ACC Careers: Where You Can Move Mountains

Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits one of the oldest community colleges in Colorado, Arapahoe Community College. With a rich history of educational excellence, ACC embraces a culture that values diversity, individualized support, and unwavering commitment to student success, without exception.

Job Summary

Our Admissions team here at ACC is looking for a new team member to primarily focus on representing the College on and off campus to prospective students, parents, and strategic partners including high schools, workforce centers and community groups.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assisting prospective applicants through the admissions process, presenting on the benefits and options available, as well as the resources for obtaining a certificate or degree.

Responsible for the daily student recruitment services for a designated territory within ACC’s service area, and the lead staff member of recruitment initiatives and programs targeting underrepresented students.

Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Admissions, the Admissions Counselor will build strong, quality relationships and enhance communication to increase enrollment consistent with ACC's mission of access to all students, serving with equity those traditionally underserved by higher education.

Candidates must be able to collaborate with stakeholders across campus on equity and inclusion initiatives around recruitment and retention, and assist with programming for students of color, first-generation and lower socio-economic status.

This role requires extensive off-campus recruitment, presentations to small and large groups, enrollment project management and oversight, email, and phone outreach, interacting with prospective students and their support people as well as working with guidance counselors and ACC staff.

Qualifications

• Associate degree, or higher, from an accredited institution.
  

• Experience in higher education settings.
  

• Ability to participate in off-campus location events in the general metro areas of SW Denver during early mornings, late evenings and on weekends. Ability to travel to off-campus recruiting events, including K-12 and community settings.
  

• Experience in customer-service and/or Ability to interact and develop relationships with individuals of varying social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
  

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
  

• Supervisory experience.
  

• Working knowledge of Ellucian Recruit CRM, Banner and Navigate.
  

• Experience in a community college setting.
  

• Experience in college recruiting, high volume customer service or sales.
  

Application Instructions

All applicants must submit:

Resume

Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement. Please include any experiences you may have embedding equity and inclusion in your work, see below.

At ACC we seek to hire candidates that demonstrate a commitment to and experience with embedding equity and inclusion into their professional role. Please address this specifically in your cover letter explaining what diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) means to you and how you may have incorporated DEI into your current or previous professional responsibilities.

Reach out to us at HRrecruitment@arapahoe.edu if you have any questions.

ACC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.

Notice to all Applicants

• Final candidate will be subject to successful completion of a background check, and, if applicable, a motor vehicle record review.
• Former employees of the Colorado Community College System, or one of its 13 colleges, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in their application material.
• Final candidate may be required to submit unofficial transcripts to verify education.
• Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
• Arapahoe Community College participates in E-Verify.
• All ACC employees, except student employees, contribute to Colorado PERA at a fixed percentage of their earnings and do not contribute to Social Security.
• Finalist must be willing to make Colorado their primary workplace.

CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our Accommodations and Non-Discrimination policies, plus other helpful information, can be found publicly at arapahoe.edu/legal.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Arapahoe Community College provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process or during the course of employment contact Angela Johnson, Executive Director of Human Resources, at (303) 797-5715 or angela.johnson@arapahoe.edu.

For information regarding Arapahoe Community College Security, including Clery Act / Crime Statistics for the campuses and surrounding area, please see the Arapahoe Community College Annual Security Report. For a hard copy report, please contact the ACC Campus Police Department at (303) 797-5800, Campus.Police@arapahoe.edu, or Room M2600 at 5900 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80120.