Direct Wage - Admissions Technician

  • South Texas College
  • Pecan Campus, McAllen Texas
  • 1w ago
  • Part-Time
  • On-site

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Dear Applicant,

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  • Ethnicity/Race
  • Marital Status
  • Applicant Photos
     

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Transcripts
Transcripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Foreign transcripts
Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members

Job Description

Department: Admissions & Records

General Statement of Job

The Admissions Technician interacts directly with students and performs duties pertaining to admission requirements and enrollment.  Provides assistance with events held in the Enrollment Center.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

  • Provides a positive, friendly, knowledgeable impression of the College; assists students with information for successful college entrance.

  • Greets students, staff and visitors at the enrollment center; refers them to proper personnel for further action.

  • Provides assistance with high school enrollment events.

  • Assists with processing, scanning and indexing incoming documents.

  • Assists students with online registration.

  • Assists with admissions and records reports.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

To qualify, one of the following must be met:

  • College Certificate

  • A minimum of 30 earned college hours

  • High School Diploma/GED and eight (8) years of relevant experience

At least one (1) year of customer service or similar experience, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

  • Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.

  • Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.

  • Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.

  • Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural student population.

  • Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.

  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, parents, and other employees of the organization.

  • Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

  • Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.

Physical Requirements

  • Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.

  • Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

  • Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

  • Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

  • Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

  • Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

  • Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.

  • Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

  • Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

  • Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

  • Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.

  • Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

  • Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

  • Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$15.75 Hourly

Desired Start Date

May 25, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)

17 May 2026 11:59pm