Assistant Director of Traditional Undergraduate Admissions

Simpson University

Redding, CA

Full-Time

Job Description

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This position serves as the team leader for the recruitment team, working with traditional undergraduate prospective students. This position leads a team of full-time admissions professionals, as well as highly trained student admissions counselors and campus hosts, assisting with the admissions process including financial aid, registration, and other important enrollment processes. This position assists the Director of Admissions with events and tasks, including oversight of the admissions/recruitment teams’ strategic activities leading to achievement of enrollment goals.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required
Three or more years of professional student recruitment experience required
Two or more years of supervisory experience preferred
Proven past success in recruitment of students
Ability to train, assist, and motivate staff toward their recruitment goals
Outstanding communication/interpersonal skills and the ability to lead. Must have knowledge in financial aid, ethical recruitment practices, and work within the standards set forth by NACAC, NACCAP, AACRAO and the CCCU
Strong computer application and database management skills such as CRM for recruitment
Self-starter, highly motivated, well-organized and a team player in a fast-paced work environment

General Expectations:

Personal relationship with Jesus, a vibrant Christian faith, and a commitment to Christian community; capable of sharing faith and engaging in conversations about Christ
Demonstrate Simpson University Values in the performance of all duties
Maintain lifestyle in accordance with Simpson University Lifestyle Policy in Staff Handbook
Maintain the confidentiality of information, data and records
Properly exercise tact, diplomacy, discretion, and professional judgment
Demonstrate strong customer service skills in the performance of job duties
Demonstrate good organizational and communication skills in the performance of job duties
Supervises employees in accordance with Simpson University policies and procedures
Support the overflow needs of other departments within the respective university area
Perform other duties in accordance with this position as deemed necessary by the immediate supervisor

Essential Functions:

Meet and maintain high level enrollment goals as determined in conjunction with Senior Director of Enrollment Management and the Chief Operations Officer
Lead, supervise, and train staff as they recruit and enroll prospective students
Create solutions to build a stronger lead pool through outreach strategies and activate ideas to generate more campus guests
Coordinate and participate in the planning, implementation, and oversight of high school and transfer college fair events, church/youth pastor presentations/appointments, and campus visitation days. Key involvement in building relationships with influencers, as well as to generating leads
Utilize technology to engage with target audiences, as well as to streamline processes to make enrollment more seamless
Actively participate in regular enrollment planning for each entering term
Monitor enrollment data to analyze trends and the development of the admissions funnel
Evaluate and improve current recruitment operations, processes, procedures, and strategies
Promote relational and communication linkages to the academic departments to assure accurate information is conveyed to prospective students through staff, media, web, and print
Oversee financial aid counseling for new students in concert with the Financial Aid department
Maintain current understanding of various recruitment information including, but not limited to financial aid procedures, transcript evaluation, registration processes, and the use of the CRM tool
Collaborate with the Director of Admissions to evaluate and improve current recruitment operations, processes, procedures, and strategies
Promote relational and communication linkages to the Undergraduate program and academic departments to ensure accurate information is conveyed to prospective students through staff, media, web, and print
Act as a liason to Student Financial Services and the Undergraduate program
Recruit, contact, engage and matriculate a pool of assigned prospective students from inquiry to start.
Complete other admissions leadership duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

Job Title:

Assistant Director of Traditional Undergraduate Admissions

Typical Working Conditions:
(Describe environment including exposure to heat, cold, fumes, chemicals, allergens, mold, etc.)

Indoors in controlled environment

Equipment Used:
(List all manual and automated equipment used in the course of performing essential functions.)

Computer, scanner, copier, mouse, keyboard, stapler, 3-hole punch, letter opener

Essential Physical Tasks:
(List all physical tasks encountered in performing essential functions - i.e. sitting for long periods of time using a computer, standing, climbing ladders, etc.)

Sitting for long periods of time using a computer

Analysis of Physical Demands to Perform Essential Functions:

Key (Based on typical week):

N=Never
R=Rarely (Less than 1 hour per week)
O=Occasional (1%-33% of time)

F=Frequent (34%-66% of time)
C=Constant (over 66% of time)

Activity

Frequency

Activity

Frequency

Lifting/Carrying

Twisting/Turning

Under 10 lbs