Admission Coordinator

Summary:

The primary responsibility of the Admissions Coordinator is to facilitate the screening of potential students and admit new students into the Adult &Teen Challenge of Texas (ATCOT) program. The Admissions Coordinator oversees and is responsible for the Admissions Department.

Relationships:

● The Admissions Coordinator is directly responsible to the local ATCOT Campus Director.

Responsibilities: He/She will primarily serve as a minister to students in the ATCOT program. His/her responsibilities include but not be limited to:

● Conduct Bible studies.

● Lead prayer.

● Disciple students.

● Conduct evangelistic outreach.

● Engage in religious instruction.

● Answer or return all incoming admissions calls, administer phone interviews, receive pre-entry medical results, review applications for admission, and physical admission of students onto the local campus he/she is located at, including search of student’s belongings and confiscation of non-allowable items.

● Provide crisis counseling over the phone and make referrals as needed.

● Correspond with drug courts, prison wardens, prisoners and others interested in Teen Challenge, while completing preliminary screening for those desiring entrance into the residential program.

● Refer individuals to the website at www.tctexas.org or send an information packet containing the items below when receiving phone calls for general information: o Introduction letter o Adult & Teen Challenge Overview o Physical Exam Form o Personal Item list o Student Rules o Family Policies o Probation Options.

● Interview potential students and set entry location and date.

● Facilitate the induction process by: o Verifying the admissions packet is properly completed before sending to the appropriate Program Coordinator. o Have the student read and sign all forms in the induction packet. o Make a file with his/her name and place signed induction packet inside. o Have the student read the “student manual”.

● Send list of numbers for student’s phone log with packet to Program Coordinator.

● Cover all medicine and medical policies with student and family.

● Assist Campus Director in other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

● Shall be a person of spiritual maturity, amiable to the Assemblies of God doctrine, and in full agreement with the ATCOT mission statement.

● Shall have a current understanding and working knowledge of addictive problems and their deleterious effects. He/she shall have knowledge of the various treatment approaches and the reality that the only permanent cure is in Jesus Christ. He/she shall be empathetic to those with life controlling problems.

● Complete the Effective Biblical Counseling course or an equivalent course.

● Knowledge and understanding of potential students pre-admission and admission process.

● Knowledge of sociological and physiological aspects connected with Admissions and the Teen Challenge process.

● Knowledge and understanding of the judicial system.

● Ideally credentialed as a minister or pursuing credentials in the AG or doctrinally similar fellowship

Preferred Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent

● Complete the P.S.N.C. certification course.