Admissions Advisor
Job Description
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Position Purpose: The Admissions Advisor is responsible for independently increasing the image and visibility of the College in the community, creating and administering programs and activities that promote enrollment, and educating high school, HSE, and transfer students of their educational opportunities at the College. The qualified person will serve in the form of a recruiter and perform associated duties in a timely manner. In collaboration with the Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Success and other members of the College leadership team, this person will help establish and share accountability for enrollment goals for all programs and sites.
Essential Job Functions:
- Make individual contacts with targeted populations of students and administrators.
- Create an annual recruitment plan and visit schedule for the College’s 14 county service area to actively recruit both traditional and non-traditional students to SFCC through regular visits to high schools, career centers, community organizations and employers, and college fairs. Regular travel and possible overnight stays can be expected.
- Manage the College Connections program at selected technical schools making regular visits to assist with college planning, dual credit enrollment, financial aid information, and career exploration.
- Maintain accurate records of student contacts and participate in activities, including data management of prospective students and follow-up measures for applicants, to reach desired enrollment goals.
- Work with our Learning Force team and local workforce development board to provide services to our area business partners and participate in career fairs.
- Coordinate and/or assist with on-campus recruitment; specifically, but not limited to, facilitating the College Visit Days as well as assisting in the planning of annual college and career day activities.
- Provide campus tours for guests who visit campus and participate in new student events on campus.
- Assist with the preparation and presentation of information promoting the College enrollment and the dual credit program to high school students, parents, counselors and administrators, and other appropriate off-campus forums as assigned.
- Coordinate with faculty and staff to prepare presentations for on-campus visitors.
- Promote career and technical dual credit and articulation agreements with our service area technical schools.
- Contribute to the creation of the Communication Plan that seeks to actively convert prospective students to enrolled students through the admissions funnel.
- With the assistance of the Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Success, create a marketing plan and purchase necessary recruitment materials in accordance to the budget.
- Provide leadership for support staff and work with others cooperatively.
- Administer other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Success.
- A willingness to take on additional responsibility and work collaboratively, both within the unit and campus wide
- Other duties as deemed necessary for the function of the college.
The preceding duties are examples of the essential types of work performed by positions within this job classification but are not all inclusive. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments as needed.
Required Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least one year of admissions counseling and outreach experience, or equivalent experience required.
Skills:
- Special event coordination and off campus recruitment fairs.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and accurate.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, understand and attend to details, meet established deadlines, and provide excellent customer service to the college community.
- Able to maintain strong internal control environment including supporting documentation and authorizations.
- Ability to inspire and motivate others to perform at high levels.
- A willingness to take on additional responsibility and work collaboratively.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to travel to remote locations and to load and transport admissions materials, displays and other equipment.
- Some evening and weekend hours required, especially during the travel season.
Please apply electronically with resume, cover letter, transcripts, and contact information for three references including name, telephone and email address. Employment will require a criminal background check at College Expense Preference is given to Missouri residents.
AA Statement: SFCC is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of State Fair Community College not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry, national origin, or veteran status in its educational programs, activities or employment as required by law in regard to admissions, awarding financial aid, access to courses and programs, and all student services as well as the recruitment, admission and retention of students.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FOR FY25
(July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025)
Coverage is effective the first day of the month after beginning employment. For example, if you start on Feb. 1, your benefits will start March 1. All insurance premiums are monthly payments.
Medical insurance is paid 100% for the employee.
Cost per month to cover spouse, children, or family:
Base/Flex Buy-Up/PPO HSA
Employee $ 0.00 $ 118.00 $ 0.00*
Employee & Spouse 826.00 1081.00 727.00*
Employee & Child(ren) 619.00 845.00 549.00*
Family 1,445.00 1,676.00 1,176.00*
Base medical insurance is paid 100% for employee.
Single dental insurance Option 1 is paid 100% for the employee. Additional charge of $3.73 per month for Option 2 election.
Cost per month to cover family: $54.24 for Plan 1 or $64.48 for Plan 2 coverage.
