Health Sciences Student Services Coordinator - Mnscu Academic Professional 2

Health Sciences Student Services Coordinator - MnSCU Academic Professional 2

Institution: Normandale Community College

Classification Title: MnSCU Academic Professional 2

Bargaining Unit / Union: 214: Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

City: Bloomington

FLSA: Non Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time: Full time

Employment Condition: Classified - Unlimited

Salary Range: $25.67 - $37.26

The Health Sciences Student Services Coordinator leads and coordinates the recruitment, admissions, and student success initiatives for the college's special application/cohort-based health science programs. This position plays a critical role in facilitating prospective student engagement, supporting the enrollment process, and ensuring the retention and success of admitted students in health science cohort programs including Dental Hygiene, Nursing, and Community Health Worker Navigator programs.

In collaboration with departments across Academic Affairs and Student Affairs, this position facilitates a successful student experience throughout the student life cycle. The coordinator proactively manages student caseloads, provides advising and intervention strategies to support retention and completion, and facilitates program-specific enrollment and orientation activities. Additionally, the position serves as a key resource for faculty, program directors, and internal and external partners. This position supports compliance with college and system policy/procedures as well as accreditation requirements, advances student success outcomes, transfer support, and develops internal and external partnerships.

Aligned with Normandale Community College's mission and strategic framework, the Health Science Enrollment & Student Success Coordinator actively engages in institutional strategies to promote equitable access, improve student persistence, and cultivate a culturally responsive academic environment. By providing hands-on student support, leading enrollment initiatives, and driving continuous improvement efforts, this position contributes to the college's broader goal of increasing completion rates and preparing students for success in the healthcare field.

Essential:

• One year of experience working with students in higher education
• Experience with college student success, enrollment, and retention initiatives
• Ability to learn, understand, and explain complex policy, procedure, and program information
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of diverse student and family populations and meet their unique needs
• Exceptional human relations, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Effective oral and written communications skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and respond to data, specifically related to student records

Preferred:

• Bachelors and/or Master's degree
• Three or more years of experience within a college or university admissions, career, advising, or counseling department
• Experience working in health care industry and/or health science professional preparation programs
• Experience creating and delivering programming to college students
• Project management experience
• Proficiency in Spanish, Somali, Hmong, or Arabic

Normandale is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, annually serving almost 15,000 students from a diverse set of backgrounds, 42% of whom are students of color and nearly 25% are first-generation. We offer opportunities for individuals to grow, learn, and advance their careers while working for an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable space for students and employees to learn. We are passionately committed to achieving racial equity in student outcomes and in advancing cultural competency in the classroom and services provided.

Normandale offers a comprehensive benefits package including low cost medical, dental, vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, generous vacation and sick leave, 11 paid holidays each year, employer paid life insurance, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, and tax-deferred compensation plans. Additional benefits include tuition waivers available for yourself and eligible dependents once certain criteria are met.

Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the job information line at 651.259.3637.

The College regrets that it is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins. An offer for this position may be contingent upon the completion of a background check. Normandale Community College is committed to honoring human differences and cultivating inclusion of different values and ideas in employment and education opportunity. The college is committed to the principle that all individuals are to be treated with equality and dignity.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance, please contact Human Resources at (952) 358-8269 or jobs@normandale.edu . Please indicate what assistance is needed.