John Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University aims to enroll the world’s brightest minds to create a diverse student body actively engaged in all areas of academia and society. Over the years, there have been significant investments made towards ensuring Johns Hopkins is affordable to all talented students regardless of family background. To that end, the Undergraduate Admissions Office strives to ensure that all academically qualified students understand that a world-class education is within reach. This is especially true for the talented students right here in our own backyard.

We are seeking an Assistant Director of Outreach and Community Engagement in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to be responsible for developing the K-12 pipeline to Johns Hopkins University across the Greater Baltimore and DC area. This will include the development of key programs and cultivating internal and external partnerships.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop on-campus programs exposing low-income, first-generation students to the college admissions process.
• Collaborate across the Johns Hopkins University network to identify organizations working with K-12 students.
• Develop relationships with local K-12 organizations.
• Represent JHU at local off-campus events.
• Develop workshops and professional development for counselors and nonprofit leaders.
• Conduct daily information sessions and respond to routine requests from prospective applicants.
• Recruitment planning for a designated geographic region(s).
• Conduct high school visits, events, and other meetings with various constituent groups.
• Eight to ten weeks of travel and evening/weekend work required; and conducting off-campus university events and high school visits for prospective students, families and high school guidance/college counselors.
• Review and evaluate applications.
• Leverage basic data analysis to inform programming.
• Manage internal and external relationships: Faculty, counselors, prospective students and families, current students, university administrators, high school counselors, and alumni.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Must be service and team-oriented and aware of the needs and concerns of a selective private university.
• Ability to communicate effectively with prospective students, parents, secondary school counselors, faculty and other university partners as well as the ability to represent Johns Hopkins University to the public.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Strong written abilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with priority stakeholders.
• Track record of program development.
• Knowledgeable of challenges facing urban school districts.
• Knowledge of standard office software applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel extensively and work nights and weekends as needed.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to drive a car.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Three years related experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education, nonprofit, or school district is preferred.

Classified Title: Community Programs Specialist 

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Assistant Director of Outreach and Community Engagement 

Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PB 

Starting Salary Range: $45,700 - $80,000 Annually ($60,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 

Employee group: Full Time 

Schedule: Mon - Fri / 8:30am - 5:00pm 

Exempt Status: Exempt 

Location: Hubrid/Homewood Campus 

Department name: Undergraduate Admissions 

Personnel area: University Student Services 

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:

JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

• Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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