Job Description

Title: Admission Assistant 

Reports to: Director of Enrollment Management

FTE: .75, Academic Year

Rate of Pay: $22.00 – $25.25/Hour DOE

When Needed: Immediately

University Prep is seeking a talented, compassionate, and engaging Admission Assistant to help us advance our vision of being an inclusive community of learners that provides an outstanding education for each individual in a diverse student population. We are looking for someone who can work effectively independently as well as part of a team. We need a leader who understands best practices in admissions, and can help the school reach its strategic planning goals. We are looking for staff and faculty who share our belief that a culturally rich and inclusive school community provides students with the best possible environment for a quality education. If that sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you. Salary is competitive with public and independent schools. University Prep offers an excellent benefits package, opportunities for professional development, and an extraordinary work environment.

Who We Are:

University Preparatory Academy is an independent 6-12 school located in an urban residential section of Seattle, WA, one of the country’s most diverse and dynamic cities. We are a strong and vibrant community of students, families, faculty, staff, and alumni who collaboratively create an exceptional educational experience for every student. The school is a place of great teaching and joyful learning; a community that joins together to raise up our children to be caring and productive adults; a place where all students and families have equitable access to all the school has to offer, and a place where we aspire for every family and student to feel equally enfranchised and at home. To us, diversity and inclusivity are not addenda, they are embodied in all facets of our school culture. University Prep believes that our shared values of integrity, respect, and responsibility are essential to accomplish our mission of developing each student’s potential to become an intellectually courageous, socially responsible citizen of the world.

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, works collaboratively with the Director of Enrollment Management and the Admission Office to create a warm and welcoming office and to ensure that the application and on-boarding process is a positive experience for students and their families.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manages online applications through Ravenna ADMIT, our admission collection database, and oversees applicant data within Ravenna including tagging, processing materials and sending receipt of notification to applicants
• Works with the Registrar on reenrollment by processing contracts and corresponding with families
• Creates current grade level composites to aide in the decision making for Admission Decision Teams
• Creates and updates permanent student files for new students
• Sends out various admission surveys throughout the year, including Open House, Admission Season Overview, First Year and Withdrawal surveys Also compiles data from survey responses
• Processes withdrawal information and follows up
• Creates a warm and welcoming environment within the Admission Office and works to ensure that the application process is a positive experience for students and their families by doing the following:
  1. Greets parents, guardians, and students and responds to inquiries about the school
  2. Fields inquiry calls and emails and responds in a timely manner
  3. Oversees decision processing and notifications on paper and in Ravenna
  4. Assists with scheduling of parent tours and prepares online applicant files for admission teams
  5. Assists with the planning and support of student visit days: taking applicant pictures, interviewing applicants, printing nametags, etc.
  6. Attends and supports all admission outreach events such as open houses, school fairs, coffee chats and New Family Orientation
  7. Supports admission decision team meetings by recording admission decisions, takes notes, provides data and ensuring any needed follow up occurs
  8. Assists with creating admission decision packets for admitted students

• Vigorously engages in his/her own professional development; is a life-long learner who enhances his/her skills, using state-of-the-art technologies to maintain high standards of performance to efficiently and effectively produce work products
• Is familiar with and complies with all policies and regulations as put forth in the school’s documents
• Since safety and security are everyone’s responsibility, takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, faculty, staff, equipment, materials and facilities
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university required
• 1-year experience in office administration required
• Knowledge of Microsoft excel and google drive/sheets/docs preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to work well with a team remotely when needed
• Ability to work comfortably remotely on online platforms as needed
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work and communicate well with all levels of faculty and staff
• Ability to work and communicate well with students and their parents
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• Flexibility, maturity and a sense of humor
• Proficient at working in a Microsoft Windows environment (Windows 7 or higher), using Office (version 2010 or higher), including Outlook; proficient at working with database systems for record keeping, including insert, import, query, data standards, and reporting; ability to confidently learn new technologies; Experience with school-focused technology is a plus
• Ability to talk on the phone
• Ability to sit and keyboard up to 8 hours per day

If this sounds like you, please click on the link below, complete our online employment application, and upload your résumé and a cover letter telling us why you are interested in and qualified for this position.

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/V…

Position open until filled. No phone calls or drop-ins please.

Thank you for your interest in University Prep and this

position.www.universityprep.org

This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position.

It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Part-Time. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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