Admissions Counselor Assistant 2526
Admissions Counselor Assistant 2526
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Job Description
This is a full academic year position.
Expected hours of work per week: 10
Work Location & Hours: Probasco; MonFri 8am5pm
OPPORTUNITY
- Learn customer service skills and gain exposure to a variety of office administrative tasks.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist an individual admissions counselor in their work. This includes but is not limited to:
- Relaying information about all aspects of the college (with special attention to Admissions and Financial Aid) and any individualized pertinent information to prospective students
- Communication through a variety of mediums: text (GoogleVoice) phone calls email handwritten notes and inperson
- Organizing travel details and conducting regional research; including gathering information from churches and schools and occasionally Representing Covenant College at a school fair or visiting a church with an AC
- Organizing prospective students recruiting information and reporting pertinent information to your AC regarding recruit communication
- Be familiar with and appropriately record all communications in Slate
- Supervise one 3.5 hour evening or Saturday shift each week will report to the AC(s) on duty during the same shift
- Follow all guidelines as specified in the Assistant Admissions Counselor manual
- Preferred 10 hours of work per week
- If aptitude is shown there are opportunities for an increased variety of tasks including occasional tours hosting overnight and occasional visit desk coverage.
Occasionally serving in various roles for Admissions Events
- Helping with registration
- Airport/bus pickups
- Giving Tours
- Participating in virtual recruiting events/calls
- Coldcalling prospective students to share information about Covenant the application process and visits.
- Attend mandatory Assistant Admissions Counselor training sessions
COMPETENCIES
- Must be a Covenant student participating in the workstudy program
- The ability to clearly and effectively communicate why he/she chose to attend Covenant College
- Excellent oral (particularly over the phone) and written communication skills
- Strong initiative to complete tasks with minimal supervision
- Energy and empathy to engage prospective students and parents from a variety of backgrounds
- Robust relational and storytelling capabilities
- Acute attention to detail and administrative tasks to be completed promptly
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- At least 2 semesters of work experience in Admissions or Visit Staff
- Office work experience
- Involvement in clubs or organizations at Covenant and/or campus leadership (current or previously held at Covenant)
Resume skills development (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed
- Career & SelfDevelopment including interpersonal skills and learning basic office skills that can be translated to many other workplaces.
- Communication in the form of phone calls emails and text messages with students as well as inperson interactions during visit events. Also communication with your manager!
- Critical Thinking is in the form of learning problem solving when students ask you questions you dont necessarily know the answers to.
- Global Literacy is displayed by interacting with students all over the country and sometimes the world.
- Leadership through leading by example in a team setting.
- Professionalism by taking ownership of your schedule in a job that encourages you to take responsibility for your work.
- Teamwork through working on a team that builds each other up and seeks to encourage each other in their work for the kingdom!
- Technology by learning our CRM database and how to interpret student information.
Work Habits (with the alignment of Core Values)
The College asks its staff members the following fundamental work habits:
- Do good work. Service Diligence Faithfulness
- Take ownership of your job. Selflessness Diligence Resourcefulness Enterprising Creative
- Be punctual. Service Diligence Integrity Faithfulness
- Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. Humility
- Make suggestions when appropriate. Resourcefulness Enterprising and Creative
- Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. Integrity Faithfulness
- Attend chapel services at least once per week on average. Integrity Faithfulness
Competencies
Must be a Covenant student.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.
Physical Demands
Sitting: Remaining in the seated position
Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 2550 lbs.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas through the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly
Employment Type
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