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Our talented team members across the state follow the behaviors, beliefs and outcomes of these core values to ensure that our vision is met. If you're ready to join the TSTC family and make great memories please complete our application process.\nJob Description\nManage student applicant caseload, offering personalized advice and addressing questions on enrollment, financial aid, and student progression. Collaborate with internal departments to support students, conduct outreach efforts, and liaise with faculty to ensure effective communication and assistance for prospective students.Salary: 41,869,45-46,056.60\nEssential Functions:\nDemonstrate TSTC Core values of Excellence, Accountability, Service, and Integrity with internal and external stakeholders, customers, students, and community members.\n\nResponsible for recruitment strategies tailored to engage high school students, educators, and community members, promoting dual credit opportunities, workforce training programs, and college readiness initiatives to increase enrollment and participation in targeted areas.\n\nProvide personalized guidance and support to student applicants, ensuring all applicant requirements are met while effectively navigating the admissions process to assist prospective students.\n\nManage all aspects of admissions and administrative tasks, including registration, enrollment, document collection, and data entry, while ensuring accurate maintenance of student records and tracking of activities to meet monthly engagement targets and semester admissions objectives.\n\nFacilitate ongoing communication and collaboration with faculty, staff, and other departments to ensure student success, actively responding to general applicant inquiries using various communication methods and partnering with relevant stakeholders as required.\n\nCollaborate with internal departments (Admissions, Registrar's Office, Operations, and Student Services) to support students and monitor progress.\n\nEfficiently utilize software systems for tracking prospective student outreach and follow-up while updating and managing reports on all communication sent to applicants and students and providing recommendations for communication updates.\n\nEngage with diverse community locations, including high schools, by attending events to represent and promote TSTC, offering comprehensive information about TSTC programs, and assisting individuals with the application process to foster awareness and interest in TSTC offerings.\n\nAssist with Pre-College Programs like the Challenger, MAARS Program, STEM camps, and community events.. Manage records, ensure plan activities, and coordinate communication with school representatives.\n\nEducation/Experience:\nSome College or Associate’s Degree preferred. Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience will be considered.\n\n1-3 years preferred experience in customer services.\n\n1-3 years preferred experience in recruitment, enrollment or admissions.\n\nCritical Competencies/KSAs:\nProblem-Solving:Identifies, analyzes, and resolves problems and challenges to drive continuous improvement and innovation with strong critical thinking abilities.\n\nCustomer Service and Teamwork: Commitment to customer service and teamwork demonstrated through proactive engagement and effective collaboration with stakeholders.\n\nEffective Communication:Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with clarity, influence, and impact across various internal and external stakeholders.\n\nConfidentiality and Integrity:Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information related to data management and reporting, maintaining confidentiality and integrity at all times.\n\nOwnership and Accountability:Superior organizational skills and ability to take ownership of deliverable deadlines, ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks and projects.\n\nComputer and Software Skills: Advanced proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools to effectively process, analyze, and present data.\n\nKnowledge of Higher Education:Strong understanding of higher education and workforce development landscape.\n\nOrganization and Attention to Detail: This individual displays strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ensuring accurate, timely, and efficient task completion. 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