Thank you for your interest in working at Grace Christian University. Our mission is to graduate godly individuals prepared to serve Christ in church and society. The Grace community is comprised of faculty and staff dedicated to this goal.
Thank you for your interest in working at Grace Christian University. Our mission is to graduate godly individuals prepared to serve Christ in church and society. The Grace community is comprised of faculty and staff dedicated to this goal.
Candidate qualifications include:
Expectations:
For consideration, please send:
-A letter of application
-Curriculum vitae/resume
-2 letters of reference/recommendation
-Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts from regionally accredited institutions
-Faculty Appointment Questionnaire
-Background Check Form
to Joseph Ocasio at jocasio@gracechristian.edu and Dr. Sherea Lacy at slacy@gracechristian.edu.
Grace Christian University is seeking an adjunct English faculty member who has experience teaching online in an accelerated format.
Candidate qualifications include:
Expectations:
For consideration, please send:
-A letter of application
-Curriculum vitae/resume
-2 letters of reference/recommendation
-Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts from regionally accredited institutions
-Faculty Appointment Questionnaire
-Background Check Form
to Dr. Pamela Sherstad at psherstad@gracechristian.edu and Dr. Sherea Lacy at slacy@gracechristian.edu.
Grace Christian University is seeking an adjunct Sociology faculty member who has experience teaching online in an accelerated format.
Candidate qualifications include:
Expectations:
For consideration, please send:
-A letter of application
-Curriculum vitae/resume
-2 letters of reference/recommendation
-Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts from regionally accredited institutions
-Faculty Appointment Questionnaire
-Background Check Form
to Dr. Scott Shaw at sshaw@gracechristian.edu an
Reports to: Director of Enrollment (On-Campus)
Department: Enrollment
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Salary: Commensurate with degree and experience
Summary
The Enrollment Advisor has a crucial role in the recruitment process of students for Grace Christian University. Their primary responsibility is to attract and encourage potential students to enroll in the University. They achieve this by building relationships with external parties, promoting the efficiency of the Enrollment Department, and providing exceptional customer service through phone calls, text messages, and email correspondence with prospective students.
The Enrollment Advisor is also responsible for representing the University’s community and values while guiding potential students toward enrollment. This role requires excellent communication and presentation skills, as the advisor will need to make presentations to groups and communicate to prospective students. Additionally, the Enrollment Advisor will need to coordinate with other University departments to ensure a smooth enrollment process for students.
Overall, the Enrollment Advisor plays a vital role in the University’s growth and success by attracting and recruiting students who align with the institution’s mission and values.
Essential Duties:
• Build Relationships with prospective students and their families to guide them toward Grace Christian University.
• Mastery of academic offerings, and admission process.
• Travels to speak to groups and/or individual students, meets with school counselors and administrators to promote Grace Christian University programs and outreach activities within assigned territory
• Manages and coordinates community workshops, retreats, and recruitment efforts
• Arranges visits and tours for prospective students and parents.
• Provides career and academic counseling, planning, and advising to potential students utilizing specific knowledge of the university educational programs and degrees
• Creates, packages, monitors and distributes resource materials for student recruitment and retention programs
• Collect documentation and follow-up with applicant students in order to procure admission
• Participate in assessment creation, data tracking, and institutional effectiveness initiatives for the Enrollment Department (On-Campus)
• Build connections between Grace Christian University and community colleges/universities to create resources to benefit our transfer student population
• Provide liaison services to other College offices including Financial Aid, Student Affairs, Career Services, and the Registrar
• Demonstrate initiative to develop new lead sources or expand on current recruitment practices.
• Reflect a strong team approach and cultural competency at work.
• Strong understanding and use of CRM for managing student journeys.
• Support marketing efforts: being in Social Media posts, recorded presentations, photos, etc.
• All other duties as assigned
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Acknowledge Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior and demonstrate personal maturity and godliness, growing in conformity to the image of Christ.
• A genuine interest in the ongoing success of Grace Christian University and the support of the mission statement of “Graduating courageous ambassadors for Christ who make an eternal impact wherever they go.”
Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent field experience
• Experience in higher education preferred
• Sales experience preferred
Computer Skills
• Possess a working knowledge of computer applications
• Ability to accurately and efficiently perform required technical tasks and learn new technology quickly
Communication Skills
• Skilled to communicate in a manner that is courteous, respectful, and professional
• Ability to use cultural intelligence to interact effectively with a culturally diverse population and a variety of stakeholders, students, alumni, administrative staff, etc.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, void of jargon
• Proven capabilities in establishing appropriate professional rapport with courtesy and tact; listening effectively and accurately to determine others’ needs; collecting necessary information; following through appropriately; and handling escalating situations with concern and confidence
Customer Service Skills
• Skilled to deal effectively, respectfully, and professionally with people of culturally diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures
• Capable of establishing appropriate, professional rapport with courtesy and tact
• Equipped to listen attentively, for verbal and non-verbal ques to ensure accuracy for necessary information and to follow through appropriately, to make informed decisions, and to handle escalating situations with empathy
Decisiveness/Reasoning
• Skilled to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, collaboratively with others to come to a reasonable resolution
• Capable of approaching new ideas or challenges with a sense of possibility, openness, and positivity with highest consideration for organizational priority
Self-Sufficient/ Team Player
• Must display the ability to be a team player, yet have the self-driven to work independently, take initiative, and perform with minimal supervision
• Express genuine interest in the team’s well-being, and proactively model organizational customs, beliefs, and values
Physical Demands
• Travel is required as needed for meetings and presentations for various events/activities
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to type
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk and hear
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
For consideration, please send your resume to Dr. Sherea Lacy at slacy@gracechristian.edu
Reports to: Director of Graduate Online and Bilingual Enrollment
Department: Enrollment, Online
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Salary: Commensurate with degree and experience
Summary
The Enrollment Advisor’s responsibility is to recruit students, build relationships with outside parties, and promote the efficiency of the Enrollment Department. The Enrollment Advisor will participate in accountability and assessment for new recruiting initiatives.
Essential Duties:
• Recruit students for the online programs by contacting the incoming leads.
• Follow-up with prospective students throughout the enrollment process via various forms of communication (i.e. telephone, electronic, and mailings.)
• Track incoming applicant paperwork for each scheduled cohort start date, and update, maintain, and provide reporting from the database and other systems and software used by the adult and online office.
• Communicate with other departments at Grace throughout the enrollment process regarding enrollment steps, paperwork, transcripts, military documents, etc.
• Assist with providing resources to collect documentation and follow-up with applicant to procure admission
• Participate in appropriate professional development workshops and seminars as determined by the Vice President of Online Studies.
• Provides career and academic counseling, planning, and advising to potential students utilizing specific knowledge of the university educational programs and degrees
• Participate in assessment creation, data tracking, and institutional effectiveness initiatives for the Online Enrollment Department
• Build connections between Grace Christian University and community colleges/universities to create resources to benefit our transfer student population
• All other duties as assigned
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Acknowledge Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior and demonstrate personal maturity and godliness, growing in conformity to the image of Christ.
• A genuine interest in the ongoing success of Grace Christian University and the support of the mission statement of “Graduating courageous ambassadors for Christ who make an eternal impact wherever they go.”
Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent field experience
• Experience in higher education preferred
• Sales experience; a plus
Computer Skills
• Possess a working knowledge of computer applications
• Ability to accurately and efficiently perform required technical tasks and learn new technology quickly
Communication Skills
• Skilled to communicate in a manner that is courteous, respectful, and professional
• Ability to use cultural intelligence to interact effectively with a culturally diverse population and a variety of stakeholders, students, alumni, administrative staff, etc.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, void of jargon
• Proven capabilities in establishing appropriate professional rapport with courtesy and tact; listening effectively and accurately to determine others’ needs; collecting necessary information; following through appropriately; and handling escalating situations with concern and confidence
Customer Service Skills
• Skilled to deal effectively, respectfully, and professionally with people of culturally diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures
• Capable of establishing appropriate, professional rapport with courtesy and tact
• Equipped to listen attentively, for verbal and non-verbal cues to ensure accuracy for necessary information and to follow through appropriately, to make informed decisions, and to handle escalating situations with empathy
Decisiveness/Reasoning
• Skilled to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, collaboratively with others to come to a reasonable resolution
• Capable of approaching new ideas or challenges with a sense of possibility, openness, and positivity with highest consideration for organizational priority
Self-Sufficient/ Team Player
• Must display the ability to be a team player, yet have the self-driven to work independently, take initiative, and perform with minimal supervision
• Express genuine interest in the team’s well-being, and proactively model organizational customs, beliefs, and values
Physical Demands
• Very minimal if any, travel may be required as needed for meetings and presentations
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to type
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk and hear
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
For consideration, please send your resume to Dr. Sherea Lacy at slacy@gracechristian.edu and Statia Smith at ssmith@gracechristian.edu
Reports to: Director of Enrollment (On-Campus)
Department: Enrollment
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Salary: Commensurate with degree and experience
Summary
The Enrollment Coordinator will support the coordination of admissions documents during the enrollment cycle. The Enrollment Coordinator will serve as support to the enrollment office’s recruiting efforts. This individual will balance their time between the data processes necessary for advisors to recruit students while also assisting with securing admission documents from applicants. Enrollment Coordinator will work to support the internal process of documents and the needed relationship building with other internal departments.
