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

Arapahoe Community College seeks an enthusiastic Adult Learner Admissions Counselor to support and guide adult learners, including guest, transfer, veteran, and non-traditional students, through their educational journey. This role involves building cross-departmental relationships, coordinating recruitment efforts, and managing strategic communications to enhance the student experience and increase enrollment.

Key responsibilities include recruiting and enrolling students in credit and non-credit programs, collaborating with internal departments and external partners, and providing onboarding support for pathways, degrees, financial aid, and other resources. The counselor will manage recruitment events, create communication strategies, and represent ACC at fairs and community engagements.

The counselor will also establish pipelines for adult learners with Career Services and Workforce Development, analyze enrollment data, and assist with special projects. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. This is a unique opportunity to impact the success of diverse adult learner populations in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and two (2) years’ relevant experience or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Relevant experience working in a higher education or closely related environment.
• Experience and comfortability with presenting in front of a variety of group settings.
• Proficient with current technological tools, including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication, organizational, time management, and planning skills.
• Ability to participate in off-campus location events during early mornings, late evenings and on weekends.
• Ability to travel to off-campus recruiting events.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual - Spanish preferred.
• Experience working with information systems or databases such as Banner, Navigate, Salesforce, CollegeApp, Recruit, etc.
• Experience working in career or academic advising, high-volume customer service or sales, postsecondary recruitment, and/or in a community college setting.

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.