Alliance for Catholic Education
Duration: Staff- 10-month schedule/follows Faculty calendar, early August – early June
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Schedule: Monday - Friday (plus scheduled events)
Hours: Full-time 7:50 am – 3:20 pm
Reporting to: Director of Enrollment Management
Mission: Rooted in the Catholic, Dominican tradition, St. Agnes Academy challenges young women through exceptional academic preparation and transformational experiences to lead with integrity, joy and a commitment to social justice.
Job Purpose: The admissions coordinator supports the admissions director and director of enrollment for the entire recruiting and admissions process.
Faith, Community, and Dominican Charism
· Ensure that the four pillars of a Dominican education (prayer, study, community, preaching) are developed and promoted among the school community.
· Develop an active faith community and model Christian values.
· Support prayer and spiritual formation within the student, faculty/staff, and parent communities.
· Uphold and implement the Dominican charism and the Houston Dominican Sisters’ congregational goals.
· Demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion by honoring the dignity of each member of the St. Agnes Academy community.
Main Responsibilities:
· Assist potential students and their families throughout the admission process.
· Respond to inquiries, questions, and complaints regarding admissions.
· Lead school tours for interested parties as needed
· Assist Director of Admissions with the feeder school visit program
· Assist the Director of Admissions with Student Ambassador program
· Help organize and promote the annual Open House
· Attend local high school recruiting events as needed
· Assist with administration of the entrance exam
· Assemble files for review by inputting applicant information into database
· Participate in the admissions decision-making process
· Assist in creating reports as needed for enrollment management
· Organize and execute all student shadow visits
· Assist with Placement Test Make up Exams
Qualifications:
• Commitment to embracing the mission at St. Agnes Academy
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in admission at a college or high school
• Maintain confidentiality in all school matters
• Experience in data base management
• Strong communication skills with internal and external contacts
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills (Microsoft office)
• Local travel may be necessary to represent SAA at school or parish events
• Professional attitude and appearance
• Completion of Safe Haven training
Work Environment
St. Agnes Academy is committed to hiring, developing, and retaining a diverse and highly competent faculty and staff. This job operates in a professional/educational environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit at desk area, communicate via phone/face to face, manually input data into a computer, walk to different office areas, reach with hands and arms, and lifting a minimum of 25 lbs