Job description
Bennington College, a liberal arts college distinguished for its pioneering initiatives in higher education, seeks an Admissions Visit Coordinator to join a creative team of professionals committed to making the college admissions process a powerful introduction to the values of an uncompromising education. Members of the Bennington admissions team share an abiding curiosity and faith in the intellect of young adults and understand admissions as potentially more than a way into college—it is, at its best, the beginning of a college education.
The Admissions Visit Coordinator is an integral part of the Admissions team. The Coordinator provides scheduling and reception support and is essentially the 'public face' of the Office of Admissions. The position serves as the liaison between public visitors to the Office and College staff, faculty, and students. The position coordinates the schedule/activities of visitors - activities ranging from campus tours and conversations with counseling staff to class visits and overnight stays with current students - with an emphasis on a personalized and substantive experience. The Coordinator manages the Office of Admissions calendar, assigning events to respective staff and manages Admissions facilities to ensure a clean and welcoming environment.
Of utmost importance, candidates must be genuinely excited to work with college-aged students and their families as they explore possibilities at Bennington College.
General Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the schedule and activities of visitors to the Office of Admissions, with an emphasis on a personalized and substantive experience. Activities may include, but are not limited to, coordinating campus tours, conversations with counseling staff, class visits, and overnight stays with current students.
- Manage the Office of Admissions calendar which includes assigning events to admissions counselors and interns which might include tours, interviews, information sessions, and other activities relevant to the Campus Visit program or Office of Admissions.
- In all areas of responsibility, promote a commitment to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable and anti-racist community.
- Oversee the maintenance of the Office of Admissions, to ensure that the facilities are welcoming, clean and orderly, and in good working order. Receive visitors.
- Maintain stock and inventory of hospitality supplies, informational materials, and visitor packets.
- As directed, oversee, coordinate, train, and/or guide the work of student interns, volunteers, or temporary personnel, especially as related to receiving visitors, answering the telephone, and scheduling visits.
- Maintain an accurate record of visits to the Office of Admissions.
- Ensure that access to and use of data and files is managed effectively and in compliance with established admissions guidelines.
- Promote a positive and collaborative atmosphere and working relationship with students, employees, supervisors, and other individuals that this position may come in contact with.
- Use proper judgment to ensure efficiency of assigned duties on a daily basis and recommend improvements in work efficiency.
Bennington serves a diverse student population inclusive of members of ethnically/racially minoritized, international, LGBTQIA+, and disability communities as well as diverse gender identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs. Our staff and faculty also reflect diverse and intersecting backgrounds and identities. All employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these differences in the service of building community that promotes student and employee success and community cohesiveness. Each individual (faculty, staff and students) will be accountable for upholding these values. The College’s approach to pluralism and inclusivity—both as fields of inquiry and practice—is to prioritize flexible thought, and to invite the examination of access, value, power, and privilege through its institutional policies and areas of study. We encourage applicants from diverse realms of interest, backgrounds, experience, and accomplishment to apply.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum education high school graduate or GED equivalent; BA degree preferred.
- One to three years’ general administrative experience required; admissions experience preferred.
- Excellent communication skills. Able to engage and communicate effectively with external constituents as well as students, staff, and faculty at all levels of the organization. Demonstrated ability to accept sensitive/confidential information/situations and to facilitate initial handling/processing.
- This is a generally external facing position working with students at different educational stages, the parents or guardians of students, and secondary school counselors and teachers who will tender a broad array of requests. Flexibility and good judgment are essential to navigating the requests and expectations of such a broad constituency. Occasional weekend work required during Fall and Spring cycles.Ability to develop a rapport with diverse groups of people and a deep-seated respect for others are also essential.
- Ability to work independently as well as in collaboration and an ability to approach the work with a creative, adaptable working style.
- High degree of computer literacy (Slate CRM, Google Products, e-mail and the Internet). Experience with spreadsheets (Excel) preferred.
- Ability to work with limited direction, handle multiple tasks including detailed process issues. Must have a high attention to detail and accuracy and have demonstrated success in organizing volumes of paperwork.
This position requires successful completion and acceptable results of a background check as well as compliance with the College's COVID vaccination policies.
The College
Bennington College is a laboratory for innovation in higher education. At Bennington, learning and making—on campus and in the field—are inseparable, and its graduates are noted for their outsized impact on the world’s stage. This campus celebrates the ongoing making of work—shared on walls, in shows and performances, in lectures and readings, and in conversations—and believes that equity, diversity, and inclusivity are vital to a collaborative community. This position captures, contributes to, and reflects the ethos of this creative community.
Nestled at the foot of the Green Mountains in Vermont, the campus consists of approximately 370 acres. The College was named one of ten with the best architecture by Architectural Digest. From campus, it is a short drive to the cultural offerings of the northern Berkshires in Massachusetts, Albany, New York, and many of Vermont’s top recreational centers. New York City, Boston, and Burlington, Vermont are all within three and a half hours by car.
To Apply
Please apply online with a letter of interest and resume
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