Health Career Navigator - Temporary Pool

Temporary Health Career Navigators work with the Healthcare Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) in the MSU Denver Health Institute. Health Career Navigators (HCN) work with a diverse student population to prepare them for jobs in the Colorado health workforce. These students are seeking a degree in one of our Health Institute departments and receive training in culturally diverse patient-centered care.

MSU Denver's Health Institute is housed in the College of Health and Applied Sciences. The programs will empower diverse undergraduate students who come from underrepresented economic and educational backgrounds to succeed in our pre-health/allied health programs.

Health Career Navigators report to the Assistant Director of the Health Institute. These positions recruit, advise, provide resources, coordinate service, deliver programming, and coordinate with external partners for students majoring in health fields.

MSU Denver is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented and historically minoritized groups. Our student population consists of over 50% first-generation students and over 45% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) located in downtown Denver. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Student Support Services (50%)

• Help students develop a plan to enter the workforce through life design advising
• Coordinate, implement, and provide services to ensure success of students enrolled in health scholars programs
• Provide case management and develop individualized plans to meet the educational goals of students enrolled in health scholars programs
• Prepare and disseminate information on career opportunities to incoming and current health scholar students
• Serve as a direct liaison between external partners/organizations and health scholar students
• Assess students' interests and abilities and match them with external opportunities, agencies, and mentors
• Provide resources to students to increase retention and graduation rates
• Grade all assignments submitted by health scholar students, and assign a corresponding grade for the completion of

Recruitment (Seasonal - Varies by HCN)

• Conduct appropriate outreach to recruit students into the health scholars programs
• Develop relationships and work collaboratively with community colleges to facilitate seamless transfer of students into MSU Denver
• Coordinate special events and activities for HCOP students and students interested in health-related careers

Program Development (50%)

• Lead curriculum development, management, and delivery via the health scholars classes
• Partner with external health agencies, organizations, and businesses to create referral system and pipeline for health scholar students
• Recruit mentors and coordinate with external partners to mentor students
• Develop, provide support for, and attend program related and campus events
• Support academic conference presentations
• Support internal and external stakeholder meetings
• Plan and implement
• Provide additional support for the Health Institute as needed
• Assist with the data collection, record keeping, and writing/program evaluation necessary to maintain grant complicate
• Assist with the writing and renewal of Health Institute grants
• Assist with Health Institute event planning and execution
• Lead HCN specific point projects as defined by the health institute director and assistant director

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Demonstrated experience working with students in an academic or community-based setting, as a recruiter, advisor, case manager, educational counselor, career coach, mentor, or teacher

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in higher education, human services, or related field
• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in a related field
• Academic advising at the college level
• Experience working with diverse populations including non- traditional students, students of color, first generation college students

Salary for Announcement:

Hiring will be done on an as-needed basis.

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $18 - $24 an hour.

Because this is a temporary position, employees are only eligible for sick leave; no other benefits will be offered.

Work Hours:

Work hours vary given the temporary nature of position and are based upon department need. While this position requires the candidate selected for hire to work in person, there may be flexibility of some remote work opportunities and hybrid schedules (subject to supervisor approval).

This is a pooled position that will remain open and continuously accept applications.

Open Until Filled

MSU Denver is pleased to offer our current and potential employees a wide array of benefit options. To learn more, please visit the following link:

Employee Benefits Offerings

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Our student population consists of nearly 50% first generation students and over 45% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver.

We create an equitable learning and working environment in concert with individuals who consistently demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion. We greatly value the diverse identities and perspectives of our students, faculty, and staff and recognize that in order to achieve a just and equitable society, diversity must go beyond simple representation. It requires critical inquiry and dialogue and a commitment to action. We strive to provide a culture of belonging for all community members to achieve personal and professional success.