Admissions Coordinator
Admissions Coordinator
Job Summary
The University of Utah College of Social Work is seeking a talented, energetic professional to provide admissions leadership and support in a fast-paced, customer-focused, and professional environment. The position requires extensive in-person, phone, and email interaction with prospective students, student applicants, faculty, and other University and College staff. Candidates must have strong communication and customer service skills; organization and project management skills; and effective collegial and team player skills-capable of handling multiple tasks, projects, and relationships at one time.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the program directors, this position will:
- Advise and counsel prospective students and student applicants on the admissions process.
- Develop knowledge of OnBase admissions enrollment management system; serve as technical support for these systems and liaison with 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 with prospective students and student applicants via in-person, phone, and/or email as it relates to admissions.
- Calculate student applicants' cumulative GPA and verify student applicants' completion of pre-requisite requirements.
- Lead, organize, and facilitate admission information sessions for prospective students and student 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.
- Collaborate with personnel on the maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and updating of the admissions enrollment management system.
- Review and verify student applicants' submission of application material into the admissions enrollment management system.
- Provide administrative support, including scheduling admission meetings, attending admission meetings, developing and distributing meeting agendas, constructing and distributing meeting minutes, and constructing and distributing handouts, etc.
- Provide administrative support to members of the admissions committee in accessing and utilizing the admissions enrollment management 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 admissions committee in accessing and utilizing the admissions enrollment management system.
- Lead and facilitate the development of other admissions personnel on admissions procedures and tools.
- Act as liaison between program directors, admission committees, and individual members of the admission committees on reviewing and updating admission procedural matters and documents.
- Refer prospective students and student applicants onto academic advisors when inquiries are related to the academic programs.
- Inform the academic advising unit of newly admitted students into the academic programs.
- Develop, monitor, and update the admissions website page for the academic programs.
- Other duties as assigned
- This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Administrative Assistants, II: Requires at least 1 year of related experience.
Administrative Assistants, III: Requires 3+ years of related experience.
Administrative Assistants, IV: Requires 5+ years of related experience.
Preferences
Preferences
Preference will be given to those who have admissions/recruitment experience. Preference will also be given to applicants: who possess excellent customer service skills, database experience, demonstrate proficient oral and written communication skills, and have adept interpersonal skills; have the ability to communicate complex information to multiple audiences, as well as speak in front of large groups; and demonstrate problem-solving and time-management skills.
Special Instructions
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: 8/21/2026
Open Until Filled:
To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/202287
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