1. Life insurance is paid for the employee. It is equivalent to your annual salary rounded up to the next even thousand dollars, i.e., $24,432 will be rounded up to $25,000.
2. Additional life insurance is available to purchase for employee, spouse, and eligible children. Rate quotes are specific to age.
3. The cost for the basic additional life insurance plan is $1.58 per month for $10,000 spouse coverage and $2,500 dependent child coverage. This is a total monthly cost, regardless of the number of eligible dependents covered.
The retirement rate for the Public School Retirement System (PSRS) is 14.50% of gross and is matched 100% by the college. The college match goes in to a pool from which all retirees are paid. The only FICA withheld is Medicare. No Social Security is withheld.
The retirement rate for the Public Education Employee Retirement System (PEERS) is 6.86% of gross plus the monthly cost for employer provided medical and dental insurance coverage and is matched 100% by the college. The college match goes in to a pool from which all retirees are paid. Both Medicare and Social Security (FICA) are withheld.
Vision insurance coverage is paid by the employee. Current plan year runs from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Cost per month is:
Employee $ 11.75
Employee & Spouse 19.81
Employee & Children 20.21
Full Family 31.97
AFLAC insurance is available and is paid by the employee through payroll deduction.
Medical, dental and vision insurance premiums can be deducted before taxes.
Vacation is accrued at the rate of:
Sick leave is accrued at the rate of:
Payroll is processed semi-monthly with a total of 24 pays per year. Hourly employees are paid one pay period in arrears. All full-time exempt employment offers are pending the SFCC Board of Trustees approval. The board of trustees generally meet once a month typically on the third Thursday of the month at 4:00 pm.
There is no waiting period for holiday, vacation, and sick time, however; the
employee must have supervisor approval prior to using sick or vacation accruals.
SFCC in partnership with Central Methodist University, offer counseling sessions on the SFCC campus at no cost. Contact HR for additional information regarding this benefit.
SFCC Tuition Waiver Scholarship: Regular full-time employees, spouse, and their qualified dependents receive a 100 percent scholarship tuition waiver (excluding books, fees, supplies) for all SFCC classes. The appropriate electronic tuition waiver scholarship application must be completed prior to each semester classes are attended.
Central Methodist University Tuition Waiver Scholarship: CMU offers a tuition waiver scholarship for undergraduate and graduate tuition charges for FT employees each term for online and on-ground courses held on the SFCC campus.
Spouse and dependent of FT SFCC employee may have undergraduate tuition charges (but not books, fees, or supplies) waived each term while attending CMU at SFCC.
Any spouse (but not dependent) of a FT SFCC employee shall have 50 percent of the graduate tuition charges (not books, fees, or supplies) waived each term while attending CMU at SFCC or online.
Employees and dependents/guests receive free admission to the majority of State Fair Community College’s theatrical events, musical shows, and sporting events by presenting their State Fair Community College photo ID.
Identity Theft covers credit reporting, personal credit scores, credit monitoring and identity restoration for employee coverage. Identity Theft is $4.98 per pay period for individual and $9.48 to add dependents under 18 years of age.
Employees may purchase LegalShield, which allows the ability to talk to an attorney on any matter without worrying about the high costs associated with legal counsel. LegalShield can be purchased for $7.48 per pay period for individual and $7.88 to add dependents.
Community Gardens at SFCC are available to SFCC employees at no charge. The garden plots are 20ft x 30ft, they are plowed and disked for you and water is provided free of charge. The gardens are typically available from March thru October.
(July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025)
Coverage is effective the first day of the month after beginning employment. For example, if you start on Feb. 1, your benefits will start March 1. All insurance premiums are monthly payments.
Medical insurance is paid 100% for the employee.
Cost per month to cover spouse, children, or family:
Base/Flex Buy-Up/PPO HSA
Employee $ 0.00 $ 118.00 $ 0.00*
Employee & Spouse 826.00 1081.00 727.00*
Employee & Child(ren) 619.00 845.00 549.00*
Family 1,445.00 1,676.00 1,176.00*
Base medical insurance is paid 100% for employee.
