Admissions Advisor

Queen's University; Ontario; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established academic institution is seeking an Admissions Advisor to enhance the student recruitment process. This role involves evaluating applications, providing guidance to prospective students, and preparing reports to identify recruitment trends. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal and analytical skills, ensuring effective communication with applicants and stakeholders. Join a dynamic team committed to diversity and inclusion, where your contributions will shape the future of student admissions and enhance the overall educational experience.

Qualifications

• Requires a three-year diploma or degree.
• More than 2 years of relevant experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates admission and scholarship applications for prospective students.
• Provides guidance on admission qualifications and financial assistance.
• Prepares statistical reports on recruitment trends.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Three-year Community College Diploma

Three-Year Bachelor Degree

Job description

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Employee Group: Support Staff - USW Local 2010

Job Category: Academic Support and Student Services

Department or Area: Undergraduate Med Ed

Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada(On-site)

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status and provide proof that they were fully vaccinated or had an approved accommodation to engage in in-person University activities. These requirements were suspended effective May 1, 2022, but the University may reinstate them at any point.

About Queen's University

Queen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.

We are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcome applications from individuals from equity seeking groups such as women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, persons who identify in the LGBTQ+ community and others who reflect the diversity of Canadian society.

Come work with us!

Job Summary

This position evaluates admission and scholarship applications for prospective students and makes admission decisions and recommendations. This position provides advice and guidance to applicants, schools, students, and families on admission qualifications, policies, program details, and financial assistance programs. This position identifies target markets for enrollment objectives and liaises with alumni network to encourage student recruitment. This position prepares statistical reports and interprets the results of recruiting trends, opportunities or potential issues.

Job Description

CORE DUTIES:

• Evaluates admission and scholarship applications for prospective students and makes admission decisions and recommendations.
• Provides advice and guidance to applicants, schools, students, and families on admission qualifications, policies, program details, and financial assistance programs.
• Identifies target markets for enrollment objectives and liaises with alumni network to encourage student recruitment.
• Participates in information sessions and student interviews in a variety of locales.
• Prepares targeted communications and presentations to support student recruitment and enrollment.
• Prepares statistical reports and interprets the results of recruiting trends, opportunities or potential issues.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

• Coordinates and implements processes and documentation that supports the program's accreditation.
• Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

• Three-year Community College Diploma or Three-Year Bachelor Degree, or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE

• More than 2 years and up to and including 3 years of experience.

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS

• Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.
• Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.
• Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.
• Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.
• Build relationships, trust and credibility.
• Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees, work study students and/or volunteers, to see commitments through to completion.
• Contribute to setting work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.
• Participates in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.
• Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
• Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
• Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.
• Research equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidence-based planning.
• Commitment to principles of equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion, Indigenization and human rights for equity deserving groups.

SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interactions require the ability to identify and respond effectively to non-straightforward and/or difficult needs or requests. Instructs or develops instructional materials, which require consideration of the needs or requests of those interacting with the materials. Develops and cultivates rapport to build and foster trust, credibility and/or strategic relationships.
• Identifies and analyzes new and recurring problems and situations and/or information of moderate complexity. Searches for and interprets relevant information and selects or adapts the best solution from a range of alternatives and guidelines.
• Provides advanced specialized functional guidance to others that involves leading change.

And/or

Responsibility for supervising 1-9 casual employees, work study students and/or external suppliers/contractors (at any one time)

And/or

On-going responsibility for scheduling and assigning work, and monitoring and ensuring the completion of tasks of continuing/term employees (e.g. team lead responsibility), but does not have responsibility for supervising.

• Planning and coordination of unit/department-wide tasks, activities and/or projects such as special events, conferences, complex travel arrangements, budgets, reports, programs, training programs, student placements/exchanges, and calendars of senior staff.
• Results of decisions and actions have moderate impact extending beyond immediate work area, unit/department or function and/or moderate impact on service to staff, students and/or public.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND EFFORT:

• High physical effort. This includes periods of continuous and uninterrupted keyboarding or other finger and hand movements for at least 3.5 hours cumulatively per day for at least 17.5 hours per week, or regular lifting or moving objects over 20 lbs/9 kgs, or standing or walking for more than 3.5 hours per day.
• A moderate to high level of concentration. Tasks require significant understanding and manipulation of the content for output on a continuous basis.
• Occasional exposure to minor disagreeable conditions.
• Limited possibility of minor harm or minimal possibility of major harm from exposure to health and safety risks.
• Ongoing exposure to characteristics of job pressure such as difficult situations that involve conflictive, hostile or violent reactions, exposure to situations that involve the distress of others, overnight travel, extreme vigilance or fixed production or sales targets.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at [e-mail] .