Athletic Liaison Job Aurora area,Illinois USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Athletic Recruiting Liaison

Position

Purpose:

The Athletic Recruiting Liaison supports the Institution’s missionby recruiting a diverse student population of student athletes to undergraduate programs. In collaboration with coaches, the liaisonfacilitates the enrollment of prospective student athletes bytaking them through the admission process. This role is essential to building strong incoming classes aligned with AU’s commitment toaccess, academic quality, and student success.

Core Competencies:

Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers andthe community we serve. Interacts effectively with a diverse groupof faculty, staff, students and other customers of our service,learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.

Upholds the Mission Statement:
At Aurora University, our singular goal is to empower students to achieve lasting persona land professional success. We do this by being an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. As ateaching-centered institution, we encourage undergraduate and graduate students to discover what it takes to build meaningful and purposeful lives.

Handles all information with tact and discretion and recognizes the confidential nature of university business.

Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary oras assigned, including voluntary participation in university committees, activities and events.

Essential Job Functions:

Identifies, recruits and enrolls a specified quantity of prospective students in an assigned sport and works in concert withthe athletic coaching staff on the co-recruitment of undergraduate(freshman and transfer) athletes.
Assist with special programs and research projects;participates in the development and implementation of enrollment strategies to achieve institutional enrollment goals.
Achieve assigned recruiting metrics, including visits for assigned territory.
Timely follow up at all levels of the enrollment funnel toyield the correct call to action for the next required step.
Provide accurate information about Aurora University’s degree program and admissions procedures.
Evaluate high school transcripts, some test scores (ACT/SAT),provide recommendations on athletes in order to advise coaches,students, and family on student admission and scholarships.
Attends college fairs and in house phone nights, and providesimpactful communication with prospect families to build strongpersonal relationships.
Assists coaches with the coordination of athletic relatedrecruiting events including, but not limited to: open houses, gameday events, overnight campus visits and junior prospectevents.
Works with the Assistant Vice President for Freshman Admission to keep coaches informed about open houses, AU4U events, and otherkey events, as well as providing updates on admissions and institutional matters as needed.
Communicate Aurora University’s advantages to various populations in varying situations.
Provides the Assistant Vice President for Freshman Admissionwith territory, monthly, weekly benchmark report, and communicationreport per sport and coach.
Recommends promotional materials needed to promote each sport,with University Communications and Sports Information Director.
Facilitates communication between coaches and athletes by coordinating information through Slate, Front Rush, and related systems.
Help manage each coach’s individual recruiting roster to ensure accuracy; if inaccurate, takes the appropriate action tocorrect.
Develop and manage a communication process to the athletes andtheir families from the athlete’s first contact through finalassignment decision.
Work directly with coaches, faculty…