Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Salary: $44,000.00 - $45,000.00 Annually
Location : Springfield, MA
Job Type: Full-time 12 months 35 hours
Job Number: 00397
Department: Undergraduate Admissions
Opening Date: 06/10/2026


Description


Under the supervision of the Associate Director for Recruitment, using prospect management techniques, the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions manages recruitment, outreach to students, their parents, and school counselors, and file review for students in a specific recruitment territory. The incumbent also coordinates and manages special projects as assigned by the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing, Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions, and Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain an informational, active communication system with high school students, parents, and high school counselors/teachers - Counsels students and their parents concerning admission, financial aid, housing options, and career planning
- Conduct office-based contact by mail, email, text, and phone with students and parents
- Uses prospect management techniques to conduct appropriate outreach to students at each stage of the admissions process

Identifies, recruits, and enrolls prospective students in a designated market - Manages a recruitment territory
- Develops recruitment strategies
- Plans and arranges all phases of regional and local travel
- Read, interpret, and evaluate students' academic credentials and makes admission/denial decisions.

Reads, interprets, and evaluates students' academic credentials and makes admission/denial decisions - Assists with scholarship appropriation

Participates as an active member of the recruitment team - Assists with special programs and research projects
- Participates in the development and implementation of enrollment strategies
- Compiles data for reports
- Maintains confidential files
- Maintains calendar
- Inputs/retrieves data with information system software

Manages special project assignments as assigned by the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing, Executive Director for Undergraduate Admissions, and the Associate Director for Recruitment

Qualifications


Bachelor's degree required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities


Excellent customer service and communication skills.
This position required occasional evening, holiday or weekend work to attend open house, Saturday visits, college fairs and night programs.
Extensive recruitment travel is required in specific recruitment territory.
At Springfield College we offer competitive and generous benefit options for employees and their families.

• Tuition benefits for employees and dependents
• Tuition exchange program for dependents
• Generous paid time off benefits
• Paid Sick Leave Benefits
• 403(b) retirement plan (TIAA) with a generous college match
• Medical, Dental and Vision plan(s)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care expenses and dependent care)
• Life and accident insurance plans
• Long-term disability
• Optional voluntary benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness benefits and programs
• Free use of our state-of-the-art Wellness Center

Part-time employees earn pro-rated holiday, vacation and sick leave.

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