General Information
Job Title:
Director of Admissions & Recruiting, RTS Dallas: Reformed Theological Seminary
Job Description:
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
❖ Review applications, conduct interviews with prospective students, and admit qualified candidates.
❖ Travel for the primary purpose of recruiting students and meeting with influential contacts (pastors/alums) in the geographic areas from which RTS Dallas draws students. States of interest include Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, and New Mexico.
❖ Cultivate close relationships with local and regional college campus ministers, especially RUF campus ministers.
❖ Represent RTS at regional presbyteries and denominational gatherings at which attendees fit the RTS recruiting demographic.
❖ Plan recruiting trips, lunches, and dinners.
❖ Plan campus events for prospective students and active students.
❖ Offer a recruiting presence when possible at faculty speaking engagements.
❖ Promote campus visibility by coordinating recruiting/speaking engagements on behalf of RTS Dallas at churches, universities, conferences, and at-large opportunities.
❖ Coordinate with Institutional Communications to maintain a current, strategic internet (web pages and social media) presence.
❖ Assist, when possible, prospective students and active students needing help with housing, jobs, and other issues that would affect their ability to attend RTS.
❖ Assist, when called upon, in academic advising.
❖ Assist with the financial aid process of individual students.
❖ Collaborate with other campus Directors of Admissions and Recruiting to represent RTS effectively.
Position Qualifications:
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
❖ Christian maturity and godly character
❖ Committed to the historic standards of the Reformed faith
❖ A commitment to RTS’s vision to impact the world through seminary training grounded on biblical fidelity, confessional integrity, academic excellence, and spiritual growth.
❖ Ability to shepherd individuals as they discern their calling to ministry, mindful of their respective strengths and weaknesses.
❖ Humble collegiality
❖ Ability to speak in public settings
❖ Competence in administrative work
❖ Task oriented
❖ RTS graduate or close to graduating.
❖ IT competencies regarding admissions and database work
❖ Willingness to travel
Application Deadline
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary Range:
$55k-$70k
General Information
Church/Organization Name
Reformed Theological Seminary
Contact Name & Contact Info
Industry
Accounting/Finance
Denomination
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
City, State
Richardson, TX
Description of Organization
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The position of Director of Admissions and Recruitment (DA) will report to the Executive Director of the RTS Dallas campus and VP of Enrollment Management and is designed to oversee recruiting, admitting, and ministering to prospective students for the Master of Divinity degree program and the Master of Arts (Theological Studies) degree program at the Dallas campus. This position will also oversee overall campus enrollment, with a focus on enhancing student retention. The DA may be called upon to assist in various student development areas, including personal assessment and spiritual formation, of the seminary students.