Essential Duties:
•Build relationships internally with other departments to ensure a clear flow of information/documentation within the admissions process
• Provide liaison services to other internal departments including Financial Aid, Student Affairs, Career Services, and the Registrar
• Processing applications within enrollment software, along with updates to application status and notifying of appropriate departments of changes to statuses
• Work with the Enrollment team to acquire student transcripts, and all enrollment documents, ensure all documents are entered accurately and shared with proper internal departments
• Ensuring Enrollment procedures and communication related to student GPA is followed: Meeting with committee, schedule academic interview and all other assigned processes
•Maintaining accurate information within assigned databases: CRM, SIS, Google Drive. This will include ensuring accurate fields are entered in the admission process
• Update and maintain Enrollment Department Policy, Procedure, and Training manuals (This is a shared
responsibility with the other operations employees)
• Enrollment Coordinator will be responsible for the readmission of Grace students. They will work with internal departments to ensure an authentic recruitment process for the potential return of these students. Ensuring all necessary checks and documentation is complete.
• Work with the Enrollment team to ensure an unbiased recruiting process for prospective students
• Support the on boarding and training of new staff
• Continued Training to be the software point of contact within the enrollment office
• All other duties as assigned
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Acknowledge Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior and demonstrate personal maturity and godliness, growing in conformity to the image of Christ.
• A genuine interest in the ongoing success of Grace Christian University and the support of the mission statement of “Graduating courageous ambassadors for Christ who make an eternal impact wherever they go”
Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent field experience
• Experience in higher education preferred
Computer Skills
• Possess a working knowledge of computer applications
• Ability to accurately and efficiently perform required technical tasks and learn new technology quickly
Communication Skills
• Skilled to communicate in a manner that is courteous, respectful, and professional
• Ability to use cultural intelligence to interact effectively with a culturally diverse population and a variety of stakeholders, students, alumni, administrative staff, etc.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, void of jargon
• Proven capabilities in establishing appropriate professional rapport with courtesy and tact; listening effectively and accurately to determine others’ needs; collecting necessary information; following through appropriately; and handling escalating situations with concern and confidence
Customer Service Skills
• Skilled to deal effectively, respectfully, and professionally with people of culturally diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures
• Capable of establishing appropriate, professional rapport with courtesy and tact
Decisiveness/Reasoning
• Skilled to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, collaboratively with others to come to a reasonable resolution
• Capable of approaching new ideas or challenges with a sense of possibility, openness, and positivity with highest consideration for organizational priority
Self-Sufficient/ Team Player
• Must display the ability to be a team player, yet have the self-driven to work independently, take initiative, and perform with minimal supervision
• Express genuine interest in the team’s well-being, and proactively model organizational customs, beliefs, and values
Physical Demands
• Travel is required as needed for meetings and presentations for various events/activities
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to type
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk and hear
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Interested candidates should submit their resumes to the Associate VP of Talent Management, Dr. Lacy at slacy@gracechristian.edu and the Director of Enrollment, Aaron Cope at acope@gracechristian.edu
Reports to: University Registrar
Department: Registrar Office
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Salary: To commensurate with experience
Summary
The Records Specialist provides a few important services that enhance the effectiveness of the Registrar’s Office related to the academic division, faculty, staff, and students. This position also contributes to the Registrar’s Office’s ability to manage student information and ensure the security of academic records. This team member will support records and registration-related processes for both the Online/Graduate Online and the On Campus programs and will act as a liaison between the Registrar’s Office and other student-serving offices at Grace.
Essential Duties May Include:
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
Computer Skills
Communication Skills
Customer Service Skills
Decisiveness/Reasoning
Self-Sufficient/ Team Player
Physical Demands
Interested candidates should submit their resumes to the Associate VP of Talent Management, Dr. Lacy at slacy@gracechristian.edu and the University Registrar, Victoria Cumings at vcumings@gracechristian.edu