High School Partnership Coordinator I

JOB CLASSIFICATION
Pay grade level: 13
Compensation: $49,663 - $68,288. Compensation will be commensurate with education and experience
Employee category: Staff
Department: Education Innovation and Global Programming
Reports to: Assistant Director of High School Partnerships
FLSA status: Exempt
Job Code: tbd     
Location: Primarily TEC, but any other college location as assigned by the appropriate administrator

SUMMARY
The High School Partnership Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and administering of student recruitment, retention programming, and community outreach initiatives with KCKCC’s high school partners, faculty, and staff to foster educational growth and development and guidance aligned with the mission and strategic objectives of Kansas City Kansas Community College. Reporting to the Assistant Director. The HSP Coordinator provides prompt, high-quality, professional, courteous customer service to support students, faculty, staff, administration, and the community.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Act as the primary liaison between KCKCC and high school counselors, assisting in creating recruitment materials like brochures and handouts.
• Guide prospective students, families, current students, high school staff, and faculty on admissions and dual/concurrent enrollment.
• Coordinate and implement dual and concurrent enrollment programs with high school consortiums in the KCKCC service area under the direction of the Assistant Director of High School Partnership.
• Develop and maintain reports to communicate with high school counselors and other key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with high school partners to grow HSP programs and services.
• Advise students on career pathways, organize student and parent information nights, and facilitate activities with high schools and KCKCC services to support shared educational goals.
• Process HSP course enrollments, sections, and student applications efficiently.
• Verify all prerequisites are met before enrollment.
• Update HSP forms and advising materials annually.
• Coordinate orientation for new instructors and plan annual professional development for concurrent staff.
• Conduct community outreach through family information nights to attract high school partnership participants.
• Coordinate fall and spring in-service sessions for counselors in line with KBOR guidelines.
• Manage student documents within the college’s imaging system.
• Maintain and organize resource materials as required.
• Collaborate with the Registrar and Business Office to ensure accurate billing and course tracking for dual-credit students.
• Provide necessary enrollment documents to students, families, and facilitators.
• Work with the Assistant Director of HSP to establish HSP policies and procedures.
• Participate in committees to enhance HSP.
• Complete other tasks as assigned by the Assistant Director of High School Partnership and the Vice President of Global and Innovative Programming.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Possess strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to and ability to work with a diverse student, faculty, and staff population.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practices that promote social justice and equity.
• High energy, self-starter who can work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships and establish credibility with all levels of students, faculty and staff in the organization and community partners.
• Detail-oriented
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Ability to manage several projects with multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• The capacity to represent the College at local agencies/organizations activities and group meetings and support aligned goals for KCKCC’s programs and services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or higher degree in education or related field.
• At least three (3) years of full-time progressively responsible experience with a demonstrated record in student affairs and enrollment management technology systems
• Must be willing to travel to local high schools.
• Demonstrated record and a high degree of comfort with technology and data management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree working with high school dual and concurrent enrollment programs.
• Demonstrated experience with academic advising.
• Demonstrated experience working with a student database platform, customer relationship management or similar software system.
• Multilingual writing and speaking proficiency.

WORKING CONDITIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK SCHEDULE
Standard work hours are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours.

TO APPLY

Visit www.kckcc.edu and click on CAREERS for a list of available positions.

• Read the job announcement carefully noting the initial screening date, minimum qualifications, and required information. Note that information contained in your application materials will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Make sure you complete/submit all the documents listed as required.
• If the position lists a required transcript (during the application process) unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official transcripts.
• Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed. If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection committee.
• Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or shown to have equivalency to a United States: Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level degree.
• Documentation verifying completion of a degree, course work within a discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically attached (uploaded) to your application.
• Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses are required.
• A college selection committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
• 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.

KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Educational Institution