Job Description

Position Summary

The Associate Recruiter is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to attract, engage, and enroll prospective students and employees. This role represents the organization at outreach events, builds relationships with EMS/Fire agencies and community partners, and guides prospective students/employees to the application process to support enrollment goals. This position will require overnight travel at times.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute recruitment strategies to meet enrollment targets.
• Represent the organization at high school visits, community events, and virtual information sessions.
• Build and maintain relationships with high schools, tradeshows, and new employers.
• Communicate with prospective students/organizations via phone, email, text, and in-person meetings.
• Provide accurate information about academic programs, admissions requirements, and financial aid options.
• Collaborate with admissions, marketing, operations, and financial aid teams to support recruitment initiatives.
• Track recruitment metrics and prepare reports on outreach and conversion efforts.
• Manage tradeshow registrations, set-up, and supply orders.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Interpersonal - Maintains confidentiality.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive experience for students in the Program. Puts success of program above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed; Recognizes accomplishments of team members.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

  Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform their essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience: 

• Education:
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Associate degree in education, communications, marketing, or a related field from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Experience:

• Knowledge of the healthcare and/or education industries.
• 2 years of recruitment experience.
• Experience with software integrations and project management platforms (e.g. Smartsheet, Zendesk, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Entra).
• Experience with multi-faceted network-related software and database management systems.
• Experience multi-tasking with the ability to manage competing demands, set priorities, and provide timely responses to urgent issues.
• Experience problem-solving.
• Experience adapting to new conditions and assignments.
• Experience in customer service, building strong relationships to be able to interact with students, staff, and the public in a pleasant, tactful, and courteous manner.

Certification and Licensure

• State driver license.

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