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Iowa Western Community College · 1 month ago

Admissions/Recruiter

Council Bluffs, IA

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Iowa Western Community College is seeking a Recruiter/Admissions Advisor to represent the college at various recruiting events throughout Iowa and Nebraska. This role involves communicating with prospective students and their families, managing recruiting territories, and assisting with on-campus events for new students.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Travels to recruiting events including high school visits and college fairs and promotes the College positively and professionally

Manages an assigned recruiting territory and maintains positive working relationships with high school staff, including high school guidance counselors, administrators, and teachers

Communicates admissions and enrollment requirements, processes, and procedures to prospective students via phone calls, emails, social media, and face-to-face interactions

Meets with small and large groups of prospective students and parents at on-campus events, and off-campus at high school visits and college/career fairs. Provides information on college services and resources, admissions and enrollment, financial aid, and career and transfer planning assistance

Assists new students with first semester registration. Maintains frequent contact with incoming students regarding admissions, enrollment, and financial aid requirements, processes, and procedures

Must know and understand advising, admissions, program requirements, registration, front-line financial aid, college policies, and other college resources. Stays updated on institutional information, admissions requirements, new programs, course changes, important dates and deadlines, costs, expanding facilities, and updates in college-wide initiatives. Works closely with financial aid advisors to adequately assist students

Explores new tactics and ideas to enhance recruiting and student in-take and relays information to the Director of Recruitment

Attends and assists with three commencement ceremonies throughout the year

Develops, participates in, and provides records of professional development activities

Demonstrates IWCC’s core mission, vision and values

Qualification

Customer service skillsMicrosoft Office proficiencyCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTeam collaborationEnthusiasmPositive attitudeSelf-starterConfidentiality

Required

Associate Degree Required/Bachelor's Degree preferred

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to articulate in both small and large group settings and with diverse groups of people including co-workers, students, business contacts and at various levels from front-line to administration

Strong organizational skills including the ability to multi-task, to meet deadlines, to maintain and access paper and electronic files, to produce error-free final products, and to manage time and output

Excellent customer service skills required

Proficient use of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Ability to read, write and speak English fluently

Enthusiastic and dedicated to the challenges of helping other people

Ability to function collaboratively as part of a fast-paced, customer-oriented team

Professional in communications, appearance, relationships, and responsiveness

Positive attitude

Ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times

Self-starter with the ability to perform with little or no direct supervision

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including employer paid time off, of up to 19 paid holidays, additional 88 hours of paid time off in the summer, vacation & sick time; employer paid medical, dental, life; HSA with a match, IPERS pension plan with over 9% employer match, reduced summer schedule, free access to our new wellness facility, employee concierge services, and many other voluntary benefits to choose from.