What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Associate position at Dickinson College?
Posting Details
Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.
Dickinson College offers full time employees a broad range of Benefits including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.
In our ongoing efforts to support the health of our community, Dickinson College strongly encourages all members of the campus community to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.
Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.
Essential Functions:
- Manage a regional recruitment territory from student inquiry to matriculation including building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders which could include, but would not be limited to, prospective students and their families, college counselors and independent counselors, community-based organizations, and admissions volunteers.
- Represent the college on and off-campus and virtually at high school visits, college fairs, receptions, and other enrollment-related events.
- Review applications and recommend admission and merit scholarship decisions to the appropriate committee
- Assist with the coordination of one or more enrollment-related projects which could include, but would not be limited to, working with student volunteers, enrollment communications and social media, and/or yield-related projects.
- Conduct evaluative admissions interviews and present admissions information sessions.
Less than 12 months work experience
