Supplemental - Enrollment Services Assistant

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$17–$18.19 Per Hour
SKILLS
Accounting, Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Calendar Management, Coaching, Computer Skills, Concrete, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Database Technology, Depth Perception, Email Software, Financial Aid, Fitness, High School Diploma, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Mail Processing, Mathematics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Physical Demands, Plan Meetings, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Recruiting/Staffing Agency, Reporting Skills, Student Services, Telephone Skills, Training/Teaching, Tuition Fees, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Traverse City, MI
POSTED
1 day ago
Salary: $17.00 - $18.19 Hourly
Location : Main Campus - 1701 E Front Street, Traverse City
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 2026-00052
Division: Student Services & Technologies
Department: Enrollment Services
Opening Date: 05/26/2026
Closing Date: 6/30/2026 8:00 AM Eastern

Summary & Qualifications:
Summary

This individual will provide various enrollment services functions, including customer service for students, prospective students, and other staff members. This position requires basic customer service experience with the ability to multi-task in a busy work environment. The ideal candidate will be able to handle challenging situations in order to assist our customers in a professional and positive manner. This individual will be able to discern when a referral is needed to another staff member who is responsible for the area of expertise needed.

Qualifications

Required:
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Minimum one year of office experience
  • Customer Service experience
  • Computer skills, including knowledge of and the ability to use the Internet, email, and calendaring software
Preferred:
  • Post-secondary coursework in business-related field preferred
  • Cashiering or accounting experience
  • Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel
  • General database experience
Essential Responsibilities
Front Desk Responsibilities
  • Answer phone calls, assist walk-in customers, and respond to email inquiries through main office email
  • Provide appropriate forms to students and assist with completion
  • Receive forms from students (in person, mail, email and fax), review for completion, copy as needed, log in as received into Banner, and file in appropriate files for scanning and indexing
  • Examine student records in Banner to answer inquiries and provide information to students and other authorized persons
  • Take payments including tuition and fees, EES classes, housing related fees and deposits, flight fees, departmental deposits, etc.
  • Provide parking tags
  • Provide basic admissions and financial aid information to students, including but not limited to: status of their admission or aid application, coaching on forms, explanations of NMC and Federal policies, and how these policies apply to the particular student's situation
  • Provide basic billing information to students, including but not limited to: status of their account, collection issues, 3rd party contracts, coaching on forms, basic explanations of NMC policies, and how these policies apply to the particular student's situation
  • Provide basic records and registration assistance, including, but not limited to: assist with adds/drops and print schedules, distribute and accept basic forms, basic explanations of NMC policies, and how these policies apply to the particular student's situation
  • Assist and train students to use NMC Self-Service and Federal websites to access information, handle transactions, and print documents
  • Refer students and others to specialist staff and to other NMC departments and external agencies for in-depth questions or analysis
  • Transfer calls, take messages, and set up appointments as needed
General Office Responsibilities
  • Scan and index documents to student records.
  • Make reminder calls to students
  • Open, sort, and distribute mail
  • Assemble packets for presentations, orientations, handouts, and mailings
  • Assist with events, which may include orientation, graduation, and outreach events
  • Provide administrative support
  • Detailed data entry and processing in student database
Work Environment
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.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals (Federal Financial Aid Handbook). Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of students or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Information

This position is hired through a third-party staffing agency EduStaff. If selected, you will be required to complete the requirements of both NMC and EduStaff.
  • Eligible for a discounted membership to NMC's fitness center
    • $49 for an entire year!
  • Free Admission to the Dennos (First year to include entire family)
    • 10% discount in the museums gift shop
  • Bookstore Discount
    • 10% discount, excludes textbooks

01

Please select the highest degree attained:
  • Less than High School Diploma or GED
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Associate's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher

02

How many years of office experience do you have?
  • None
  • Less than 1 year
  • 1 or more years

03

How many years of customer service experience do you have?
  • None
  • Less than 1 year
  • 1 or more years

04

Do you have computer skills, including knowledge of Internet, email, calendaring software?
  • No knowledge
  • Yes, I have basic working or recent knowledge of internet, email, and calendaring software
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Expert

05

Do you have any post-secondary coursework in any business-related fields?
  • Yes
  • No

06

Do you have any experience with cashiering or accounting?
  • Yes
  • No

07

Do you have experience with Microsoft Word and Excel?
  • Yes
  • No

08

Do you have any general database experience?
  • Yes
  • No

Required Question

About the Company

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Northwestern Michigan College