RHT High School Healthcare Pathways Developer - North/West Central

RHT High School Healthcare Pathways Developer – North/West Central

Grant funded through September 30, 2028 ( position is contingent upon renewed grant funding by the terms outlined by contract through September 30, 2031). Responsible for White Mountains CC, NHTI Concord CC, River Valley CC.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Promotes and develops healthcare career pathways for high school students under the Rural Healthcare Transformation (RHT) grant, with responsibility for outreach to high schools, healthcare employers, and community-based organizations across the regions.

This position focuses on building sustainable pipelines from high school into postsecondary education and healthcare careers, including exposure, dual enrollment, pre-apprenticeship, and other work-based learning models aligned with regional healthcare workforce needs.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Works with the RHT Regional Lead and statewide partners to expand healthcare career pathway infrastructure connecting high schools to community colleges, training providers, and healthcare employers.
• Develops and sustains partnerships with:
  • High schools, CTE centers, and school districts
  • Healthcare employers (hospitals, long-term care, behavioral health, ambulatory care)
  • Community-based and youth-serving organizations
  • CCSNH colleges and workforce development teams
• Coordinates outreach, recruitment, and engagement strategies to increase student awareness of and participation in healthcare careers and training pathways.
• Supports the design and implementation of high school-to-college healthcare pathways, including:
  • Career exploration and awareness activities
  • Dual enrollment and early college opportunities
  • Pre-apprenticeship and work-based learning models
  • Transition pathways into postsecondary healthcare programs
• Works with healthcare employers and education partners to develop experiential learning opportunities, including job shadowing, clinical exposure, internships, and other aligned models.
• Promotes equitable access to healthcare career pathways, with a focus on engaging underrepresented and underserved student populations.
• Plans and delivers presentations, information sessions, and events at high schools, community organizations, and partner sites to promote healthcare career opportunities.
• Collaborates with CCSNH faculty, staff, and workforce teams to align curriculum, programming, and student supports with healthcare industry needs.
• Assists the Workforce Director at the assigned college location(s) as needed to address and resolve grant-related issues, communicating when required with the CCSNH Director of Workforce Development and the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Grant Manager.
• Supports the Workforce Director at the assigned college location and participates, as needed, in statewide, regional, and federal RHT-related conferences, seminars, meetings, and workforce initiatives to ensure programmatic efforts remain aligned with best practices, evidence-based models, and statewide workforce development strategies.
• Supports alignment between secondary, postsecondary, and employer partners to ensure stackable, credit-bearing, and industry-recognized credential pathways.
• Provides input into regional strategy by identifying barriers, gaps, and opportunities within the healthcare talent pipeline.
• Assists in tracking participation, outcomes, and program data to support grant reporting, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Complies with all college, system, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Hybrid position with a designated home base at an assigned Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) college campus. Regular travel throughout the assigned region and across the state is expected to support employer engagement, partner collaboration, student support services, workforce initiatives, and grant-related activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university with major study in education, public health, workforce development, social sciences, or a related field.
Experience:
Three (3) years of experience as a teacher, academic/career advisor, workforce or program coordinator, or similar role within education, workforce development, healthcare, or related sectors, with responsibility for program development, implementation, or outreach.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with high school students, educators, and/or CTE programs
• Experience engaging healthcare employers or knowledge of healthcare career pathways
• Experience working with underrepresented populations (including low-income individuals, youth, individuals with disabilities, and multilingual learners)
• Familiarity with career pathway models, dual enrollment, or work-based learning
• Experience with federally funded grants and/or data tracking and reporting

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION

Valid driver’s license or access to reliable transportation for statewide travel.

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple outreach and partnership activities
• Strong communication and presentation skills with both youth and professional audiences
• Ability to build and sustain relationships across education, workforce, and healthcare sectors
• Ability to gather, analyze, and utilize data to inform program improvement
• Ability to organize and facilitate meetings, events, and partnership activities
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Cultural competency and commitment to equitable access and opportunity

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

The job description lists typical examples of work and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to a position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed, provided such duties are characteristic of that classification.

CCSNH has established employer status within the New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). In compliance with CCSNH policies and state regulations, eligibility for employment within CCSNH and its institutions requires residency within a New England state.

CCSNH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination based on age, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor is strictly prohibited.