Admissions Recruiter
- Employer
- Alcorn State University
- Location
- Lorman, Mississippi, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Jan 13, 2025
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, Counseling, Other Student Affairs
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Admissions Recruiter
FLSA Status
Exempt
Posted Salary Range
Commensurate with experience.
Employment Status
Full Time
Department
Admissions and Recruiting
Job Summary
The Recruiter reports to the Director of Admissions and Recruiting for carrying out such assignments within university policies as might be necessary for optimum student recruitment and admission.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Recruitment, management, sales and/or knowledge of higher education
Excellent communication skills, verbal, and interpersonal
Well-developed presentation and strategic planning skills
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with team members, faculty, students, alumni, administrators, staff and families
Ability to connect with students
Essential Job Functions
· Creates an individual recruitment plan (including recruitment activities, participation in events/conferences/fairs, communications with prospective students and networking opportunities) for each semester and participates in a team recruitment plan.
· Completes weekly activity reports to include documentation of recruitment/outreach activities and student appointments.
· Establishes and adheres to registration deadlines and strives toward institution-wide enrollment goals .
· Utilizes phone, email and mail to communicate with prospective students in a timely manner, providing superior student service.
· Works with prospective students to garner completed application files prior to enrollment and efforts to increase retention.
· Collaborates with alumni network(s) to develop new student/professional networks and garner student referrals
· Serves as a counselor to prospective students.
· Promotes the university and its programs among prospective students, parents, teachers, counselors, alumni and other groups, individuals, agencies and organizations that might be interested and/or might be persuaded to have interest in the university by maintaining current knowledge of the same.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
Experience working with students in high school or college setting.
Licensing and Certifications
Valid Drivers License
Physical Requirements
Work in noisy (above 85 decibels) areas
No
Sedentary Work - Exerting 10 pounds
Occasionally
Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds
Occasionally
Medium Work - Exerting 20-50 pounds
Occasionally
Heavy Work - Exerting 50-100 pounds
Not Required
Very Heavy Work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds
Not Required
Travel
Frequently
Extended Work Hours
Frequently
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S1097
Number of Vacancies
1
Location
Lorman
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
01/13/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
No
EEO Statement
EEO Statement:
Alcorn State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or other factors prohibited by law in any of its educational programs, activities, services, admissions, or employment practices. The following offices are designated to handle inquires and/or complaints regarding non-discriminatory policies and procedures of Alcorn State University:
Complaints, inquiries, or specific requests in regard to Title IX and Section 504 directives should be made to: Title IX Office, Walter Washington Administration Bldg., Room 519A, Lorman, MS, 39096, (601) 877-6700.
Complaints, inquiries, or requests in regard to non-discrimination in employment practices should be made to: Human Resources Department, Walter Washington Administration Bldg., Room 107, Lorman, MS, 39096, (601) 877-6188
Questions, complaints, or requests in regard to ADA / ADAAA compliance in employment practices should also be made to the department of human resources.
Advertising Summary
Excellent Benefits Package
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Position Information
Job Title
Admissions Recruiter
FLSA Status
Exempt
Posted Salary Range
Commensurate with experience.
Employment Status
Full Time
Department
Admissions and Recruiting
Job Summary
The Recruiter reports to the Director of Admissions and Recruiting for carrying out such assignments within university policies as might be necessary for optimum student recruitment and admission.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Recruitment, management, sales and/or knowledge of higher education
Excellent communication skills, verbal, and interpersonal
Well-developed presentation and strategic planning skills
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with team members, faculty, students, alumni, administrators, staff and families
Ability to connect with students
Essential Job Functions
· Creates an individual recruitment plan (including recruitment activities, participation in events/conferences/fairs, communications with prospective students and networking opportunities) for each semester and participates in a team recruitment plan.
· Completes weekly activity reports to include documentation of recruitment/outreach activities and student appointments.
· Establishes and adheres to registration deadlines and strives toward institution-wide enrollment goals .
· Utilizes phone, email and mail to communicate with prospective students in a timely manner, providing superior student service.
· Works with prospective students to garner completed application files prior to enrollment and efforts to increase retention.
· Collaborates with alumni network(s) to develop new student/professional networks and garner student referrals
· Serves as a counselor to prospective students.
· Promotes the university and its programs among prospective students, parents, teachers, counselors, alumni and other groups, individuals, agencies and organizations that might be interested and/or might be persuaded to have interest in the university by maintaining current knowledge of the same.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
Experience working with students in high school or college setting.
Licensing and Certifications
Valid Drivers License
Physical Requirements
Work in noisy (above 85 decibels) areas
No
Sedentary Work - Exerting 10 pounds
Occasionally
Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds
Occasionally
Medium Work - Exerting 20-50 pounds
Occasionally
Heavy Work - Exerting 50-100 pounds
Not Required
Very Heavy Work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds
Not Required
Travel
Frequently
Extended Work Hours
Frequently
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S1097
Number of Vacancies
1
Location
Lorman
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
01/13/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
No
EEO Statement
EEO Statement:
Alcorn State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or other factors prohibited by law in any of its educational programs, activities, services, admissions, or employment practices. The following offices are designated to handle inquires and/or complaints regarding non-discriminatory policies and procedures of Alcorn State University:
Complaints, inquiries, or specific requests in regard to Title IX and Section 504 directives should be made to: Title IX Office, Walter Washington Administration Bldg., Room 519A, Lorman, MS, 39096, (601) 877-6700.
Complaints, inquiries, or requests in regard to non-discrimination in employment practices should be made to: Human Resources Department, Walter Washington Administration Bldg., Room 107, Lorman, MS, 39096, (601) 877-6188
Questions, complaints, or requests in regard to ADA / ADAAA compliance in employment practices should also be made to the department of human resources.
Advertising Summary
Excellent Benefits Package
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Letter of Recommendation (Professional)
- Letter of Recommendation (Personal)
- Letter of Recommendation (Professional or Personal)
Company
A great educational choice, Alcorn State University in Mississippi is a place of purpose, history, and discovery, and the nation's oldest, land-grant HBCU
Company info
- Website
- http://www.alcorn.edu/
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