Posted: 11/13/2022
Administrative, Support & Clerical

Hiring Range: $18.46-$20.50 per hour, with excellent benefits.
Work Schedule:
FT; Monday – Friday. 8am – 5pm.
General Description:
The Credential Specialist provides high quality service as administrative support for the Registrar’s Office with an emphasis on credit evaluations of prospective and current students, accelerated BSN curriculum processing, and student record maintenance. This position also performs accelerated BSN degree audits, processes course equivalencies, and supports other key unit functions. Reports to the Registrar.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
  • Support student credit evaluations by reviewing transcripts through researching course work, accreditation, degree programs, grade conversions and credit translations.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining course equivalency data in the student information system.
  • Manage prerequisite equivalencies for the traditional and accelerated undergraduate nursing program in coordination with the School of Nursing. Correspond with partners needing assistance in determining equivalencies.
  • Process matriculation and curriculum changes for the accelerated undergraduate nursing program to ensure students have accurate records.
  • Partner with the ABSN admission team to support the ABSN admission process.
  • Assist in the review and awarding of accelerated undergraduate nursing degrees using the CAPP degree audit system.
  • Support the use of the paperless document imaging system.
  • Serve as backup for other records services functions, as well as responding to general front desk inquiries in the absence of student interns.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to be thorough, detail oriented, and professional.
  • Excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong organizational, administrative, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member.
  • Ability to serve a diverse array of students and other PLU constituents.
  • Skills in Microsoft Office, Google Apps for Education, and a willingness to learn new technologies and processes.
Required Qualifications:
  • 3 years of related experience. Education may substitute for some experience.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Finalist applicants must satisfactorily complete background checks.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in higher education, preferably in Enrollment Management (Registrar, Admission, Student Success).
Special Instructions to Applicants: To apply, please submit all application materials to https://employment.plu.edu/postings/7302
Other Information:
PLU is a small, private university where caring means more than kindness and consideration — it means a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice. Because PLU is a community committed to the creation and advancement of knowledge through diversity and inclusion, the university actively recruits a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. PLU is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from members of historically underrepresented and minoritized groups, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and others who would bring broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities.
 
PLU offers an excellent benefits package including tuition remission for employees and their dependents, generous retirement plan, medical, dental, paid vacation and sick leave, major holidays off (including Christmas/New Year’s break and extra time off during the summer), and many other great university benefits. PLU is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program as a 501©(3) tax-exempt organization. Click here for detailed benefits information.
 
For general application questions or if you need accommodations at any point in the application and/or interview process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 253-535-7185 or humr@plu.edu.

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