Assistant Director of Admissions & Recruitment The Assistant Director of Recruiting manages the MSW admissions process end-to-end (600+ applications annually), leads strategic recruitment marketing, and serves as a liaison to the MSW online program partner, overseeing marketing, recruitment, and application-processing support functions. The Assistant Director advises advanced-standing MSW students, manages scholarship and transfer credit processes, maintains DegreeWorks records, and coordinates licensure paperwork, and provides broader academic advising and student services to enrolled MSW students. This position is part of a bargaining unit and is represented by the union SEIU, Local 200 United.
Education and Experience
Education:
MSW with LMSW license preferred Bachelor's degree with relevant experience considered.
Experience:
Several years of post-degree admissions/advising experience; familiarity with social work education and employment; experience managing a database and student records systems (e.g., OnBase, DegreeWorks).
Preferred:
Experience and comfort in public speaking; strong interpersonal and organizational skills; marketing or vendor/partner management experience helpful given online program liaison duties. Skills and Knowledge: Familiarity with the breadth of social work education and employment. Experience and comfort in public speaking; good interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to access and monitor University admissions systems. Knowledge of MSW program admission requirements.
Responsibilities:
Manage the MSW admissions process from application to acceptance (600+ applications per year), including reviewing applications in support of the Admissions Committee, tracking applicant status, notifying students of admission decisions, updating OnBase, and communicating decisions to prospective students. Recommend and implement process improvement. Lead strategic recruitment marketing for the MSW program ¿ develop recruitment publications and web content to elevate program visibility, research and analyze admissions markets and recruitment tactics, and recommend improvements to strategy. Meet with prospective students at fairs, in classrooms, on military bases, and at conferences. Establish annual recruitment goals and strategic priorities in collaboration with the Assistant Dean for Student Success; monitor progress and adjust strategy based on enrollment trends. Advise advanced-standing MSW students, including course selection, sequencing, full-time/part-time status, and academic performance concerns; maintain DegreeWorks records to track degree progress. Manage scholarship recommendations, transfer credit review and evaluation, and financial aid processing for MSW students, including distributing and collecting aid applications, recommending awards, and providing referrals to outside funding and loan-forgiveness resources.