DPT Admissions Coordinator

This position provides marketing, recruitment, and coordination of admissions processes for the Department of Physical Therapy. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruitment and Admissions:  Assists the Admissions Committee Chair of the DPT Department with daily recruitment and admissions activities; Maintains contemporary knowledge and responds to current trends in professional admissions; Utilizes feedback from DPT Admissions Committee to develop a marketing and recruitment plan; Coordinates, hosts, and attends targeted recruitment activities
• Admissions Decision Support:  Makes recommendations to DPT Admissions Committee for policies, procedures, and guiding documents; Attends DPT Admissions Committee Meetings, provides reports, brings forth questions about applicant profiles, suggests to the Committee applicants to interview, and takes minutes
• Communication Coordination:  Maintains and updates communication modes for current and potential applicants; Communicates consistently and in a timely manner with prospective students, applicants, and advisors; Takes decisions regarding admissions from the DPT Admissions Committee and communicates status to applicants
• Enrollment Support:  Supports Briar Cliff undergraduate student pathway development and advisement for pre-PT students; Manages admissions’ databases; Manages the enrollment of accepted candidates into the DPT program
• Event Support:  Works with DPT Admissions and Special Events Committees to design and implement interview days; Supports Briar Cliff undergraduate admissions for aspiring high school students interested in physical therapy; Participates in DPT activities
• Continuous Improvement:  Supports assessment and report generation processes by accreditation, departmental, and University requirements; Other admission duties as assigned

Occasional travel may be required; Occasional work on nights and weekends may be required

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Strong computer skills, including the use of Outlook, Word, and Excel

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED (but not required):

• Working knowledge of database management
• Marketing experience; Event coordination experience
• Higher education admissions experience

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 position.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to use their hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and to talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. 

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Briar Cliff University is an equal opportunity employer. 

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