Admissions Recruiter

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City is seeking a Campus Recruitment Specialist to execute the district’s recruitment plan, coordinate events, and promote enrollment across MCC campuses. You will work with high school counselors and community partners to drive applicant flow and provide admissions guidance.

The role emphasizes event planning, customer service, and strong communication skills to maintain relationships with prospective students and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum associate degree and 2 years of experience in recruitment, admissions, marketing, or related area.
• Bachelor's degree preferred for advancement and leadership potential.

Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates campus recruitment events such as college fairs, high school visits, and tours.
• Assists prospective students with admissions questions and guidance through the process.
• Coordinates with students, staff, counselors, and external partners to support enrollment operations.
• Supervises student workers, assigns tasks, and ensures adherence to policies and procedures.
• Maintains contact lists, communications materials, and databases to record recruitment activities.

Skills

Public speaking

Event planning

Admissions processes

Customer service

Training staff

Recordkeeping

Computer software

Education

Associates degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

CRM software

Job description

About MCC

Metropolitan Community College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Junior College of Kansas City, as it was known starting in 1919, was one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs.

Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River, located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley, located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri.

MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well.

***MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships.

Job Summary

Incumbents execute campus recruitment plan including off-campus recruitment, event planning, campus visit program, targeting special populations, and other outreach activities to promote enrollment in the district colleges.

Essential Functions

• Plans and organizes recruitment events, to include college fairs, high school visits and presentations, campus visits and tours, and ambassador programs; work may involve scheduling events, setting up booths, contacting program participants and other relevant parties, coordinating logistics, and compiling program content
• Provides assistance to prospective students and others by answering questions related to the general admissions process and other relevant information
• Coordinates with prospective students, staff, high school counselors, and other internal and external personnel, departments, and agencies, to maintain effective working relations, and facilitate departmental and program operations
• Supervises students, to include recruiting, selecting, and training students; preparing work schedules; and monitoring work activities, to ensure that work is performed in compliance with applicable standards, policies, and procedures
• Oversees student workers, provides them training on necessary software systems, provides tours, and manages their daily task list
• Prepares, maintains, and updates contact lists, communications materials, logs, and other documentation; work may also involve maintaining and updating databases and online systems to record information
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates degree*
• Two (2) year of experience in recruitment, admissions, marketing, or related area

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred

*Minimum Education Qualification can be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of public speaking principles and practices
• Knowledge of event planning principles
• Knowledge of admission processes and requirements
• Knowledge of filing principles and practices
• Knowledge of customer service principles
• Knowledge of training principles
• Knowledge of recordkeeping principles
• Knowledge of computers and related software applications
• Skilled in coordinating admissions activities
• Skilled in planning campus recruitment events
• Skilled in providing customer service
• Skilled in speaking in public
• Skilled in maintaining operational records and reports
• Skilled in using a computer and related software applications
• Skilled in prioritizing and assigning work
• Skilled in training staff on work methods
• Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require grasping, hearing, keyboarding, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

Supplemental Information

EEO Statement: Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, birth, ancestry, national origin, or disability. EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled Accommodations: MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.