Title:  Specialist, Student Affairs and Recruitment

Unit/Department:  Professional Affairs/Advancement

FLSA Status:  Full-time, Exempt

Location:  This position is located onsite at the APTA headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

About APTA

Do you want to contribute to an organization dedicated to improving societal health? Would you like to collaborate with colleagues who are passionate about making a difference? Are you excited to work in a new state-of-the-art building designed to encourage movement, participation, and employee health?

Then you want to work for APTA!

APTA is the trusted leader for the physical therapy profession, representing more than 100,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and physical therapy students. Our approximately 150 employees support the association’s mission to build a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society.

Located in Alexandria, Virginia, APTA has outstanding employee benefits, including flexible work schedules, generous retirement contributions, and travel subsidies for employees who choose public and active transportation.

Summary

The Specialist, Student Affairs and Recruitment executes APTA’s student recruitment and engagement implementation, operations, and engagement to drive growth, retention, and value for APTA members and student recruitment.  This role executes student affairs strategies within the Advancement department, ensuring achievement of organizational, department, and program priorities and goals.

Essential Functions

• Partnership management
• Volunteer/ambassador recruitment and management
• New ambassador onboarding
• Member engagement group oversight
• Event management
• Resource development and management
• Hub/Community creation and management
• Prospective applicant database management and communication
• Website content management
• Volunteer communication management
• Duties will include some evening and weekend work
• Conference and webinar presentations
• Annual calendar management and developmental input.

Staff Expectations

• Upholds and fosters APTA Staff Values
• Complies with all APTA policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned to foster the achievement of the unit, department, team and association priorities

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in postsecondary or graduate student recruitment or pathways program management
• Experience in student recruitment implementation, or project management within a nonprofit, association, or mission-driven organization preferred.
• Bachelor's preferred
• K-12 student recruitment or college/career advising experience
• Experience in partnership management and volunteer relations
• Proficiency in public speaking, strong presentation skills
• Experience with database management
• Experience with virtual and in-person event planning
• Experience working with Centralized Application Services preferred
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational, time management skills, and attention to detail
• Project management skills a plus

Travel Requirements

Up to 25% - Local and National

Salary

The base salary range for this role is $70,000 - $75,000 per year.  Your placement within this range will depend on your experience, specialized skills and training.

How To Apply

Please send resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, when applying. 

Principals only; no agencies; no phone calls, please. Candidates selected to participate in an interview will be contacted by Human Resources.

The American Physical Therapy Association is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or military status or any other characteristic protected by law.

APTA participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information, please visit e-verify.uscis.gov.

APTA is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and invites and welcomes applicants with diversity of experience, mindset, and skills to add value to APTA and our staff community.

About American Physical Therapy Association

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy. APTA seeks to improve the health and quality of life of individuals in society by advancing physical therapist practice, education, and research, and by increasing the awareness and understanding of physical therapy's role in the nation's health care system.APTA prohibits preferential or adverse discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or health status in all areas including, but not limited to, its qualifications for membership, rights of members, policies, programs, activities, and employment practices. APTA is committed to promoting cultural diversity throughout the profession.APTA is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and invites and welcomes applicants with diversity of experience, mindset, and skills to add value to APTA and our staff commUNITY.

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