Admissions Officer

Job Title: Admissions Officer

Department: Admissions

Classification: Exempt

Grade: 10

FTE/Working Schedule: 1.0 FTE

Position Overview

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Admissions & Director of International Recruitment, the Admissions Officer serves as a professional member of the Admissions team charged with the recruitment and selection of diverse, bright, highly engaged, creative and intellectual students from across the United States and around the world.

Department Overview

The Carleton College Admissions Department exists to make prospective students’ college search and application process easier and more streamlined.

A strong internal candidate has been identified.

Compensation

The expected starting salary range for this position is between $59,800 and $61,800. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Participates in all aspects of the general admission cycle, including:
• Manage and develop a recruitment territory, working in consultation with the Director and others to design and execute targeted recruitment travel.
• Reading of first-year and transfer applications; with the intent to recommend students for admission.
• Leading information sessions, to provide a refined overview of the liberal arts experience at Carleton.
• Conducting on- and off-campus individual interviews, to assess a student’s interest in and fit for admission.
• Advising prospective students on admission and financial aid policies and practices in written and verbal communication.
• Reporting and monitoring
  
  

• In conjunction with the Associate Dean for Communications and the Division of Communications, assists with core communications elements, including
• Sophomore and junior inquiry campaigns
• Admitted and Enrolling Student Newsletters
• Website updates for the Admissions domain
• Event-related communications
• Integration with Slate CRM that grounds the program in easy-to-access metrics, via Portal design, data tracking, reporting, and other assessment tools as required
• Supports the management of the Fellows student work program
• Serves as liaison between Admissions and the Arts Departments
• Supports the Transfer Admissions process
• Represents the College to external agencies and groups, including attending regional, national, and international conferences and meetings to maintain the College’s visibility.
• Works to create and encourage an open, welcoming, and inclusive environment in admissions that actively supports prospective students and their families to appreciate Carleton’s academic and cultural life and deep tradition in the liberal arts.
• Coordinates special projects/tasks and/or provides assistance to divisional programming and events as assigned.
  

Supervision Received And Exercised

• Reports to the Associate Dean of Admissions & Director of International Recruitment.
  
  

Education/Experience/Skills

Required:

• A bachelor’s degree.
• A valid driver’s license and ability to travel domestic and international.
• Some demonstrable exposure to admissions or related recruitment experience.
• Strong understanding of the nature and aims of a selective, residential liberal arts college.
• Strong interpersonal and team-based skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex issues with clarity.
• Demonstrated commitment to organization, details, and deadlines.
• A commitment to strengthening inclusion, diversity, and equity at the divisional and institutional level.
• Enthusiasm for and demonstrated commitment to supporting a student body that is broadly diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and religion, among other factors.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• A willingness and ability to work extended and weekend hours during peak periods.
• Leadership skills: Highly collaborative, dynamic, optimistic, empathetic, patient, and fun.
  
  

Preferred

• Prior experience with Slate CRM and WordPress.
• Comfort reading, writing, and speaking in a language other than English.
  
  

Must have the ability to understand and follow written and oral work instructions, operations, safety procedures, and hazardous labels.

Note: This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.

Carleton College is an AA/EEO Employer: We are committed to developing our staff to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Carleton also offers a robust suite of benefits including: A generous 403(b) retirement plan with a 10% employer contribution and 2% employee contribution. Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance. Paid time-off, including 25 annual leave days, 8 paid holidays, and extra days at the end of the calendar year to make a continuous week off before New Year’s. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees. A dependent tuition program after six years of service.

Founded in 1866, Carleton College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of roughly 2,000 students located in the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota. Carleton College occupies more than 1,000 scenic acres of campus, arboretum, over 100 campus buildings, and athletic fields. Located 40 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Carleton offers access to the cultural advantages of a major metropolitan area.