Salary: $53,248 - $55,964
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: FY2300711
Location: Main Campus - Baytown, TX
Division: Provost/Academic & Student Affairs
Position Overview
Starting Salary Range is $53,248 - $55,964. The initial salary
offer is commensurate with education and related work
experience.
The Recruitment and Outreach Specialist is responsible for
developing, designing and executing outreach and recruitment
strategies to attract and enroll prospective students. This role
includes coordinating high school recruitment efforts, building
community partnerships, managing caseloads, supporting prospective
students through the admissions and enrollment process. This
position requires working evenings and weekends as needed to
support recruitment events and outreach activities. The specialist
will represent Lee College at various events, facilitate engagement
initiatives, and track recruitment outcomes to meet institutional
goals. This position will report to the Director of Recruitment and
Outreach.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Recruitment & Engagement
- Provide tailored support to prospective students in ensuring
awareness of the institution's academic programs, enrollment
processes, and student services to support recruitment goals.
Implement recruitment strategies targeting adult learners,
career changers, and individuals seeking professional development
or certification programs.
Manage high school caseloads to implement intentional
recruiting strategies while collaborating with the Share Counselors
Coordinators
Support re-engagement of students who have stopped out through
the readmission process.
Develops and implements a strategic recruitment and engagement
plan focused on high school students by establishing partnerships,
promoting academic and career programs, and assist seniors in
completing enrollment steps through informational tables,
presentations, and campus tours.
Collaboration with LC's Shared College Coordinators.
Provide exceptional customer service through high-volume
communication channels, including phone, E-mail, text campaigns,
online chat, and face-to-face interactions, maintaining consistent
and accurate engagement with prospective students and stakeholders
from initial inquiry to enrollment.
Lead and conduct campus tours.
Manage a high volume of phone calls, text messages, and emails
while maintaining timely and professional communication.
Outreach
- Represents the college at visits to elementary, middle, and
high schools, career, health, community, and local agency fairs,
apartment complexes, and local businesses, to inform prospective
students about admission, program options, and the registration
process.
- Conduct outreach activities in the community, including local
businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and community
centers, to connect with prospective Lee College students of all
ages.
- Proactively identify and engage new recruitment sources while
building community partnerships within the service areas.
- Participate in outreach events, committees, and college
initiatives on behalf of the college and department, as directed by
the department director.
Administrative
- Collect, analyze, and maintain recruitment and outreach data in
Excel, preparing detailed weekly, monthly, and semester reports on
engagement efforts, enrollment targets, event attendance, inquiry
volume, applications, and campus tours to support data-driven
decision-making.
- Enter and manage data in PeopleSoft to generate monthly reports
and track onboarding for assigned caseload(s).
- Oversee recruitment caseloads of area high schools, businesses,
and community events, maintaining consistent engagement with
prospective students through E-mail, calls, and texts to provide
admissions and registration support.
- Implement follow-up campaigns during key enrollment periods to
ensure prospective and reapplying students complete the admission
process and register for classes.
- Manage and maintain detailed lists of prospective students and
new/reapply applicant pool, sharing relevant information, assisting
in developing a plan to attend and guiding them through the
admission and enrollment process to meet institutional goals.
Operational
- Serve as the designated representatives of Lee College,
providing detailed information on Lee College's enrollment
processes, including admissions procedures, registration details,
knowledge of Lee College programs and offerings, and the college's
history
- Remains competent and current through self-directed
professional reading, developing professional contacts with
colleagues, attending professional development courses and
conferences, and attending training and/or courses.
- Travel to community locations to distribute marketing materials
and build awareness of the college's offerings, which include
evenings and weekends.
- Assist the Director of Recruitment and Outreach in creating
brochures and handouts for print and web publications, and gather
information for future use by students and the general public.
- Assist with recruiting, selecting, and training Student
Ambassadors to support outreach initiatives.
- Collaborate with the Director of Recruitment and Outreach,
Share College Coordinators, Dual Credit Advisors, Division Chairs,
and First Year Experience staff to develop and implement strategic
outreach and recruitment programs that attract prospective
students, connect them with faculty and resources, and provide
informed, tailored guidance on career pathways and strategies for
academic success.
Additional Duties & Responsibilities
- Responsible for assisting in projects assigned by the Director
of Recruitment and Outreach.
- Assist with registration events and new student orientations,
as needed.
- Ability to leverage technology to attract and communicate with
prospective students and families.
- Create a welcoming and engaging environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills &
Abilities
- Bachelor's (or higher) degree.
- Two (2) years of related experience.
- Must have excellent customer service, communication, and
interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate complex
information to multiple audiences and to work collaboratively and
professionally.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (i.e., Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Access) and willingness to learn new
applications.
- Excellent organizational skills, self-starter with strong time
management skills.
- Able to multi-task and work under conditions of high stress and
high volume during peak periods.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented
environment.
- Must be available to work evenings and weekends as needed.
- Requires prolonged periods of standing, walking, and mobility
throughout the workday.
- Ability to lift ten to twenty (10-20) pounds to handle
recruiting materials and event setups.
- Extensive driving and travel throughout the assigned service
area and beyond.
- Flexibility to accommodate changing schedules and business
demands.
Lee College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual
orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status,
genetic information or any other basis protected by law.
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