What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Campus Visits and Events Specialist position at Berea College?
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Description
The Campus Visits & Events Specialist will play a key role in developing and implementing student advocate visit opportunities that allow for Berea to showcase its unique educational model to members of our network across the Appalachian region and beyond. This individual will work closely with our Regional Network & Outreach Team to build visit experiences that fulfill the requests of student advocates and will also assist in the annual gatherings of our established advisory councils. Additionally, they will collaborate with campus partners to build communication pathways that allow for streamlined scheduling of conversations with visitors and will coordinate personalized itineraries for all student advocate visitors.
Your Key Responsibilities
Education required to ensure success in this position:
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.
Description
The Campus Visits & Events Specialist will play a key role in developing and implementing student advocate visit opportunities that allow for Berea to showcase its unique educational model to members of our network across the Appalachian region and beyond. This individual will work closely with our Regional Network & Outreach Team to build visit experiences that fulfill the requests of student advocates and will also assist in the annual gatherings of our established advisory councils. Additionally, they will collaborate with campus partners to build communication pathways that allow for streamlined scheduling of conversations with visitors and will coordinate personalized itineraries for all student advocate visitors.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement daily on-campus visit experiences for student advocates in collaboration with the Campus Visits Team and campus partners
- With the Campus Visits Team, plan and execute on-campus events for student advocates (advisory councils, teacher workshops, CBO summits, etc)
- Compile welcome materials for student advocate visits and provide timely updates on future print needs
- Provide off-campus event support for student advocate programming
- As part of on-campus visit, provide information to Student Advocates to encourage future student group visits
- Alongside Campus Visits & Events Coordinator, manage student schedules to allow for participation in student advocate visits.
- Collaborate with members of the Admissions Staff and key campus partners to ensure exceptional hospitality and service
- Utilize feedback from surveys and data from reports to measure effectiveness of student advocate visits
- Attend and support the execution of all on-campus prospective student events hosted by the Office of Admissions
- Deliver information sessions to student advocates as needed
- Support communications and encourage campus visits with premier pathway nominators
- Work closely with our team of Regional Admissions Managers to support their goals and objectives
- Serve on the Campus Visits Team, contributing to the team approach to daily tasks and projects, including mainline and front desk coverage as needed
- Complete administrative tasks, duties and responsibilities (e.g. expense reports, email) in a timely manner while maintaining quality customer service
- Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- Bachelor’s Degree, required
- 3 years customer, client, or hospitality service required
- Events planning or coordination experience preferred
- Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds preferred
- Work experience in higher education a plus
- Affinity for people (excited to engage with/serve advocates)
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Capacity to engage information software systems
- Demonstrated initiative and follow-through of projects and tasks
- Valid driver’s license & reliable transportation
- Required background checks
- Sitting, standing, walking, periodically able to lift and carry 25 lbs
- Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
- Ability to travel independently by car and/or plane
- Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty
- Occasional travel required for off campus events, meetings, conferences, etc.
- Some remote work and adjustable schedule allowed
- Standard office equipment
- Golf Cart
- Vehicle-college cars/vans
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.