Admissions and Records Associate

Parkland College

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is an on-campus, full-time, 12-month appointment based in Champaign, Illinois covered by the Professional Support Staff (PSS) Union with an annual salary of $37,668.80.
The Admissions and Records Associate is responsible for assisting new applicants, providing initial determination of residency status, and maintaining student records. The Associate also processes official transcripts, loan deferment and enrollment verification requests, responds to registration questions either by phone, e-mail, or in-person, and registers various cohorts of students.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two (2) years’ professional office experience.
• Proficient written communication and math skills for routine business correspondence.
• Exceptional customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to learn the Parkland information system and new programing as changes and upgrades occur.
• Prospective new hires will successfully complete a post offer, pre-employment criminal background check with fingerprinting. The background check review includes, but is not limited to, exclusionary offenses per the Illinois School Code and Title IV of the Higher Education Act.
• In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment. This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.

Responsibilities

• Provide information to applicants about the College including courses, programs, and college processes and procedures.
• Process international and domestic applications for admission, including data entry to identify residency.
• Record data from incoming transcripts and applications.
• Process official transcript requests; loan deferrals for students.
• Update existing students accounts including change of grades, academic programs, and test scores.
• Enter external college transcripts and determine initial Reading, English and Math placement from previous coursework.
• Tabulate information from incoming high school transcripts to determine English and Math placement.
• Conduct Enrollment and degree verifications.
• Register and withdraw students.
• Assist UIUC students with the Concurrent Enrollment process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Robust benefits, including medical insurance with no monthly premiums, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, flexible spending, dependent care, EAP, work/life balance with generous paid time off, and tuition waiver.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees