Lake Erie College, a small, co-educational, four-year, independent liberal arts college located in Painesville, OH, 30 miles east of Cleveland, invites applications for Graduate Assistant, Registrar’s Office. The Graduate Assistant is responsible for the Registrar’s Office front office presence by providing assistance to students, faculty, staff and visitors. Responsibilities also include transcript processing and all registration-related activities for the Professional Development program. This is a 12-month appointment, each year, for two consecutive years, pending successful evaluation at the end of year one.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Processes transcripts, enrollment, and degree verification requests.
• Assists with registration for undergraduate, post bacc and graduate students.
• Assists with commencement ceremonies.
• Processes Continuing Education/Professional Development courses in conjunction with the director of professional development:
  • Course creation in EX for registration.
  • Faculty account creation.
  • Daily online grading coordination/transcript issuance.
  • Public registration processing, including creating new student accounts and registration communication with students and faculty.
• Ensures the integrity of the institution’s academic records.
• Ensures compliance with College policies and FERPA.
• Performs general office duties, including but not limited to, monitoring the department email account, answering questions, answering phone calls, filing, etc…

• Follows all terms and conditions per the Policy for Graduate Assistants.
• Other duties as assigned by Registrar.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Acceptance into a Lake Erie College graduate program required.
• Knowledge and skill in using integrated software systems and Microsoft applications.
• Valid driver’s license and approval for driving through the Business Office.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Committed to confidentiality, professionalism, and integrity.
• Confidentiality, excellent communication, collaboration, organizational and computer skills.
• The ability to function in a fast-paced office and to work with and support diverse populations.
• Must be detail oriented and a self-motivator.
• Strong organization skills with ability to attend to details.

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• Ability to work independently on assigned projects and initiatives.
• Growth and “doer” mindset and institutional teamwork ethic.

• Creative, strategic, thoughtful, and has a sense of humor.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

All members of the department of athletics are responsible for knowing and following all institutional, Conference and NCAA regulations regarding recruiting and operations of the program. If regulations are not followed and result in a violation, employees are expected to self-report the violation to the compliance office or to the director of athletics. Additionally, employees must understand that those who knowingly violate, conceal, or attempt to cover up violations of NCAA rules shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume and three professional references either (1) online at www.lec.edu/employment-at-lec/ or (2) to GA, Registrar. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Subject to a criminal background check prior to employment. EOE