Admission Student Phone Receptionist 2024-2025

Gain some valuable work experience while making a difference on campus!

Instructions for Applying to this Position

1. How to complete the Student Application:

1. If you have had an on-campus job, please log-in using your LionLink Credentials to your Dayforce account by clicking here, navigate to Main Menu then click “Careers”, search for this position title, and then click the “Apply Now” button.
2. If you have never held an on-campus job, apply through Dayforce by clicking “Apply Now” at the bottom of this job posting.  You will be taken to a new page and will be prompted to create a new candidate account”.

Position Summary:

The Albright College Admission Office is looking for students to join our prestigious group of Student Phone Receptionists. We are searching for students, freshmen through juniors, who wish to engage with prospective students and their families and are comfortable talking on the phone.

The Student Phone Receptionist position is an opportunity for students who are dedicated to serving and representing Albright College and have a sense of professionalism. In a typical shift, one can find themselves answering calls, restocking the publications and information in the office, interacting with potential students or candidates, creating folders for the prospective students, completing tasks assigned by the Admission staff, greeting students and families as they visit, setting up campus visits, etc.

Essential Job Functions:

Ability to sit at front desk for one or more hours; make and accept calls to/from prospective students; Admission office work; work and represent Albright College; greet campus visitors; set up campus daily campus visits; other tasks as assigned.

Other responsibilities include:

1. Completion of full training
2. Commitment to the Admission Office for a minimum of two hours per week
3. Completion of office work
4. Participation in Admission Office Events throughout the year
5. Signature of confidentiality agreement and social media contract
6. Completion of other duties as assigned

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job.  

The individual is routinely exposed to indoor conditions, minimum outdoor weather and temperature extremes, and moderate noise level.

Qualifications/Prerequisites:

1. SKILLS

1. Leader, initiative, dependability, discipline, enthusiasm, positivity, organized, team player, customer service.
2. Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills.

2. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

                  N/A

3. EDUCATION

1. Currently enrolled Albright College student freshman through juniors. Training is in the spring, so typically current seniors are unable to apply.
2. Consideration for the job of Admission Student Phone Receptionist is competitive. As a phone receptionist, the Admission Office expects that you will uphold the values of the College. Therefore, to be considered for the position, you must be in good academic and social standing. The Admission Office will contact both the Dean of Students’ Office and the Registrar’s Office to ensure that you, as a potential hire, meet these requirements. Completion of this application indicates that you give the Admission Office permission to access the aforementioned information.

At Albright, we believe our differences make us stronger and empower us to better understand and respect one another in a just and fair manner. With this in mind, the College recruits, houses, educates, employs, supports, and generally celebrates people of all statuses, identities, and backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religious or spiritual identity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and parental status, veteran status, political affiliation, and physical and mental ability. Albright College is an EEO employer and, as stated above, is actively committed to inclusivity within its community. In pursuit of that, we actively encourage diversity in all dimensions among applicants for this position.
Additional information about Albright College is available at www.albright.edu.