Hybrid Enrollment Specialist presso Corning Community College (NY)

About the Department

Position is Full Time | Grant Funded through June 30, 2028

When you join the SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) team, you are helping to positively transform the lives of our students, their families and our communities.

We are a premier two-year College, offering degree programs, certificates, and continuing education classes.  We promote intellectual and personal growth through individualized education, inspire innovation to meet the educational and workforce needs of the community and leverage a variety of partnerships to help our students and community succeed.  

The Accelerated College Education (ACE) Enrollment Specialist is responsible for working primarily in support of the Accelerated College Education (ACE) population.  Also, this role will assist with career programming, as aligned with the Twin Tiers Arise Program, for students at regional schools that do not currently participate in the ACE program.

Meetings and events at different CCC locations, at high schools, and in the community are required; travel to recruiting events is required. Travel to conferences may be required. Prolonged time sitting/standing working with computers and monitors, ability to walk/move across campus including walking up and down stairs, ability to lift up to 20 pounds (occasionally may be more), repeated motions may include keyboard typing. Typical office and indoor building environments, occasional outdoor activity may be required. 

Incumbent must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation. The summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.

SUNY CCC embraces diversity and values an inclusive culture where every person is able to succeed to their full potential.  If you require an accommodation for the recruiting process, please contact [email protected] or 607.962.9229.

Position Duties

Student Advising & Recruitment Support (65%) - 

• Initiates communication with potential ACE students about SUNY CCC being part of their academic future and the enrollment process, engaging the prospective student very early in the admission process to ensure a connection to the College begins as soon as the individual is identified as a SUNY CCC ACE prospective student.
• Assist Director of ACE with onboarding for 2 new PA schools
• Participate in TTAP (Twin Tiers ARISE Partnership) meetings. 
• Collaborate with Academic Affairs to offer specific programing to this cohort in the summer after high school graduation (micro-credentials, work-based learning)
• Provide career workshops/counseling to potential and existing ACE students
• Collaborate with the EAC to provide academic advising for conversion for ACE students 
• Assist Recruitment and Admissions with the ACE Senior Admission processing; including communications to the students, and high schools.
• Ongoing communication with school counselors and ACE students
• Provide prospective students and their parents with detailed information about all aspects of the ACE programs and opportunities; including the High School CEO (College Education Online).
• Create and maintain positive rapport, collaborations and partnerships with stakeholders (community, high schools, businesses, GST BOCES).
  Plan, implement, and participate in internal and external recruitment events to promote SUNY CCC and services provided for area high schools and prospective students

• Further develop/maintain ARISE TTAP grant data collection 
• Organize data and information for grant reporting 
• Prepare grant reporting for monthly and quarterly reports
  
  

• Assist with account claim, registrations, and paperwork for ACE students
• Assist with ACE scheduling
• Assist with communication and mailings to ACE students, ACE high schools, and ACE parents.
• Assist with website updates as needed
• Cross train with other ACE office duties
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal communication, critical thinking, organizational, and writing skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
• Understanding of the community college mission
• General knowledge of career exploration and counseling principles and methodology
• General knowledge of SUNY CCC academic programs and academic advising
• Awareness of concurrent enrollment in secondary school districts and secondary school calendars
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively and efficiently in a team environment and independently
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Mail Merge; Google Suite: Docs, Slides, Calendar, Mail
• Experience utilizing a student information system (SIS)
• Willingness to take initiative, ability to be self-directed, and ability to complete tasks/projects
• Demonstrates commitment to accomplishing work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner
• Ability to effectively convey information verbally and in writing, demonstrate effective listening skills, and display respect for and openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts
• Ability to accept changes to job requirements, policies, workload, etc., as well as learn new methods, procedures, or techniques resulting from change with the ability to clearly approach problems and find solutions
• Demonstrates support for the College’s goal of becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and culturally aware community and practicing anti-racist/biased behaviors

Other Qualifications

• Associate degree 
• Must have valid driver’s license for travel to off-campus sites, as required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with additional years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Familiarity with administrative and self-service use of Ellucian Banner 9, SUNY CCC’s student information system