Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is a large public community college with the most diverse student body in the state. SLCC is a multi-campus system, serving students through campuses, sites and online. As part of the Utah System for Higher Education, SLCC serves a particular mission of access, affordability, and transferability for tens-of-thousands of students each semester. SLCC is an open access institution that believes in its community and understands that student success is community success, and every employee plays an integral part in transforming students’ lives. SLCC prioritizes the needs of future students by hiring diverse, vibrant, and service-oriented staff.

The Office of Admissions plays a crucial role at the college, and our oversight includes (but is not limited to) student recruitment, application processing, and aiding through the student enrollment process. Our office is the front-door of SLCC and we are looking for team members that can enthusiastically engage students, families and community members with warmth and care. We value building relationships of trust, knowledge, and inclusion when it comes to serving the community.

Our team includes individuals that come from diverse backgrounds, in language, thought, identity, and lived experience. We recognize it’s crucial for students to see themselves represented in the makeup of higher education. We know that diverse team members play a large part in the success of our students. We have an office culture of respect, collaboration, learning, and trust. We are looking for engaging and exceptional people to be a part of our growing team.

Admissions Advisors are considered an integral part of the recruitment efforts. In order to build trustworthy relationships with high schools and other community partners, our team is looking for candidates that are passionate, proactive, positive, and committed to cultivating these relationships and recruitment efforts over time.

Under general supervision of the Advisor 3, Recruitment Team SLCC Admissions Advisors are primarily responsible for ensuring a steady inflow of prepared students to SLCC. Through the implementation of active and effective recruiting, outreach, and concurrent enrollment academic advising. Admissions Advisors regularly visit high schools to represent SLCC at various events, assist students with enrollment steps to SLCC, work with underrepresented students, and work to maintain positive and meaningful relationships with high school personnel and students. Additionally, Admissions Advisors work with the student ambassador team as mentors and trainers to assist with SLCC campus tours and recruitment. Admissions advisors have dual responsibilities and duties that fall under Admissions/Recruitment and Concurrent Enrollment Advising.

Admissions/ Recruitment Related Responsibilities and Duties:

Under general supervision of the Advisor 3, Admissions, facilitate recruitment plans and efforts involving High School students that affect future enrollments. Performs wide-ranging duties and assignments involving professional judgement. Initiate and follow-up on contracts with High School Counselors, College Access Advisors, CTE Coordinators, and CE Coordinators to develop a consistent presence within key and potential feeder schools to increase college readiness and awareness and assist students in transitioning to SLCC. Contact prospects by e-mail, phone, and text to encourage and assist with admissions, registration, and transition.

Advisors play a crucial role in recruitment and the enrollment of students to the college. Advisors must maintain active knowledge of SLCC resources, programs, and processes (Salt Lake Technical College and the School of Technical & Professional Specialties, ESL, Workforce Training & Continuing Education, etc.) To provide accurate information to aid students in making decisions and carrying out career goals and educational objectives. Advisors manage multiple schools within territories and maintain real-time rapport and relationships with multiple high school partners- including administrators, counselors, teachers, CTE coordinators, and CE coordinators establishing trust and effective communication to provide holistic student support. Advisors practice professional judgement when evaluating and creating recruitment opportunities for multiple schools and their individual needs. Advisors travel across the Salt Lake Valley to deliver SLCC and concurrent enrollment presentations to large and small groups at local and regional High Schools, at SLCC and within the community to both students and parents. Maintain a professional relationship that helps students feel a continued connection to SLCC. Work with underrepresented populations to increase college preparation and attendance. Participate in all outreach campaigns for future enrollment efforts that include calls, email, and text campaigns. Advisors create marketing content for social media and Salesforce campaigns. Advisors deliver outreach campaign messaging through the CRM daily to engage with potential students and assist new students through their next steps. Coordinate and facilitate campus tours for individual and large groups involving collaboration between other campus partners in the process. Support other campus departments in the enrollment process (i.e., OSS, Placement Testing, ESL, PACE, etc.) Collaborate, mentor, and train student Ambassadors to provide dynamic recruitment efforts.

Concurrent Enrollment Advising Related Responsibilities and Duties:

Admissions advisors have a dual role and responsibility as a Concurrent Enrollment advisor and have to be knowledgeable and stay up to date with the State CE policy as well as SLCC’s CE policy. Advisors advise, orient, and track high school concurrent enrollment students and prospective concurrent enrollment students on college success, college access, and academic planning. Advisors create an academic plan with concurrent enrollment students to help them achieve their educational goals. Advise prospective and concurrent students with appropriate college degree and program information, including admissions, testing, scholarships, and financial aid processes to facilitate a smooth transition from high school to the College. Advisor will track all contacts with students in a recruitment data base Salesforce. Advisors create marketing content for social media and Salesforce campaigns. Advisors deliver outreach campaign messaging through the CRM daily to engage with current concurrent enrollment students and promote CE related opportunities such as CE tuition waiver, CE Jump Start Orientation events, and important reminders. Advisors train high school counselors, CTE coordinators, and CE coordinators on the advising process and collaborate with school partners to deliver individualized CE needs.

Program Development: Actively collaborate with high school counseling staff to develop effective ways to assist concurrent and prospective students with college access and college planning. Assist with special recruitment and outreach events. Assist with planning and implementing such events; Multicultural Student Conferences, High School Counselor & Community Partner Conference, and Explore SLCC. Advisors support and staff multiple college events outside of Admissions and collaborate with campus partners to provide Admissions services.

Other duties and projects as assigned that will cultivate professional development and support the needs of the recruitment team.

Must have ONE of the following:

Knowledge:

Skills:

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging HSI, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.