upon request.
• Works with the students’ colleges, universities, and individual instructors to support classroom coursework and monitor student progress toward educational goals.
• Prepares reports of a confidential nature to share with the Director of Lincoln Grant on student performance when appropriate.
• Works with the Director of LGSH to develop program policies and procedures for all programming and services provided at the LGSH Campus
• Determines schedule of grade collection and develop methodology to track term/semester grades for all residential participants as to ensure compliance with program expectations.
• Maintains up to date academic records and advising session case notes on all LGSH resident students.
• Enters data on a pre-determined schedule in a shared data base for LGSH participants.
• Coordinates meetings and meet regularly with all LGSH staff and Property Management staff for case conference and to ensures program processes are compliant, functional, and efficient for residents, LGSH staff, and Property Management staff.
• Provides outreach in the community and work with local colleges and universities on recruitment for LGSH on site at NKU, GCTC, Cincinnati State, University of Cincinnati, Thomas Moore College, College of Mt. St. Joseph, and additional accredited institutions on a regular basis.
• Attend additional outreach, recruitment, and marketing events as assigned, sharing information about LGSH and KHBE and support referral relationships with the community through presentations.
• Maintain current knowledge of community educational resources including admissions, financial aid, registration, healthcare updates and related academic processes at institutions attended by the LGSH residents/students and researches new degree programs, apprenticeship programs, and certificates.
• Attends relevant trainings to acquire new skills and enhance academic and healthcare advising program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Guidance Counseling, Education, College Personnel, or related field preferred
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• Experience with data collection, tracking, and reporting.
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs and use in the workplace.
• Knowledge of and ability to utilize internet and email.
• Kynnect training and certifications as required.
• Strong relationship building skills, interpersonal communication, and organizational skills.
• NKCAC-LGSH Program cannot employ anyone who has been found by the Cabinet to have abused or neglected a child.
• Ability to work with people of diverse and varying socio-economic backgrounds.

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Physical Requirements: *

• Ability to sit at, read, and enter data on computer for prolonged periods of time up to 65% of the time.
• Ability to liftup to 25 pounds at times

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Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission’s mission is to help individuals, and families develop the knowledge, opportunities and resources they need to achieve self-reliance within 8 counties. As a nonprofit, we value Empathy, Dignity, Independence, and Accountability. We want to hire candidates who are as passionate as we are to fulfill our mission. If you embrace our values and have a passion to help others, we invite you to apply and potentially become a part of our team!

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NKCAC is an equal opportunity employer: EEO – Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.

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NKCAC IS A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE*

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

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