ADM: Senior Admission Fellow (S9989C)

Summary, Scope, and Responsibilities

The Senior Fellow position is an integral part of Bates Admissions and serves as a leadership position in our office, complete with opportunities to represent the Bates student experience in all of its complexity and diversity, connect with prospective students and families, and learn more about the vast professional world of Admissions at large.

Senior Fellow responsibilities include co-leading in-person information sessions with a member of Admission staff to welcome prospective students, their families and loved ones, and special guests to campus and the Bates community. In addition, Senior Fellows will have regular weekly shifts covering the front desk, involving checking guests in, answering emails from prospective students, and working closely with our Operations Team for further logistical tasks. Based off of applicant interests and needs on the staff side, Senior Fellows will assist Admission staff with a variety of special projects, which could include, but are not limited to, event planning and programming, virtual events/programming, social media, and connecting with and planning programming for students from specific backgrounds (i.e. international students, students from historically underrepresented/underserved backgrounds, students from specific geographies, students with specific interests, etc.). Professional development opportunities, abilities to learn more about Admissions work, and continuous training processes will all be available to Fellows throughout the year.

Successful candidates will be excited, hard-working, personable, flexible, communicative, responsible, timely, and creative.

We strongly encourage students of all backgrounds, life experiences, interests, and identities to apply. This is absolutely a role where we celebrate the complexity of the Bates student body at large.

***Please note that the Cover Letter requirement for this job position will not be judged in any way based on formatting or professionalism. Feel free to be creative in answering and please focus on answering the questions, “why are you excited about and interested in the Senior Fellow Position?” as opposed to just “why are you qualified for the Senior Fellow position?”***

The Basics


Department:Admission
Supervisor: Sadie New
Office Location: Lindholm
Email: snew@bates.edu
Hours: 4-6
Workers: 10-12

Qualifications, Requirements, and Responsibilities

Responsibilities


Specific Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: - Enthusiastically and genuinely represent Bates while co-leading information sessions for prospective students, families, and special guests. - Answer emails from prospective students. - Assist Admission staff members with special projects, programming planning stages, and brainstorming opportunities for future programming. - Staff in-person and virtual programming for prospective students, families, and special guests. - Adhere to regular front desk shifts, involving checking guests in, coordinating on-site and day-of logistics with Ambassadors, and welcoming visitors to campus. - Other duties as assigned by Admission staff.

Requirements


This role is only open to students who will be entering their Senior Year. Previous experience with working with the Admissions Office here is absolutely celebrated, but NOT required. Students must be on campus for both semesters of the school year. Please note that this role can be held at the same time as other roles in the Admission Office. This role does not report to nor supervises the SIA Coordinators.

Reporting


This role reports to and works with Sadie New, Admission Counselor and Students in Admission (SIA) Coordinator, though there will be collaborative opportunities with other students and staff. Please contact snew@bates.edu with any questions.

Working Conditions