"Assistant Director of Admissions"

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title Assistant Director of Admissions

Department MNC

Job Description 

Title: Assistant Director of Admissions

Department: Enrollment Management

Reports to: Director of Admissions

Category: Exempt

Summary/Objective

Reporting to the Director of Admissions, the Assistant Director is a professional member of the enrollment team who manages a freshman recruitment territory, reviews and evaluates applications for admission, and represents Lees-McRae College to prospective students and families. The successful Assistant Director exhibits superior customer service skills and professionalism throughout daily interactions and communications with students including interviews, phone calls, emails, texts, and information sessions. The Assistant Director creates and implements recruitment strategies to reach prospective students through events, referrals, online and print communications, and manages recruitment activities in targeted initiatives. The successful candidate will also conduct information sessions for prospective students and families. The Assistant Director must demonstrate an ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with team members, faculty, students, alumni, administrators and staff.

Essential Functions

Extensive travel to visit high schools, cover college fairs, host regional programs, and conduct onsite application review days.

Promptly respond to phone calls, email and inquiries.

Manage outreach to all prospective students and those who have inquired.

Manage all activities related to prospective students in a specific territory.

Report on recruitment initiatives, including tracking of inquiries, applications, follow-up contacts, campus visits, etc. that allow for the analysis of strategies.

Extensive follow-up by maintaining phone, email, written and personal contact with prospective students, families and school personnel.

Conduct prospective student meetings and information sessions for families.

Evaluate admission applications and make admission decisions or recommendations in a timely fashion, as needed to assist with recruitment efforts.

Provide tours of campus if needed.

Work closely with financial aid and other offices on campus to provide information students need for enrollment.

Provide back-up counseling for financial aid as needed.

Coordinate special projects as assigned.

Travel to select events both in and out of state, focusing on building connections with incoming students and families.

Attend on-campus Open Houses, Scholars Day, Academic Preview Days, Orientations, and Accepted Student events.

Participate in Virtual Events, including Webinars and Information Sessions on subjects to include Residential Life, Financial Aid and Billing, Health Services, and other topics necessary for successful enrollment.

Competencies

Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work independently

Must be able to work as a member of a team

Detailed-oriented

Goal-oriented

Ethical conduct

Interpersonal skills

Creativity and vision

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment

Normal office environment where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise and the like. Also, extensive travel is a requirement where the employee must work in high schools, at college fairs in gymnasiums and other event venues.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 11:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Evening and weekend work will be required.

Travel

Frequent travel is expected which may include overnight travel.

Required Qualifications 

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree.

One or more years working in admissions or student services at an institution of higher education.

Preferred Qualifications 

Preferred Education and Experience

Master’s degree in student services/higher education/student development.

Two-plus years working in admissions or student services/student affairs at an institution of higher education.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Physical Demands 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S039P

Number of Vacancies 2

Job Open Date 

Special Instructions to Applicants 

Quick Link for Internal Postings https://leesmcrae.peopleadmin.com/postings/185

Supplemental Questions

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How did you hear about this employment opportunity?

Public Job Posting

Internal Job Posting

Agency Referral

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Personal Referral

Website

Other

Are you available to work in the evening (6 pm to 10 pm)?

Yes

No

Are you available to work weekends?

Yes

No

Please describe the attributes that will make you a strong candidate for this position

(Open Ended Question)

Are you authorized to work in the United States?

Yes

No

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

Resume

Cover Letter

Optional Documents

Transcripts

Letter of Recommendation