What are the responsibilities and job description for the Enrollment Specialist - Recruiter position at Enterprise State Community College?
Position Summary
The Enrollment Specialist-Recruiter travels often to establish and maintain strong professional relationships with area schools and community partners in an effort to promote and recruit for Reid State Technical College. The Enrollment Specialist-Recruiter meets with high school students, nontraditional students, alumni, community leaders, business organizations and various other populations to serve as a liaison between Reid State and the service areas the college represents. In addition, the Enrollment Specialist-Recruiter organizes and plans events associated with recruiting students to attend Reid State. The Enrollment Specialist-Recruiter is a team player who collaborates with college administrators, faculty, staff and colleagues across the Alabama Community College System to maximize the student experience at Reid State.
Salary: Commensurate with education and experience according to ACCS Board of Trustees Salary Schedule E3/03.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Represents and promotes Reid State during the day, evening or weekends by traveling to area schools, events, and public locations to seek and recruit potential students.
- Serves as the point of contact for college recruiting and events.
- Guides prospective students through the full admissions process, advising potential students on applications, admissions procedures and registration requirements via phone, email, and face-to-face conversation.
- Creates and fosters a streamline of steps for students to complete after they have been admitted to Reid State Technical College, including applying for financial aid, registering for R.O.A.R. Day (orientation), and registering for classes.
- Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to include but not limited to preparing accurate reports from varied information and communicating job-related topics in interpersonal or presentational settings.
- Schedules meetings with local education agencies to participate in completing admission, financial aid, and scholarship applications.
- Conducts presentations in area schools, businesses and at community events about the benefits of Reid State.
- Develops and oversees all communication for prospective students using Target X, maintaining communication with students that have applied to Reid State Technical College, to increase yield rates.
- Ensures accuracy and develops a schedule to review and correct all admissions-related data inconsistencies or errors in Target X, Banner, Argos, And Axiom.
- Ensures all student information and documentation remains confidential and secure.
- Assists in planning, organizing and executing student recruiting-related activities to include campus tours, orientation (R.O.A.R. Day), fairs, scholarship awards, and special events.
- Engages in professional learning activities and actively seeks information about developing trends and ideas pertaining to admissions, recruiting and financial aid.
- Demonstrates the highest standards of professional behavior; specifically, Confidentiality, ethics, loyalty, honesty, and integrity.
- Establishes and maintains positive and professional working relationships within area communities, demonstrating excellent customer service in all forms of communication and maintaining a professional appearance.
- Uses appropriate time-management.
- Works well under pressure and with others to meet deadlines and to facilitate the appropriate flow of information across the institution.
- Understands the role as an advocate for our students in the context of our mission, vision, values, and our policies and procedures.
- Assists with student clubs and organizations.
- Actively participates in division/college committees and campus activities.
- Perform other duties as required by the President and Dean of Students.
Qualifications
- Associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.
- Minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in Admissions, Enrollment, Recruiting, Registration, or Advising in an accredited higher education setting.
- Strong and effective communications skills, as well as professionalism, enthusiasm and commitment to education.
- Strong computer and research skills (Excel, Word, Microsoft Office Suite, etc.).
- Experience in processing applications and analyzing data through online student information systems, customer relationship management (CRM) and data systems and software such as but not limited to Banner, DegreeWorks, and Salesforce/TargetX.
- Experience with higher education academic records policies and practices and records retention and security.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
- Experience in the collection, management and analysis of higher education data in systems such as ARGOS, Clearinghouse, IPEDS, NSLDS, Parchment, DAX, etc.
Application Procedures/Additional Information
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and must submit a completed application through the online application systems to be considered for this position. Submission of a completed application packet is the responsibility of the applicant. To be considered for an interview, (only complete application packages will be given consideration for employment, incomplete application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview). The applicant must submit the following:
- A completed official College employment application
- A current resume
- Employment verification of work experience, must be on company letterhead or form, signed by company administrator.
- Copy of unofficial or official transcripts. (Transcripts must confirm applicant meets educational requirements.) Copies of High School diploma will not be accepted.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated on this vacancy notice and must submit a completed application packet in order to be considered for this position. Complete application files must be received no later than the application deadline. Applicants who fail to submit all required information will be disqualified. Only applications received during the period of this announcement will be considered. Applicants must travel at their own expenses. Finalist will be required to provide official transcripts that are mailed directly to the Office of Human Resources at Reid State Technical College from the institution(s) granting the credits.
In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon the receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Reid State Technical College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.
Reid State Technical College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Reid State Technical College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Applicants desiring reasonable accommodations for the interview are encouraged to request such accommodations when contacted for an interview appointment.
The College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding. The College reserves the right to fill the position within one year of the stated anticipated starting date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further, the College reserves the right to fill more than one position in the same job classification should another vacancy occur during the search process.
