Admissions Representative

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Working Title:

Admissions Representative

Institution:

Inver Hills Community College

Classification Title:

MnSCU Academic Professional 1

Bargaining Unit / Union:

214: Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

City:

Inver Grove Heights

FLSA:

Non Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Unclassified - Unlimited Academic

Salary Range:

$23.63 - $34.18

Job Description

This position exists to recruit students based on the annual college and program recruitment goals. The overall objective of this position is to coordinate, implement, and evaluate all activities that educate and inform prospects, parents, high school personnel, and referral agencies which includes both in-person and virtual capacities. The admissions representative serves as a spokesperson for the college through presentations, meetings, and communications with prospective students, high school counselors and teachers, and community referrals; again, functioning in both in-person/traditional and virtual recruitment/outreach. The position also maintains the critical link between Student Affairs, the college faculty & staff and will work collaboratively with Inver Hills Community College.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree AND two years of experience in higher education, student personnel, counseling, advising, or other related field, OR a combination of a 2-year degree and 2 or more years work experience in higher education, student personnel, counseling, advising, or other related field.
  
  
• Ability to develop and deliver public presentations to various audiences.
  
  
• Customer service skills sufficient to perform duties with courtesy and respect. Answer phones, refer callers, meet and greet visitors with courtesy and respect and provide prompt courteous and accurate information to customers in person, on the phone and through email as well as written correspondence.
  
  
• Proficiency with a variety of word processing, database, and web-based applications sufficient to accurately collect data and create reports.
  
  
• Proficient organizational skills.
  
  
• Organizational skills sufficient to process and maintain data and manage multiple and diverse responsibilities.
  
  
• Strong oral and written communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills are needed since the position is highly interactive with a variety of people.
  
  
• Ability to work with diverse populations.
  
  
• Valid driver’s license, ability to travel to multiple locations in the local service area.
  
  

Preferred Qualification

• 2 years of professional level experience in recruiting and admissions, student affairs, or higher education.
  
  
• Working knowledge of relevant high school and Work Force center processes and principles.
  
  
• Knowledge of Minnesota State’s Integrated Student Record System (ISRS) and a customer relations management system (i.e. Connect).
  
  
• Independent decision-making skills sufficient to make appropriate, well-thought-out admissions, testing, technology support and student records recommendations.
  
  
• Knowledge of private data practices and FERPA.
  
  
• Experience providing direct service to internal and external stakeholders in higher education.
  
  
• Experience working with international (F-1) students and/or concurrent enrollment (PSEO) populations.
  
  
• Experience with Customer Relation Management systems.
  
  
• Knowledge of basic principles of database management and the ability to enter and retrieve data.
  
  
• Self-motivated/self-disciplined.
  
  
• Fluency in another/other language(s) in addition to English.
  
  

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday

About

Founded in 1970, Inver Hills is a comprehensive community college offering 40 program options and degrees including the Associate in Arts (A.A.), a liberal arts education degree that leads to transfer to four-year colleges; the Associate in Fine Art (A.F.A.) degree in studio arts; and the career-related Associate in Science (A.S.) and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees in leading occupational areas such as nursing, paralegal, computer networking, law enforcement, human services, business, emergency medical services, teacher education, and more.

Located 10 minutes from downtown St. Paul, scenic Inver Hills Community College serves over 9000 credit students annually. Many Inver Hills students are first generation. The student of color population has increased from 28 to 33% in the last four years. 30 percent of students are low income and eligible for Pell grants. Inver Hills strives to reflect a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds among administrators, faculty and staff. Inver Hills is committed to quality improvement, Learning Communities, campus-wide assessment, innovative instruction, integrating technology in instruction, collaboration with Pre-K-12 for college readiness and access, and civic engagement.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we seek applicants with deep connections to the cultural communities to which our students belong. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Contact
If you have questions about this position or are in need of a reasonable accommodation during this search process, please contact Human Resources at humanresources@inverhills.edu or 651-450-3371.

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($150 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

Desired Start Date:

08-14-2024

Position End Date:

Open Date:

07-10-2024

Close Date:

07-24-2024

Posting Contact Name:

Angela Rose Loza

Posting Contact Email:

dw6493kv@minnstate.edu