- SFCC will contribute $113.00 monthly into your HSA plan if you elect the H.S.A. plan
Single dental insurance Option 1 is paid 100% for the employee. Additional charge of $3.73 per month for Option 2 election.
Cost per month to cover family: $54.24 for Plan 1 or $64.48 for Plan 2 coverage.
1. Life insurance is paid for the employee. It is equivalent to your annual salary rounded up to the next even thousand dollars, i.e., $24,432 will be rounded up to $25,000.
2. Additional life insurance is available to purchase for employee, spouse, and eligible children. Rate quotes are specific to age.
3. The cost for the basic additional life insurance plan is $1.58 per month for $10,000 spouse coverage and $2,500 dependent child coverage. This is a total monthly cost, regardless of the number of eligible dependents covered.
The retirement rate for the Public School Retirement System (PSRS) is 14.50% of gross and is matched 100% by the college. The college match goes in to a pool from which all retirees are paid. The only FICA withheld is Medicare. No Social Security is withheld.
The retirement rate for the Public Education Employee Retirement System (PEERS) is 6.86% of gross plus the monthly cost for employer provided medical and dental insurance coverage and is matched 100% by the college. The college match goes in to a pool from which all retirees are paid. Both Medicare and Social Security (FICA) are withheld.
Vision insurance coverage is paid by the employee. Current plan year runs from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Cost per month is:
Employee $ 11.75
Employee & Spouse 19.81
Employee & Children 20.21
Full Family 31.97
AFLAC insurance is available and is paid by the employee through payroll deduction.
Medical, dental and vision insurance premiums can be deducted before taxes.
Vacation is accrued at the rate of:
- 4 hours per pay period from hire date through 5 years
- 5 hours per pay period from 6 years through 15 years
- 6 hours per pay period for 16 years or more
- Cap is 160.00 hours
Sick leave is accrued at the rate of:
- 5 hours per pay period regardless of years of service
- Cap is 1040 hours
Payroll is processed semi-monthly with a total of 24 pays per year. Hourly employees are paid one pay period in arrears. All full-time exempt employment offers are pending the SFCC Board of Trustees approval. The board of trustees generally meet once a month typically on the third Thursday of the month at 4:00 pm.
There is no waiting period for holiday, vacation, and sick time, however; the
employee must have supervisor approval prior to using sick or vacation accruals.
SFCC in partnership with Central Methodist University, offer counseling sessions on the SFCC campus at no cost. Contact HR for additional information regarding this benefit.
SFCC Tuition Waiver Scholarship: Regular full-time employees, spouse, and their qualified dependents receive a 100 percent scholarship tuition waiver (excluding books, fees, supplies) for all SFCC classes. The appropriate electronic tuition waiver scholarship application must be completed prior to each semester classes are attended.
Central Methodist University Tuition Waiver Scholarship: CMU offers a tuition waiver scholarship for undergraduate and graduate tuition charges for FT employees each term for online and on-ground courses held on the SFCC campus.
Spouse and dependent of FT SFCC employee may have undergraduate tuition charges (but not books, fees, or supplies) waived each term while attending CMU at SFCC.
Any spouse (but not dependent) of a FT SFCC employee shall have 50 percent of the graduate tuition charges (not books, fees, or supplies) waived each term while attending CMU at SFCC or online.
Employees and dependents/guests receive free admission to the majority of State Fair Community College’s theatrical events, musical shows, and sporting events by presenting their State Fair Community College photo ID.
Identity Theft covers credit reporting, personal credit scores, credit monitoring and identity restoration for employee coverage. Identity Theft is $4.98 per pay period for individual and $9.48 to add dependents under 18 years of age.
Employees may purchase LegalShield, which allows the ability to talk to an attorney on any matter without worrying about the high costs associated with legal counsel. LegalShield can be purchased for $7.48 per pay period for individual and $7.88 to add dependents.
Community Gardens at SFCC are available to SFCC employees at no charge. The garden plots are 20ft x 30ft, they are plowed and disked for you and water is provided free of charge. The gardens are typically available from March thru October.
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