Admissions Advisor

Gurnick Academy is a leading Bay Area private healthcare college offering an extensive variety of Nursing, Allied healthcare, and Imaging programs.

 We are currently seeking an Admissions Advisor for our Sacramento Gurnick Academy, CA Campus.  This is a ground position working on Campus.

Job Type: Full-time
Hourly Pay Range: $24.00 – $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with enrollment in a qualified medical plan
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan

Basic Function

The Admissions Advisor [AA] is considered an initial assessor of student appropriateness for Gurnick Academy programs. The AA is ultimately the primary screen for student acceptance through the use of a combination of tools, including interviewing, initial competency test scores, review of experience, and review of prior academic requirements. The AA will ultimately require the knowledge of each program at their campus and be prepared to inform prospective students on both the viability of the program for the student and ensuring the student’s stated goals are in alignment with the career opportunities presented by the program the student is interested in.

• Set appointments and tours with prospective students
• Interview candidates to understand – motive, appropriateness of the program for their career objectives,
• personal ability to manage the program, and their existing life circumstances
• Educate candidates on the nature of the program and its academic demands
• Clearly communicate program requirements, academic requirements, and documentation needs
• Interpret and deliver results of the entrance exam to the candidate directly (this may NOT be delegated to the FDR)
• Providing results to candidates one-on-one for feedback and coaching
• Collect initial registration fees for program enrollment
• Stay up to date on all programs offered by the campus as well as changes in the employment marketplace –including program statistics such as; placement rates, licensure pass rates, retention rates
• Warm transfer calls to financial aid for students to receive a rough FA estimate
• Update pipeline status of candidates as they move through from introduction/information to enrollment stages of the admissions process (Properly dispositioning of leads and adding notes in real time)
• Collect student paperwork, including official transcripts, certificates, and other forms of required identification
• Review all disclosure documents with candidates and obtain signatures
• Manage and monitor program admission ranking live as documents are received and students progress through the pipeline
• Follow up on credit-granting requests
• Schedule (as necessary) and collect a verification of CPR (during pre-requisites), immunizations, initial background checks (as a part of the admissions file checklist in the folder – should they be in the GE to create an exception list or in an Excel spreadsheet)
• Prepare student enrollment report for discussion at campus meetings
• Attend staff meetings as directed by the DOA/ Campus Director
• Participate in community functions and career days
• Participate in campus graduation ceremonies (see graduation procedure)
• Participate in scheduled evaluation and goal-setting meetings with the direct manager
• Actively seek out and participate in, ongoing admissions best practices
• Assigned duties as required by their direct supervisor(s)

Requirements

• Admissions experience or support preferred
• Bachelors Degree Preferred
• Recruitment, interviewing and selection skills and experience
• Experience working with an applicant tracking system
• Strong interpersonal skills developed within a counseling and advisory capacity
• Excellent time management, detail-orientation and team player skills

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by any applicable law.