admissions Nashville, TN
Job description
The Admissions Evaluator is part of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, under the Division of Enrollment Affairs at Vanderbilt University and is a key individual contributor responsible for the application review process for first year and transfer admission. This position reports functionally and administratively up through the Senior Associate Director of Admissions for Evaluation and Selection.
The Admissions Evaluator will evaluate applications and academic records of prospective first year and transfer undergraduate students to assist in building the incoming class at Vanderbilt University.
Employee will work from home after initial training period. This a part-time, seasonal position that is partially benefits-eligible. The application review process for Vanderbilt University – which includes initial training and evaluation & selection for first-year and transfer applications – lasts from late August through early May. Hours will vary between 0 to 20 hours per week on average, with the ability to work up to 29.5 hours per week maximum during the height of the season.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Vanderbilt University is a critical unit within University Enrollment Affairs that contributes greatly to the entire Vanderbilt community. Its mission is to recruit, select, and enroll a diverse cohort of degree-seeking first-year and transfer students who are intellectually curious, academically talented, and socially engaged. The Office consists of a team that includes the Director, an experienced group of admissions officers, and a well-seasoned support staff engaged in marketing Vanderbilt globally. To accomplish this, members of the OUA team travel both domestically and abroad to conduct high school visits, attend college fairs, and do speaking engagements. The Office communicates systematically with hundreds of thousands of prospective students through traditional printed publications, the web, and other social media channels and serves as the first point of contact for members of the public interested in VU.
OUA fully supports the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to the belief that equity and social justice must be accorded to all. The Office also believes that a part of its responsibility is to contribute to a diverse university community where students, staff, and faculty of differing backgrounds, viewpoints, and life experiences learn about and from each other in classroom settings as well as throughout the entire campus. It strives to ensure that the composition of OUA staff reflects its commitment to these values.
- Review first-year and transfer student applications for admission to Vanderbilt.
o Follow pre-determined file flow to move files through evaluation pipeline.
- Understand and maintain strict confidentiality of admissions process and application data.
- Work a minimum of 20 hours per week on average, and up to 29.5 hours per week maximum, during the height of the application review process (December – early March).
- Attend all required in-person and virtual meetings and trainings throughout the year.
- Maintain and respond to office communication in a timely fashion.
- Be able to perform majority of work functions for an extended time on university-provided laptop computer.
Qualifications
- A college degree (BA or higher) is necessary.
- Competence and comfort in learning and working with technology and entering data into internet-based forms is required.
- Ability to understand and maintain strict confidentiality of admissions process and application data.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to meet strict, stated deadlines.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate within a team.
- Ability to manage time constraints and reading goals set by management team.
- Access to high-speed internet connection is required.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
