Accepted Student Coach

Location: Fredonia, NY Category: Professional Staff Posted On: Tue Oct 31 2023 Job Description:

The Accepted Student Coaches will work closely with accepted undergraduate students, using high-touch outreach to engage them in the Fredonia campus experience from the time of acceptance until move-in. The coaches play a crucial role in the admissions process for Fredonia?by providing authentic insight into what Fredonia has to offer, the coaches build trust and foster relationships with admitted students. Remote work considered.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Director of Admissions, the successful candidate will:

• Serve as a personal point of contact for accepted students and their parents;

Foster relationships with accepted students through congratulatory phone calls, handwritten letters, and postcards;
Create and participate in digital engagement initiatives with accepted students and their families;
Serve as liaison to the campus for parents of accepted students, promoting student services and providing important information;
Provide virtual and in-person ways for students to connect with other students to ensure they feel welcomed and connected on campus before move in.

Job Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Baccalaureate degree;
Excellent communication skills;
Possess good writing skills;
Experience living in campus residence halls ;
Ability, adaptability, and willingness to work evening and weekend hours;
Ability to multitask, meet goals and deadlines;
Committed to supporting and working with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff and constituents.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's or Master's degree from SUNY Fredonia;
Experience living in Fredonia campus residence halls ;
Evidence of having participated in student clubs or organizations on campus;
Possess an outgoing, positive, professional demeanor and the ability to thrive in an atmosphere of change; -Experience with Banner (SIS) and Slate (CRM);
Shows an interest and commitment to community engagement.

Additional Information:
This is a full-time, temporary, 6-month position beginning immediately with a salary of $38,600.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants.

SUNY Fredonia is an equal opportunity employer and all decisions, with respect to every dimension of employment, are made without regard to age, color of skin, disability, gender expression and identity, genetic predisposition, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran's status, status as a victim of domestic violence, and all other protected groups and classes under Federal and State Laws and executive orders. Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants. An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, Fredonia provides for, and promotes, equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment, without discrimination.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Salary : $38,600