Specialist, Senior Professional Nursing Admissions and Advising/Recruiting

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Specialist, Senior Professional Nursing Admissions and Advising/Recruiting

Job Description Summary:

To promote, recruit and advise candidates for admission into the Professional Nursing ADN program at Austin Community College.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

1. Maintains continued knowledge, skills, abilities, and duties identified for the Professional Nursing Program Advising/Recruiting Specialist position.

2. Creates/shares presentations and recruiting visits to provide information to prospective students on options and programs available. This includes assisting in completing admissions applications, financial aid applications, collecting/assessing transcripts, assessment and testing, orientation, advising, and registration.

3. Utilizes and expands recruiting and advising competencies to support success of students with specialized needs (combat veterans reintegrating into the academic setting, students on the autism spectrum, deaf students, Deferred Action Childhood Arrival (DACA), ESOL/speakers of other languages, international students, students not meeting academic performance criteria, and others as identified by ACC district leadership).

4. Responsible for maintaining essential knowledge competencies and acquiring/applying recruiting/coaching skills to enhance student success.

5. Conducts follow-up interviews with students to determine if their needs have been met.

6. Proctor ATI TEAs Exams.
7. Ensures a presence at high schools in the Austin Community College (ACC) service area as assigned.
8. Attends college fairs, conducts tours, and participates in other special events to recruit prospective students to the college.

9. Advises students; explains degree plans, admissions and registration procedures, provides assessment and financial aid information, and other requirements necessary for enrollment.
10. Establishes and maintains an active role in the community in order to recruit prospective students.
11. Assists in developing recruitment and advising materials.
12. Maintains and updates records and files and submits recruiting reports as appropriate.
13. Plans and facilitates programing and workshops that promote positive adjustment of individuals to new life experiences such as transitioning to college, establishing healthy personal/professional relationships, acquiring personal effectiveness competencies (soft skills), entering the workforce, working with diverse populations, etc.
14. Promotes activities that support federal compliance with alcohol and drug prevention programs, Title IX, Clery, and Violence Against Women Acts and classes that teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence.
15. Identifies cases of suspected domestic abuse, self-harm/harm to others or family-related problems and encourage or directly refer students to campus-based mental health professionals and services.
16. Addresses and informs ADN Success Coaches faculty and Staff of available services for students.
17. Guides students during advising sessions regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, class scheduling, Texas Success Initiative (TSI) compliance, Academic St