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Admissions Specialist - Academic Affairs CON - Full-time

January 01, 1970
 

Job Description

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Academic Affairs CON

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $23.12 - $36.41 per hour
Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Summary:
The Admissions Specialist (AS), under the general supervision of the Director of Admissions, participates in recruitment, advising and admission activities with the purpose of meeting enrollment goals of the academic programs to the College. The AS exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s degree.
•Excellent verbal skills, written communication, and telephone skills.
•Excellent interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
•Excellent problem solving skills.
•Excellent collaboration skills.
•Excellent computer skills.
•Excellent working knowledge and experience with MS Office and Excel.
•Excellent knowledge of social media and current educational marketing trends.
Preferred Job Qualifications:
•Experience in an academic department or program.
•Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Student Information System, Datatel.
•Knowledge of the health professions.
•Knowledge of photo imaging.
Physical Demands:
•Able to consistently provide excellent customer service in a friendly, outgoing, and professional manner.
•Able and willing to learn new skills as needed, especially to work with new technologies that become available.
•Able to lift a minimum of 20-25 pounds to manage recruitment materials for off campus events.
•Able and willing to periodically travel out of state and overnight.
•Able to work occasional evenings and weekends.
•Valid driver’s license and own transportation.

Responsibilities:
Recruitment
•Collaborate in the development of a yearly recruitment plan to meet college enrollment objectives.
•Track target enrollments and composition of current student body to measure alignment with college admission goals.
•Develop and maintain partnership with prospective and current students, vendors and marketing partners.
•Periodically benchmark College against competitors, document results and suggest strategies to enhance market position for recruitment and admissions.
•Coordinate prospect/applicant diversity activities with appropriate University partners.
•Maintain and expand affiliate college relationships.
•Represent the College at recruitment activities including school visits, information sessions, graduate and professional fairs, local, state and national conferences, and presentations to students and
academic advisors at other institutions.
•Assist in annual planning of recruitment activities; construct a spreadsheet of visits and fairs with costs to attend.
•Function in a public relations role by meeting and greeting in a friendly, and professional manner all prospective applicants during appointments, walk-ins, telephone calls, and at recruitment
activities.
•Maintain knowledge of recruitment trends and information by participating in professional organizations, attending seminars, and reading relevant publications.
•Generate innovations to improve current procedures with regard to recruitment.
Admissions
•Assist Program Director in program management – track/monitor applicants through CAS (systems to institute the appropriate action; provide program updates periodically during application periods;
actively interact with applicants to facilitate application submission; conduct an initial file review to identify/categorize applicants.
•Communicates, both internally and externally, the College admission requirements and application process, providing guidance and assistance to applicants in obtaining prerequisite courses and
conducting evaluations of applicant’s completed coursework from other institutions.
•Develop collaborative relationships with the other colleges at Rush University for optimally efficient functioning of admission services.
Assist in preparing various reports as requested and utilizes the communication management options in the student information system.
•Preparation, development and maintenance of an evaluation mechanism of admissions, including identifying areas for improvement and collaborate in efforts to enhance the applicant experience.
•Perform other duties as assigned by the College

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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