Admissions Coordinator

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah College of Social Work is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to provide leadership and support in admissions, handling extensive in-person, phone, and email interactions with prospective students, applicants, faculty and staff. Strong communication and customer service skills, plus organization and teamwork, are essential.

Responsibilities include advising on the admissions process, organizing information sessions and orientations, collaborating on recruitment efforts and

Qualifications

• Equivalency: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Advise and counsel prospective students and applicants on the admissions process.
• Lead, organize, and facilitate admission information sessions for prospective students and applicants.
• Collaborate with advising on recruitment efforts including attendance at job fairs and communication with prospective students at these events.
• Lead and organize new student orientations for newly admitted students into the academic programs.
• Provide administrative support to the admissions committee and in enrollment management system tasks.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Project management

Teamwork

Tools

OnBase

Job description

Admissions Coordinator

Job Summary

The University of Utah College of Social Work is seeking atalented, energetic professional to provide admissions leadershipand support in a fast-paced, customer-focused, and professionalenvironment. The position requires extensive in-person, phone, andemail interaction with prospective students, student applicants,faculty, and other University and College staff. Candidates musthave strong communication and customer service skills; organizationand project management skills; and effective collegial and teamplayer skills—capable of handling multiple tasks, projects, andrelationships at one time.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the program directors, this positionwill:

• Advise and counsel prospective students and student applicantson the admissions process.
  • Develop knowledge of OnBase admissions enrollment managementsystem; serve as technical support for these systems and liaisonwith university and other student services offices as necessary;work with faculty and staff to streamline admission processes;serve as technical lead for OnBase
• Maintain interpersonal communication and engagement withprospective students and student applicants via in-person, phone,and/or email as it relates to admissions.
• Calculate student applicants' cumulative GPA and verify studentapplicants' completion of pre-requisite requirements.
• Lead, organize, and facilitate admission information sessionsfor prospective students and student applicants.
• Collaborate with advising on recruitment efforts includingattendance at job fairs and communication with prospective studentsat these events.
• Lead and organize new student orientations for newly admittedstudents into the academic programs.
• Collaborate with personnel on the maintenance, monitoring,troubleshooting, and updating of the admissions enrollmentmanagement system.
• Review and verify student applicants' submission of applicationmaterial into the admissions enrollment management system.
• Provide administrative support, including scheduling admissionmeetings, attending admission meetings, developing and distributingmeeting agendas, constructing and distributing meeting minutes, andconstructing and distributing handouts, etc.
• Provide administrative support to members of the admissionscommittee in accessing and utilizing the admissions enrollmentmanagement system.
• Provide administrative support in the form of data collection,analysis, and reporting on admissions-accepted, declined,demographics, etc.
• Provide administrative support to members of the admissionscommittee in accessing and utilizing the admissions enrollmentmanagement system.
• Lead and facilitate the development of other admissionspersonnel on admissions procedures and tools.
• Act as liaison between program directors, admission committees,and individual members of the admission committees on reviewing andupdating admission procedural matters and documents.
• Refer prospective students and student applicants onto academicadvisors when inquiries are related to the academic programs.
• Inform the academic advising unit of newly admitted studentsinto the academic programs.
• Develop, monitor, and update the admissions website page forthe academic programs.
• Other duties as assigned
• This job description is not designed to contain or beinterpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties,responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assignedto the job.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher educationcan be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience(Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related workexperience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following joblevels:

• Administrative Assistants, II: Requires at least 1year of related experience.
• Administrative Assistants, III: Requires 3+ yearsof related experience.
• Administrative Assistants, IV: Requires 5+ yearsof related experience.

Preferences

Preference will be given to those who have admissions/recruitmentexperience. Preference will also be given to applicants: whopossess excellent customer service skills, database experience,demonstrate proficient oral and written communication skills, andhave adept interpersonal skills; have the ability to communicatecomplex information to multiple audiences, as well as speak infront of large groups; and demonstrate problem-solving andtime-management skills.

Requisition Information

Requisition Number: PRN45083B

Full Time or Part Time?: Full Time

Work Schedule Summary: Monday – Friday

Department: 00166 - College of Social Work

Location: Campus

Pay Rate Range: 48,000-53,000

Close Date: 08/21/2026