Student Recruitment Specialist (Career Coach)

About the role

Lead student recruitment activities to raise awareness of program offerings at Blackhawk Technical College, resulting in student enrollment. Work with prospective students to transition from inquiry to enrollment and build relationships with K-12 partners.

Responsibilities

• Meet with prospective students individually, in groups, and facilitate large presentations to provide information on programs, enrollment, and career opportunities.
• Maintain a prospective student tracking system and implement a sequential communication stream from first contact through matriculation.
• Complete communication campaigns including calling, texting, and emailing prospective and current students.
• Prepare and develop presentations about BTC programs, career pathways, job outlook, student support services, and the college admissions process.
• Provide early outreach to prospective students and their parents on the importance of post-secondary education through regular communications.
• Conduct ongoing college access workshops and activities for traditional and nontraditional prospective students.
• Educate prospective students about career options and educational requirements.
• Collaborate with the marketing department to develop promotional materials related to BTC programming and distribute them to appropriate locations.
• Maintain a regular schedule of Admissions Information Meetings and Career Exploration Workshops.
• Plan and execute grant-related initiatives, events, and programs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for specific K-12 partners to foster enrollment growth and partnerships.
• Proactively address and resolve issues with K-12 partners.
• Identify opportunities to deepen relationships and better highlight BTC program offerings to K-12 partners and students.
• Meet with high school dual enrollment students individually and in groups to discuss how their dual credit coursework advances them to degree completion at BTC.
• Discuss benefits of dual enrollment course participation, such as cost savings and shortened time to degree completion.
• Encourage underrepresented student populations to participate in dual enrollment courses.
• Support underrepresented students’ transition from high school to BTC through workshops and access to resources.
• Develop preliminary academic plans with students and initiate student onboarding processes.
• Develop content for recruitment events through collaboration with faculty and staff.
• Oversee event planning details, including room reservations, staffing needs, promotional materials, and internal/external communication.
• Promote recruitment events to K-12 partners and community organizations to increase attendance.
• Manage event budget and work with vendors to secure event needs, such as promotional items and food.
• Track event attendance and yield rates; develop and execute plans to increase event yield rates.
• Collaborate internally to write and develop grants that support events.
• Guide students in making informed decisions regarding educational and career goals.
• Meet with new students to create an educational plan and provide resources to assist in identifying career and academic goals.
• Assist with onboarding events.
• Respond to student concerns/problems by referring them to appropriate resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Science, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of work experience in a related field.
• Prior post-secondary education experience in recruitment, admissions, advising, enrollment, and/or Student Affairs desired.
• Strong interpersonal, customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with diverse populations.
• Experience working within a team environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Software.
• Understanding of client relationship management and utilization of software to manage relationships.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout employment; Blackhawk Technical College does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position.