Recruitment & Outreach Specialist

Details:

Posted: May 6, 2025
Level: Community College Professional 16, 12-month, tenure track position.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Location:

CT State Manchester
Great Path, Manchester, CT 
**This position is not remote**
For more information about CT State Community College and the campus please visit Home - CT State 

CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

August 2025

Position Summary:

The Recruitment & Outreach Specialist performs a full range of operations and tasks in support of enrollment efforts at CT State Community College. The position is the primary point of contact for students from inquiry to enrollment. This position also serves as the main point of contact for external partners, including but not limited to, high school and adult education administrators (principals, counselors, etc.) and other community partners. The Recruitment & Outreach Specialist is responsible for monitoring student progress in the enrollment pipeline, conducting continued outreach, and providing resources and referrals to support students through the enrollment process from prospective student to matriculation.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Campus Dean or other administrator, the Recruitment & Outreach Specialist is accountable for providing services that ensure the successful recruitment of prospective students into the admissions pipeline through these essential functions: 

• Admissions Process Advising
  • Accountable for providing admissions advising to students to contribute to their successful academic, career, social, and college experience.
• Outreach and Student Recruitment
  • Accountable for the recruitment of sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified students to meet the College’s enrollment goals. 
• Record Keeping and Reporting
  • Accountable for performing and assisting in the compilation and preparation of useful, accurate and timely student information reports for use by the College’s administration.

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of: Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings.  These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an appropriately related field together with one (1) or more years of related experience: or a combination of education, training, and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position's essential duties

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Demonstrated skills and abilities in office administration including competence in use of personal computers with word processing and spreadsheet software applications as well as College databases and processing programs.
•  Demonstrated organizational skills.
•  Demonstrated ability to meet and interact favorably with students, parents