Recruiter and Admissions Specialist

Position Title: Recruiter and Admissions Specialist

Department: Undergraduate Recruit & Admissions

Campus Location: Washburn University

The screening committee will review all eligible applications submitted by November 19, 2024

Advertised Pay: $45,011

Position Summary: Washburn University is a student-centered public institution with a diverse population that has achieved successive years of record freshman enrollment. Washburn is a 2024 best college to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. Located in the heart of Topeka, we are proud to be a cornerstone of the community. Our mission is to provide opportunities for our students to realize their full potential; we can’t do it without our dedicated faculty and staff. Join us at Washburn, and you will be part of a long tradition of excellence.

Washburn employs more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka. We strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation.

The Recruiter and Admissions Specialist organizes and executes Washburn recruitment in an assigned territory. Positions are campus-based in Topeka, Kansas at Washburn University and/or the Washburn Institute of Technology. The assigned location or tasks between Washburn University and Washburn University Institute of Technology are flexible and determined by location needs.

Essential Functions:
• Identify and recruit prospective students by developing a strong rapport with appropriate high school, college, and community personnel.
• Recruit and cultivate prospects and applicants within the assigned recruitment territory in such a manner as to achieve yearly assigned recruitment goals.
• Recruit students from the assigned territory while providing support and guidance throughout the admissions and college decision processes including completion of the FAFSA, housing application or exemption, New Student Orientation registration, and more.
• Develop and carry out a recruitment travel schedule based around attending college fairs, visiting schools, and participating in community and other events in the assigned recruitment territory.
• Build and maintain impactful relationships with prospective students, their families, appropriate school personnel, and alumni through personalized outreach efforts including phone, email, in-person contact, and other relevant mediums.
• Interpret and analyze data to identify trends in student recruitment and retention programs, and inform strategic decisions.
• Assist in the execution of on-campus recruitment events, personalized campus visits, and other recruitment events.
• Develop and deliver presentations to prospective students, families, school counselors/advisors, and other relevant personnel.
• Participate in unit and department meetings, training opportunities, and other appropriate professional development.
• Provide supplemental support as needed for processing applications, and transcripts, administering admissions decisions, and other related duties.
• Effectively use emerging recruitment and enrollment technologies.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree (or degree completion by the end of the semester of hire).
• Experience in collegiate admissions, recruitment, sales, collegiate activities, or other related areas.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively independently and within a team construct.
• Demonstrable ability and commitment to build effective professional relationships with various people, including those from under-represented and varied student populations.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with many interruptions while adhering to deadlines.
• Ability to effectively operate Windows operating software and Microsoft Office products.
• Valid Driver’s License with driving record acceptable to Washburn.

Physical Requirements:
• Ability to maneuver and lift items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Bilingual (preferably Spanish).

Full-time, Exempt, Mon-Fri 8am-5pm   
Background check and driving history required