EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Job title: Admissions Recruiting Coordinator I
Division: Enrollment Management
Department: Admissions
Reports to: Director of Admissions and First Year Experience
Supervises: N/A
Position type: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Exempt

JOB PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Admissions Recruiting Coordinator I is to represent Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) at a variety of high school and community events and share information about KCKCC to encourage students to attend KCKCC.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Visits middle schools, high schools, and colleges, speaks to groups and individual students, and meets with school counselors and administrators to promote outreach activities within assigned territory including travel to distant sites in the state of Kansas and nationally.
• Must be willing to travel and work evening and weekend hours when required.
• Manages and coordinates community workshops, retreats, and recruitment efforts; arranges visits and tours for prospective students and parents.
• Serves independently as the point person for internal coordination of college student recruitment and enrollment management goals utilizing specific knowledge gained of admissions, registration criteria and financial aid and/or scholarship information and deadlines.
• Coordinates and implements various recruitment programs and marketing strategies for territorial or local on-site admission programs and special events relating to targeted freshman, transfer, or under-represented groups in the fulfillment of recruitment efforts.
• Provides academic advising to potential students utilizing specific knowledge gained of the college regarding KCKCC’s educational programs and degrees.
• Serves independently as territorial manager to develop and maintain partnerships between the college and local school systems throughout the assigned territory.
• Organizes and implements all aspects of large, multi-departmental special events utilizing presentation and promotional materials.
• Prepares reports and proposals, and responds to inquiries from students and agencies.
• Creates, packages, monitors and distributes resource materials for student recruitment and retention programs.
• Assist with timely and accurate application processing from the console and online mapping to ensure efficiency.
• Assist with day, evening and weekend advising, enrollment and registration activities.
• Coordinate College Days and campus visits.
• Consult with College Relations on designing and layout of admissions marketing materials.
• Assisting with planning, organization, implementation and evaluation of admission programming.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR EDUCATION:

• Associates degree plus Two (2) years’ of experience in sales, recruitment, admissions, marketing, or related area OR  a Bachelor’s degree with related experience.
• Minimum Qualification can be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and a clear motor vehicle record.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR EDUCATION:

• Admissions/recruiting experience.
• Community college experience.
• Fluent Spanish Speaker.
• Database management/CRM experience.
• Prior public speaking experience.
• Knowledge of Wyandotte’s county culture.

SALARY RANGE: $41,600 - $52,000 annually.

WORK SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday; 40 hours per week. Must be able to work variable schedule/hours to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours, frequent travel and must be able to work evening and weekend hours when required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, and sit. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift items. Visual ability sufficient to operate computer and office equipment.
 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin June 3, 2019; the position will be open until filled.

TO APPLY: Visit WWW.KCKCC.EDU and click on JOBS for a list of available positions.

• Applicants are to thoroughly complete the online application (do not reference resume) and attach the required transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts accepted for the application process. If applicable, official transcripts for all the degree(s) awarded must be submitted to Human Resources within 10 days of the first day of employment.
• Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses are required.
• College screening committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
• Applicants selected for an interview will be required to prepare a three-five (3-5) minute presentation on an assigned topic (shared prior to interview).
• Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for employment is required. Individual hiring departments may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled