Rhode Island College invites applicants for the full-time position of Admissions Reader in the college’s Admissions Office. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

The Admissions Reader will perform outreach and recruitment including, but not limited to fall and spring recruitment travel, counseling prospective students and families throughout the college application, selection, and enrollment process; assisting guidance professionals, faculty, alumni/ae, and prospective students and families to better understand the college’s mission through personal interviews, group presentations, and extensive follow-up communication; while representing the college with the utmost of professionalism.

Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college, serving approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, Rhode Island College is the state’s first public institution of higher education. The College is located on a beautiful 180-acre suburban campus in the vibrant city of Providence, and has satellite locations at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence’s Innovation District and the Rhode Island College Workforce Development Hub in Central Falls.

Required qualifications:

• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, organizational and basic computer skills.?
• Ability to represent the College effectively and to interact with individuals and groups in an articulate, sensitive, persuasive, and professional manner.?
• Sensitivity to the needs of minority students and other special groups, including non-traditional students.?
• Commitment to professional growth and development in college admissions.?
• Capability and willingness to travel and work nonstandard hours.?
• Must be able to arrange transportation for daily, in-state travel and for out-of-state recruitment travel as needed.?                

• Demonstrated familiarity with the undergraduate programs at Rhode Island College.
• Previous post-baccalaureate professional experience in college/university level admissions. 
• Bilingual in English/Spanish (fluent in speaking and writing).