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Position Title Technical Assistance Lead (2 Vacancies), Rural Health Transformation Location Boone, NC Faculty Rank No Provide Rank N/A Position Number 0A1121 Department Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness - 273600
Position Summary Information
Primary Purpose
The Technical Assistance Specialist provides specialized career services and workforce pathway support to students and trainees preparing for rural health careers. The position works with employers, training sites, educational programs, and community partners to develop experiential learning and work-based opportunities, assess site readiness, address placement barriers, and support successful transitions from education and training into rural employment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in career services, higher education, counseling, workforce development, education, public health, health sciences, social work, healthcare administration, human resources, or a related field.
- At least three years of professional experience in career services, employer engagement, workforce pathway development, experiential or community-engaged learning, internships, apprenticeships, clinical or field placements, healthcare or public health workforce, or student and trainee services.
- Experience working directly with students or trainees and external employers, healthcare providers, public health agencies, community-based organizations, supervisors, preceptors, or training sites.
- Demonstrated advising, facilitation, consultation, problem-solving, writing, training, data interpretation, and relationship-management skills.
License/Certification Required
No license or certification is required. Project management, workforce development, public health, clinical, or related certifications may be preferred where applicable.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in a related field.
- Experience in rural health, behavioral health, public health, clinical education, apprenticeships, work-based learning, community-engaged learning, rural residency, service learning, or academic-practice partnerships.
- Experience helping employers, healthcare providers, public health agencies, community organizations, or training sites establish internships, placements, rotations, fellowships, apprenticeships, or early-career employment opportunities.
- Experience evaluating career-services, experiential-learning, placement, transition-to-employment, or workforce-retention outcomes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop rural health career pathways and employer or training-site networks. Work with educational programs, healthcare employers, public health agencies, behavioral health providers, emergency services, community organizations, and training sites to define pathways, participant roles, learning experiences, supervision, and progression from education into rural employment.
- Provide specialized career guidance and participant preparation. Assess interests, preparation, and career goals; explain pathway, placement, and applicable service-commitment requirements; support career-readiness activities; and help students and trainees navigate Scholars, Fellows, apprenticeships, paid work-based learning, clinical and field placements, rural rotations, community-based experiences, and related programs.
- Assess and strengthen employer and training-site readiness. Review participant roles, learning objectives, supervision and preceptor structures, onboarding, confidentiality, safety, technology, documentation, communication, participant supports, and placement workflows; provide technical assistance; and recommend changes that improve experience quality and site capacity.
- Coordinate participant-site matching, experiential learning, and placement follow-through. Work with participants, academic programs, employers, providers, and community sites to identify appropriate opportunities, confirm requirements, support onboarding, monitor progress, resolve barriers, and strengthen transition from the experience into rural employment.
- Develop and deliver career-services resources, training, and partner support. Create pathway maps, employer and supervisor guides, placement tools, orientation materials, training sessions, career-connected project resources, and other supports tailored to participant and site needs.
- Monitor outcomes and coordinate regional follow-up. Track participant, employer, site, placement, completion, credential, transition-to-employment, and retention outcomes; gather feedback; identify recurring barriers; maintain required documentation; coordinate with App State, Vaya, AHEC, public health anchors, and other partners; and recommend improvements.
Type of Position Full Time Position Staff/Non-Faculty Staff/Non-Faculty VISA Sponsorship? VISA sponsorship is not available for this position. All candidates must be eligible to work and live in the U.S. Appointment Type 1.0 Work Schedule/Hours Mon-Fri, 8:00-5:00 pm Number of Hours Per Week 40 Number of Months Per Year 12 Mandatory Staff No Suggested Salary Range $70,000 Physical Demands of Position
This position primarily involves office and computer-based work, including sitting, typing, reading, analysis, virtual meetings, advising, facilitation, and communication. Regular travel to campuses, employers, provider and community sites, training sites, and regional meetings is required. Occasional lifting or transport of materials up to 20 pounds may be required. Individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Posting Details Information
Posting Date 08/25/2026 Closing Date 09/08/2026 Open Until Filled No Evaluation of Applications Begins 09/09/2026 Proposed Date of Hire 09/21/2026 Special Instructions to Applicants
This is a grant-funded position contingent upon final contract/subaward execution, continued funding, satisfactory performance, and University approval. Final classification, salary range, reporting line, and posting language are subject to App State Human Resources review.
Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter/letter of interest, and a list of three professional references with contact information.
Search Chair Name Alex F. Howard Search Chair Email howardaf@appstate.edu Quick Link https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/55797 Posting Number 201501833P
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
- List of References with Contact Information
Optional Documents