What are the responsibilities and job description for the John Carroll University: Assistant Director of Admission position at OACAC: Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling?
About The Role
Working within a progressive enrollment management model, the Assistant Director of Admission increases the John Carroll University reputation and brand awareness within a specific territory. This role works with prospective students throughout the enrollment process, focusing primarily on guiding applicants to the university through the admission review, scholarship, and financial aid processes up to attendance at new student orientation. John Carroll University seeks out exceptional students from diverse backgrounds and identities through our Mosaic initiatives, which bring immeasurable value to our campus and enrich our learning communities. This Assistant Director of Admission’s work will directly serve those students and initiatives by acting as the Enrollment Division’s partner to JCU’s Division of Student Experience and Belonging.
Duties and Responsibilities Devise effective territory management and effective promotion of John Carroll University through the following activities: Travel to high schools, college fairs, and regional events. Promote John Carroll University through targeted outreach and recurring follow up. Daily correspondence-lead/prospect/applicant generation and cultivation, frequent communication in various ways with prospects/applicants/admitted students, working to encourage visits to campus, applications for admission and enrollment deposits. Event planning. Data analysis. Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), College Now Greater Cleveland, Say Yes Cleveland, Cleveland Community Based Organizations, and more. Perform all territory management for CMSD and select schools in Cuyahoga county. Host stakeholder events around Greater Cleveland featuring campus partners, young alumni, and current students. Attend networking and professional development opportunities to increase brand awareness in Greater Cleveland (OACAC Conference, Articulations, etc.) Develop strategies that enhance our community relations and support college access organizations in partnership with campus departments and/or external community- based organizations. Organize and administer a travel grant program for prospective students, so lack of transportation is never a barrier to visiting John Carroll. Assess candidates and make recommendations for admission. Group presentations and individual meetings with prospective students and families who visit campus. Manage merit scholarship review and financial aid awarding for students from a recruitment territory, including: Act as the main point of contact for the Say Yes Cleveland and Howley Scholarship processes. Communication of revisions of applicant awards due to revised FAFSA, completed verification, or additional aid. Financial Aid Counseling (phone and personal meetings, orientation meetings). Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
John Carroll University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university, founded in 1886, dedicated to developing people with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. The University is located in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland. Academically, the University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and the Boler College of Business, which include graduate programs. The University offers more than 70 Academic Programs in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and business at the undergraduate level, and in select areas at the master’s level.
Working within a progressive enrollment management model, the Assistant Director of Admission increases the John Carroll University reputation and brand awareness within a specific territory. This role works with prospective students throughout the enrollment process, focusing primarily on guiding applicants to the university through the admission review, scholarship, and financial aid processes up to attendance at new student orientation. John Carroll University seeks out exceptional students from diverse backgrounds and identities through our Mosaic initiatives, which bring immeasurable value to our campus and enrich our learning communities. This Assistant Director of Admission’s work will directly serve those students and initiatives by acting as the Enrollment Division’s partner to JCU’s Division of Student Experience and Belonging.
Duties and Responsibilities Devise effective territory management and effective promotion of John Carroll University through the following activities: Travel to high schools, college fairs, and regional events. Promote John Carroll University through targeted outreach and recurring follow up. Daily correspondence-lead/prospect/applicant generation and cultivation, frequent communication in various ways with prospects/applicants/admitted students, working to encourage visits to campus, applications for admission and enrollment deposits. Event planning. Data analysis. Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), College Now Greater Cleveland, Say Yes Cleveland, Cleveland Community Based Organizations, and more. Perform all territory management for CMSD and select schools in Cuyahoga county. Host stakeholder events around Greater Cleveland featuring campus partners, young alumni, and current students. Attend networking and professional development opportunities to increase brand awareness in Greater Cleveland (OACAC Conference, Articulations, etc.) Develop strategies that enhance our community relations and support college access organizations in partnership with campus departments and/or external community- based organizations. Organize and administer a travel grant program for prospective students, so lack of transportation is never a barrier to visiting John Carroll. Assess candidates and make recommendations for admission. Group presentations and individual meetings with prospective students and families who visit campus. Manage merit scholarship review and financial aid awarding for students from a recruitment territory, including: Act as the main point of contact for the Say Yes Cleveland and Howley Scholarship processes. Communication of revisions of applicant awards due to revised FAFSA, completed verification, or additional aid. Financial Aid Counseling (phone and personal meetings, orientation meetings). Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
John Carroll University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university, founded in 1886, dedicated to developing people with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. The University is located in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland. Academically, the University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and the Boler College of Business, which include graduate programs. The University offers more than 70 Academic Programs in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and business at the undergraduate level, and in select areas at the master’s level.