Temporary Admissions Outreach Specialist
Pasadena, TX - USA
Job Summary
Job Description:
Position Overview
The College is seeking a motivated detail-oriented professional for a temporary 3-month contract role (October through December) to support our Admissions team. The primary focus of this role is rapid-response outreach to prospective students who have submitted inquiries about academic programs. Working on-site at our campus location you will serve as the initial friendly point of contact connecting with prospective learners providing introductory program information and scheduling them for admissions advising appointments.
Assignment Details
- Duration: 3 Months (Immediate start through late December)
- Schedule: 32 hours per week Monday Thursday 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
- Work Location: Negotiable
- Employment Type: Temporary / Contract (Hourly)
Key Responsibilities
- Rapid Inquiry Outreach: Execute high-volume outbound calling emailing and text messaging to new prospective student inquiries within established response-time targets (speed to lead).
- Student Engagement & Triage: Conduct warm professional introductory conversations to identify student interests answer preliminary admissions questions and address initial enrollment barriers.
- Appointment Setting: Guide qualified prospective students toward the next step in the enrollment funnel by booking them directly into appointments with admissions counselors.
- CRM Data Entry: Accurately document all daily outreach attempts completed contacts conversation notes and pipeline status changes in institutional systems (Salesforce / CampusVue).
- Target Achievement: Consistently meet daily operational targets including 60 daily outreach touchpoints and at least two hours of active phone engagement.
Qualifications
- Education & Experience: Bachelors degree preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. At least 12 years of experience in high-volume phone outreach admissions recruitment customer service or inside sales.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal phone etiquette and written communication skills with the ability to build immediate rapport with diverse adult learners.
- Technical Skills: Familiarity with CRM or database tracking software (Salesforce and CampusVue or similar student information systems strongly preferred).
- Work Style: High energy organized reliable and comfortable working in a fast-paced goal-driven outreach environment.
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