Recruitment and Outreach Specialist
- Employer
- Oakton College
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Feb 2, 2022
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About Oakton Community College :
For 50 years, Oakton Community College has been the setting where thousands begin or continue their college or career studies. Educating people of all ages, from all walks of life and from more than 40 nations, Oakton focuses on improving the quality of life for everyone who enters its doors.
We offer:
Continuing education
Great benefits
Paid winter break
FRIDAYS OFF during the summer
Job Description:
Basic Function and Responsibility:
Under general supervision of the Manager of Student Recruitment and Outreach, organize and implement recruitment outreach activities. Create and expand the awareness about Oakton's offerings within the community and local high schools; provide information, advise and counsel new and prospective students and their families regarding admission to the college and educational options available to them. Assist with web content, communications, and general recruitment data analysis.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide assistance and advice to prospective students regarding
the college's application procedure, policies, requirements,
deadlines and programs in person, via phone, mail or electronic
communication.
- Plan, organize and implement recruitment, orientation, and
retention events both on and off campus for community members,
business contacts, prospective traditional age and adult students,
and minority groups.
- Represent the College at business, community, career centers,
high school fairs and special events.
- Assist in the development of annual recruitment plans, which
includes specific and measurable objectives, strategies, specific
target populations, time lines, and evaluation methods. Prepare
recruitment reports.
- Provide admission advising to prospective students through
individual and group methods.
- Hire, train, schedule and oversee student
employee(s).
- Coordinate tours, workshops, and presentations about the
College for groups of prospective students, families, counselors,
and community members.
- Develop procedures to communicate with and provide ongoing
information to prospective students.
- In conjunction with the college's division offices, deans, and
departments, develop, implement and evaluate activities and
programs that create and expand awareness of the college and its
programs to targeted populations.
- Coordinate and develop recruitment materials.
- Provide high quality service in all interaction with outreach
contacts including but not limited to high school guidance
directors, guidance counselors, high school teachers, college
faculty, staff and administrators, prospective students, and
community members.
- Participate in Enrollment Center cross training activities to
develop knowledge in other functional student affairs areas in
order to provide integrated and comprehensive information to
students, staff, and community. Provide excellent customer
service.
- As directed, provide Admissions services in the Enrollment
Center.
- Coordinate on-site testing program for participating public
high schools.
- Respond to inquiries via Oakton's on-line inquiry
system.|
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Qualifications and Working Conditions:
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and
experience from which comparable skills and abilities can be
obtained is required.
- Two years working experience in college admissions or a related
field requiring similar communication and customer service skills
are required.
- The ability to communicate college programs and services
through group or one-on-one presentations and to explain college
policies and/or practices clearly, both orally and in writing, is
required.
- Will require the ability to concentrate on detailed work and
work on multiple projects at one time.
- The ability to enter, retrieve and manipulate data on a
computer is required. Experience with SCT Banner student
information system preferred.
- Mobility to move from building to building on-Campus and to visit off-Campus entities. Work is performed in a general office environment and is generally sedentary in nature. Little or no exposure to adverse working conditions.
Additional Information:
Supervision Received:
Functional supervision is received from the Manager of Student Recruitment and Outreach. Administrative supervision is received from the Director of Admissions.
Supervision Exercised:
General supervision is exercised over one or more student employees.
HOURS: Monday-Friday 8:15 am - 5:00 pm - Some evenings required
SALARY: $51,338
There are two openings for this position.
Oakton Community College requires all employees to adhere to a Vaccination /Testing Mandate.
Application Instructions:
For further details, visit our website at www.oakton.edu and select the Employment link to view Employment Opportunities.
Please be sure to have a current resume, cover letter, and list of, at least, three (3) professional references with contact information prepared to submit with your application. One (1) of the references must be your most recent, direct supervisor.
Oakton Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, committed to employing competent, qualified individuals. Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, socioeconomic status, sex or gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in admission to and participation in its educational programs, college activities and services, or in its employment practices.
Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.
URL: www.oakton.edu
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