Admissions Support Assistant (short-term)

Bard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bard High School Early College Brooklyn is seeking an Admissions Support Assistant for the fall semester to help manage a busy admissions office, answer phones, and assist prospective families. The role includes testing facilitation, grading essays, interviewing applicants, data entry, and occasional weekend work; hours are 9-5, with overtime during peak periods and compensatory time.

This short-term position is ideal for a recent graduate or someone with flexible scheduling who wants exposure

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should thrive in a fast paced environment.
• The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and well-organized individual.
• This position is great for a recent college graduate and/or someone with a flexible schedule and a strong interest in education.

Responsibilities

• Assist admissions by answering phones and interacting with prospective families.
• Help facilitate testing, grade applicant essays, and conduct applicant interviews.
• Enter data into the admissions database and support overall office operations.

Skills

Fast paced environment

Detail-oriented

Recent graduate or flexible schedule

Education

Recent college graduate

Job description

Bard High School Early College Brooklyn

Admissions Support Assistant (short-term)

About the Bard Early Colleges

Bard Early Colleges (BECs) are founded on the belief that many high school–age students are eager and ready for the intellectual challenges of a college education. Bard Early Colleges act on this belief by providing younger scholars with a tuition-free, credit-bearing college course of study in the liberal arts and sciences following the 9th and 10th grades. Students are taught by college faculty and have the opportunity to earn up to 60 college credits and an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from Bard College, concurrently with a high school diploma. Bard Early Colleges begin preparing students for college work as early as the 9th grade and offer ongoing guidance and academic support.

Now in its third decade, the Bard Early College network serves over 3,300 students in campuses in The Bronx, Lower Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Hudson, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Bard College has awarded more than 5,500 A.A. degrees to its early college students.

About Bard High School Early College Brooklyn Campus

Launched in 2024, Bard High School Early College Brooklyn (BHSEC Brooklyn) is a new and innovative public early college high school in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn. BHSEC seeks to provide a rigorous course of study that emphasizes thinking through writing, discussion, and inquiry. This alternative to the traditional high school is founded on the belief that many young people are ready and eager to do serious college work at age sixteen. Based on the premise that these young adults' ambition to learn must be taken seriously, BHSEC's four-year program enables highly motivated students to earn a New York State high school Regents diploma and a tuition-free Bard College associate's degree in four years.

Position Overview

The assistant will aid in the management of a busy admissions office, answering phones, interacting with prospective families, filing, and entering data on prospective students into the admissions database. The assistant will also be trained to help facilitate testing, grade applicant essays, and conduct applicant interviews. The assistant will work 35 hours a week (9-5 with a one hour lunch break each day), and will also be expected to work a handful of Saturdays or Sundays throughout the fall, or to stay late some weeknights. Any hours outside of 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. will be comped and the assistant will be able to take off the same number of hours the week or two immediately following their overtime work (specific timing to be determined in conversation with the Director of Admissions).

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and a resume.

Compensation

$17 per hour

Start Date

October 2026

End Date

January 2027

Duration

October 2026 to January 2027 (this is the school year (SY) 26-27 admissions season)

Location

Bard High School Early College Brooklyn located at 301 Vermont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should thrive in a fast paced environment
• The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and well-organized individual
• This position is great for a recent college graduate and/or someone with a flexible schedule and a strong interest in education.

Questions

If you have a question about the BHSEC Brooklyn-centered position, please direct them to [e-mail] . Please include your name and Admissions Support – Short-term (BHSEC Brooklyn in the subject line of the email.

Equal Opportunity

Bard High School Early College is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. Women and members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply

Bard College is AA/EOE & welcomes applications from individuals who contribute to its diversity

AA/EOE

Contact

Bard College Office of Human Resources

Mailing Address: PO Box 5000, (Street Address: 30 Campus Road)

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000

Phone: [phone] or Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

We are open Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm