Specialist, Admissions Support
- Employer
- Lindenwood University
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jan 25, 2021
Job Details
JOB TITLE SUMMARY
Job Title: Specialist, Admissions Support
Division: Enrollment Management and Student Engagement (DEMSE)
Evaluation Group: Staff
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Starting Salary: $19.11 per hour
Reports To: Workday Specialist, Enrollment Management
Positions Supervised: N/A
Job Summary
The admissions support specialist is responsible for assisting with the daily processing of student data, ensuring accuracy of data entry and promoting data integrity throughout Enrollment Management and Student Engagement.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Job Responsibilities and Execution
- Assists with daily processing of student data; prints and mails admission documents; and scans and files electronic copies
- Utilizes integration to import and export data for admission purposes; maintains match and merge process for duplicate students
- Works with the Business Office to process and log application fees and enrollment deposits
- Enters data into the CAMS database and Slate and u tilizes Slate reports to address data discrepancies
- Maintains office filing system, supplies and Admissions marketing materials
- Analyzes each customer’s needs, following through accordingly with necessary solutions, forms or referral(s) to the appropriate department
- Manages undergraduate student employees
- Maintains general knowledge of college activities, programs and requirements
- Follows standard operating procedures to ensure accuracy and consistency
Service Excellence
- Assists with customer service
- Supports the mission of the university and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
- Models, supports and holds others accountable to the university’s values – integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity and teamwork
Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration
- Assists with special projects as assigned
- Assists with employee training
- Serves as liaison for other offices regarding admission questions
Job may require other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in data entry and/or higher education preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities – May be representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Highly organized and able to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong professional integrity and ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Ability to use good judgment, think critically and communicate effectively
- Knowledge of general office software, particularly Microsoft Office Suite
Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions.
- General office setting
- Evening and weekend hours may be required for Admissions events
Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Adequate mobility to greet prospective students and families
- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.
Company
Founded in 1832, Lindenwood is a dynamic four-year institution dedicated to excellence in higher education. Our historic campus is situated in the heart of Saint Charles, Mo., a growing community of more than 65,000 just west of St. Louis.
Lindenwood University is known nationally and internationally for innovation, entrepreneurship, and extraordinary dedication to students. We believe that education is the way to personal freedom and responsibility, which are the keystones of any democracy. We have a heritage that dates back nearly 200 years. In that time, we have learned how to educate in a way that helps each student become an enlightened, principled citizen of a global community.
Lindenwood is an independent institution firmly rooted in Judeo-Christian values. Those values include belief in an ordered, purposeful universe, the dignity of work, the worth and integrity of the individual, the obligations and privileges of citizenship, and the primacy of truth.
Lindenwood is a great place to work, and we would love for you to join us as we strive daily to accomplish our University mission: REAL EXPERIENCE. REAL SUCCESS. Enhancing lives through quality education and professional preparatory experiences.
Lindenwood University is home to over 800 full- and part-time faculty and over 400 staff members that work together to provide more than 100 degree programs to students from every state and over 70 countries through values-centered education that lead to development of the whole person.
Our faculty, staff, and administration are committed to an integrative curriculum that focuses on the talents, interests, and future of our students.
Lindenwood values its employees and provides MANY employee perks including great tuition benefits!
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