Position: Student Recruitment Manager
Department: Student Success & Engagement
Type of Position: Full-time Salaried
Exemption Status: Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 40 hours per week
Starting Salary Range: $48,364.00 - $62,577.00 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.
Benefits Category
For Full‑time Employees:
- Health insurance with some employer paid options.
- Life insurance & AD&D (employer provided)
- Retirement plans (403(b), 457(b), and KPERS)
- Employer paid 8% contribution into a 403(b) no match required
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, and floating holidays)
- 14 days of paid holidays
- Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
- Tuition reimbursement / assistance for non‑JCCC courses for employee
- And many more!
Additional Incentives:
- Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
- Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
- Snow days
- Professional development funding and training opportunities
- Mentorship program
- Recognition and awards programs
- Employee wellness programs
Position Summary: Provide strategic and hands-on leadership to the student recruitment team within the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) Admissions Department. Oversee recruitment initiatives and guide the onboarding of prospective students, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience from initial contact through the early stages of the student lifecycle. Lead efforts to attract, inform, and enroll a diverse student population through data-informed strategies and dynamic team management.
Required Qualifications: Serves as first level leader, overseeing and guiding the team’s daily operations. The incumbent will both supervise and actively contribute to the team’s work as needed. Collaborates in management decision making and supports organizational initiatives. Maintains strong understanding of how the team’s role fits within the broader organization.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Valid driver’s license and current proof of insurance
To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, and cover letter.
*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.
Position Details: Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Hire, onboard, train, and supervise professional recruitment team members to ensure high performance and alignment with strategic goals.
- Collaborate with the Program Director of Admissions to design, implement, and assess a data-driven recruitment plan that attracts, enrolls, and retains a diverse student population aligned with institutional priorities.
- Direct key recruitment initiatives to include outreach, territory management, travel planning and approvals, communication strategy, and overall recruitment processes.
- Drive results to meet college-wide enrollment targets, including application-to-enrollment conversion, re-engagement of former students, and concurrent enrollment success.
- Oversee a defined recruitment region, including prospect cultivation, outreach activities, and relationship management with key stakeholders.
- Represent JCCC through one-on-one appointments, college fairs, high school visits, campus tours, and large-scale recruitment events, promoting programs tailored to individual student needs.
- Ensure effective referrals and collaboration with departments such as Counseling, Financial Aid, Early College, and International & Immigrant Student Services to support prospective students throughout the admissions process.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of JCCC programs and services to accurately advise and guide prospective students.
- Use CRM platforms and targeted campaigns to maintain consistent, personalized communication with prospective students and nurture their engagement with the college.
- Coordinate recruitment events by scheduling, developing agendas, creating marketing collateral, and managing outreach for specific student populations.
- Ensure recruitment materials are up to date and accessible for distribution to high schools, community agencies, and other partners.
- Cultivate and maintain strong internal and external partnerships to support enrollment efforts and remove barriers to college access.
- Act as the college’s primary representative to high schools, community organizations, and agencies. Deliver presentations tailored to various audiences to promote JCCC programs and admissions pathways.
- Foster an inclusive and welcoming recruitment environment. Support students from diverse backgrounds in navigating the college transition and building a sense of belonging.
- Analyze recruitment trends and needs, identify process improvements, and recommend strategies to enhance admissions and enrollment outcomes.
*Other duties as assigned.
About JCCC:
Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success
Equal Employment Opportunity:
JCCC is an equal opportunity employer and equal access institution. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550, Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.
Disclosure:
If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR@jccc.edu. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email HR@jccc.edu.
