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Title: Coordinator, Recruitment & Retention

Position Type: Fulltime Staff

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 41R000 - Regional Campuses

Division: 5R0000 - Student Success,Opportunity&Engage

Position Location: Corbin Campus

Driver Classification: Driver

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule Type:  Full Time (37.5 hrs per week or more)

Hours Per Week:

Additional Schedule Details:

Posted Salary Grade: Exempt - G19

Retirement:   KTRS 

Contact Person: Trent Pool

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The Recruitment/Retention Coordinator & Advisor will provide services for advising, recruiting and retaining students at a regional campus. Through active engagement and comprehensive knowledge of the institutions' programs, requirements and support services along with excellent student service, feedback, communication and record keeping skills, incumbent provides intrusive advising to undeclared and developmental students on academic plans and goals, establishes contacts and networks with students at the campus and throughout the community, and coordinates & implements student engagement and success services with the goal of increasing enrollment and retention and to promoting student success.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred

Experience: - One year of experience working with students in an advisory, recruitment, and/or retention capacity is required. Job requires work of a more advanced nature requiring detailed knowledge and familiarity with procedures and/or detailed knowledge of particular branch of work. Previous relevant experience and/or an appropriate vocational or educational qualification would be necessary

Licensure & Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Job Duties:

• 70% - Develops, implements and evaluates recruitment and retention activities with special attention to recruitment and support of minority & under represented students, including non-traditional and first generation students. - ()
• 25% - Serves as Advisor to targeted populations for the purpose of retaining and assisting students in establishing goals and plans, utilizing effective strategies leading to success. - ()
• 5% - Other Duties as Assigned by Regional Campus Director; - ()

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Funding Source: Institutional

Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.