Admissions Counselor I - Recruiter

Title: Admissions Counselor I - Recruiter

Salary Range: $31,680.00 Annually

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Big Sandy Community & Technical College

Campus Location: BSCTC - Prestonsburg Campus

Department: Student Services

Total Rewards

Big Sandy Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Big Sandy Community and Technical College is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Student Recruiter (Admissions Counselor I) to join our team. The Student Recruiter will play a key role in promoting the college in order to attract prospective students and guiding them through the admissions process. This position involves local travel and relationship-building to increase awareness and enrollment.

Job Duties:

• Develop and implement outreach strategies to attract prospective students including engagement with high school counselors, community organizations and workforce development agencies to create a strong recruitment pipeline.
• Lead and coordinate campus tours and informational sessions for prospective students and families.
• Assist prospective students in understanding the admissions process, application requirements and deadlines, ensuring prospects have all the necessary information to successfully enroll
• Track and manage leads throughout the enrollment funnel from initial inquiry to application submission by maintaining consistent follow-up communication that includes key deadlines and opportunities
• Work closely with academic departments, student services, and faculty to promote academic programs, services and student success initiatives
• Develop materials and messaging that accurately reflects the college’s offerings and collaborate with faculty and staff to highlight unique aspects of the college experience
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create engaging recruitment materials, social media content and email campaigns.
• Maintain accurate records of recruitment activities, inquiries and applications in the CRM system in order to generate reports and statistics
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s plus two years of relevant experience or a bachelor’s degree
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference will be given to candidates who have graduated from Big Sandy Community and Technical College
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills.

Additional Skills Requested:

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.