Student Affairs Officer III
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- University of Kentucky
- Location
- Lexington, KY
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- Student Affairs, Student Activities & Services
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- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Student Affairs Officer III
Requisition Number:RE49427
Working Title:Child Welfare Education Recruiter
Department Name:8T110:College of Social Work
Work Location:Lexington, KY
Grade Level:44
Salary Range:$43,805-70,075/year
Type of Position:Staff
Position Time Status :Full-Time
Required Education:MA
Click here for more information about equivalencies::https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience:3 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification:None
Physical Requirements:Some driving throughout the Commonwealth. Presentations may require the lifting of objects up to 35 lbs. Sitting for long periods of time; repetitive motions typical of desk work (typing/twisting/bending/prolonged exposure to computer screen)
Shift:Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. Occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
Job Summary:Since 1938, CoSW has been a leader in social work. Our mission is clear: Through rigorous research, excellence in instruction, and steadfast service, the CoSW works to improve the human condition. Always, in all ways.
The Child Welfare Education (CWE) Recruiter is responsible for identifying, engaging, and recruiting prospective students for child welfare education programming. This role involves building strong relationships with educational institutions, community organizations, and potential candidates to promote the value and impact of a career in child welfare. The recruiter will work closely with academic programs, program managers, and child welfare agencies to develop and implement targeted recruitment strategies aimed at attracting students who are passionate about making a difference.
Student Recruitment
- Develop, implement, and manage a strategic recruitment plan to attract high-achieving students across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs within Child Welfare Education (CWE).
- Oversee daily student-centered recruitment activities, including responding to general inquiries, coordinating individual meetings for prospective students, and organizing recruitment events such as campus tours and special events.
- Collaborate closely with relevant stakeholders to develop innovative recruitment strategies, ensuring that each CWE program has customized efforts aligned with its specific application requirements and expectations.
- Manage the annual recruitment calendar and budget and build relationships with partner institutions to increase interest and awareness of CWE programs.
- Plan and host both on-campus and virtual recruitment events across the state.
- In coordination with program Marketing and Communication staff and partner institutions, create, develop, and implement timely and relevant communication plans with all prospective and admitted students for Child Welfare Education (CWE) programs.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive, strategic communications plan aimed at attracting a diverse pool of applicants, including those with relevant work experience and online candidates.
- Tailor and deliver recruitment presentations to specific audiences, ensuring alignment with overall communication strategies.
- Coordinate with the team to host on-campus visits for potential students and their families, ensuring a personalized and informative experience.
- Collaborate with CWE administration and other professionals to follow up on student inquiries and maintain ongoing communication to support student matriculation.
- Assist with fall, spring, and summer orientations, as well as other student events, working in tandem with the Marketing and Communication team to ensure consistent messaging and engagement.
- Create, monitor, and report on recruitment outcomes and enrollment forecasts for Child Welfare Education (CWE) programs.
- Develop and manage data analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment strategies, ensuring continuous optimization for improved results.
- Oversee data management for CWE programs by running daily reports on admissions to track applications, admissions, deferrals, and confirmed students.
- Monitor and analyze critical student attributes, including region, test scores, GPA, ethnicity, first-generation status, and areas of study interest, to refine and enhance targeted recruitment efforts.
- Provide CWE Program Managers with detailed reports and visually compelling data graphics that support decision-making processes aimed at maintaining and expanding enrollment in CWE programs.
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Preferred Education/Experience:Obtain Slack Level I Certification within 6 months.
Deadline to Apply:03/17/2025
Our University Community:We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Organization
Fast Facts
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman
About the University
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
Mission
The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.
Our Guiding Principles
The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.
Employment/Benefits
As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.
Research
In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.
In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
Living in the Bluegrass
Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.
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