What are the responsibilities and job description for the REGISTRAR AND ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT STUDENT WORKER position at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute Of Technology?
Who We Are :
Are you ready to work at a dynamic institution that believes in higher education with lower obstacles? Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (now known as Franklin Cummings Tech) is a nationally accredited non-profit, technical college serving Eastern Massachusetts and beyond. The college was seeded in 1791 with funds from the estate of Benjamin Franklin given to the City of Boston to proliferate access to education and level the playing field for aspiring talent with meager financial means.
Today, Franklin Cummings Tech continues to build on that legacy by offering post-secondary education in high-demand technical and skilled trade fields that lead to excellent careers. Our majors intentionally focus on select industries connected to sustainability and the clean energy transition including electric vehicle technology, smart manufacturing, practical electricity, power engineering, heat pumps / HVAC, biotechnology, automation, construction management, and more.
With a mission to deliver transformative technical and trade education that leads to economic advancement , we offer a unique mix of certificate and degree-granting programs that appeal to enterprising students and respond to employer's demand for a well-prepared workforce. Intentional partnerships with the industries we serve coupled with high graduation and job placement rates, recently attracted the largest philanthropic gift in the history of the college from the Cummings Foundation.
Last year, Franklin Cummings Tech educated more than 1,000 learners across three student types : 1) certificate and degree seekers, 2) continuing education clients, and 3) high schoolers pursuing early college. As further evidence that our mission holds resonance, this year the college tracked a 25% year-over-year jump in fall new student enrollment and applications soared.
We seek team members who are optimistic, entrepreneurial, data-informed, and excited about the prospect of continuing to strategically increase student success outcomes and total enrollment from 1,000 learners today to at least 1,500 learners by 2030. Join us in this mission-driven work!
Position Summary :
This position will report directly to the Assistant Dean of Records and Research and Admissions in an
administrative assistant role supporting the work of the registrar's office and admission's office.
Requirements
Responsibilities :
- Process all Transcript Requests through the National Student Clearinghouse (2x per week)
- Process all Degree Verifications through the National Student Clearinghouse (2x per week)
- Assist in scanning documents with the Academic Electronic File
- Enter data, specifically the schedule and other criteria from the Registrar's module into the Student Information System
- Manage Enrollment Verification Letters and Forms, coordinating with the Financial Aid Office
- Assistance with entering transfer of credit into the Student Information System
- Assisting the Registrar in running Satisfactory Academic Progress and notifying students of their SAP status
- Answer basic questions regarding registration, immunization, veteran paperwork, and direct student paperwork to the proper area for help
- Process incoming and outgoing mail for the Registrar's office, including student diplomas
- Answer the phone when the registrar is unavailable due to meetings or time out of the office Qualifications :
- Dependable
- Detail oriented
- Resourceful
- Self-starting
- Able to work independently
- Administrative skills
- Able to understand how what they do fits into the larger picture of the department and the college
- Earned a GED or high school diploma
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