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Yeshiva University

Principal Registration Clerk

🇺🇸 New York, New York 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $31 - $32 per Hour 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ September 20th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Yeshiva University is hiring a Principal Registration Clerk to handle registrar support for students, faculty, and staff. The role processes registration forms, grade changes, transcripts, and leave-of-absence paperwork through the student information system while fielding phone and in-person inquiries. As the senior clerical staff member in the office, this person also guides other clerical staff on job functions and procedures.

Highlights
  • Processes registration forms, major changes, grade changes, leaves of absence, withdrawals, and name changes.
  • Answers phones and screens and routes calls, plus handles in-person inquiries.
  • Responds to emails in the shared registrar inbox and personal inbox.
  • Maintains student records and transcripts in the student information system.
  • Processes incoming transcripts and performs credit evaluations.
  • Scans documents and student files into the document imaging system.
  • Coordinates degree and enrollment verifications through the National Student Clearinghouse.
  • Processes licensure forms, certifications, and loan deferment letters.
  • Posts grades and degrees awarded onto student records.
  • Provides guidance to other clerical staff as the office’s senior clerical team member.
  • Pays $31.08 per hour at new hire, rising to $31.72 after one year of service (Grade 7, 1199 Union).
  • Requires a high school diploma and 4 years of office experience with increasing responsibility.

Principal Registration Clerk Full Description

Position Summary:
Provide registrar support to students, faculty, and staff of Yeshiva University.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Process all forms through our student information system. This includes but is not limited to registration forms; changes of major; grade changes; leaves of absence and withdrawals; name changes
  • Answer phones, provide basic information with screening and routing of calls
  • Assist with all in-person inquiries
  • Respond to emails in the shared campus registrar inbox as well as personal inbox in a timely fashion
  • Maintain student records in our student information system and student transcripts
  • Process incoming transcripts and perform credit evaluations
  • Scan documents and student files to our document imaging system
  • Process transcript requests and checks for financial clearance
  • Coordinate with other campus registrar offices to process degree and enrollment verifications through the National Student Clearinghouse
  • Process licensure forms, certifications, loan deferment letters, and other special student requests
  • Post grades onto student records
  • Post degrees awarded and issue letters of rejection
  • Set up appointments for Assistant, Associate, and University Registrars, as required
  • Assist the Assistant, Associate, and University Registrars with data entry tasks as assigned
  • Conduct research and prepare reports for Registrar and Dean’s Office
  • Prepare correspondence as needed for supervisor
  • As the senior clerical staff in the office, the person in this role will provide guidance to other clerical staff members regarding job functions and questions the staff may have
  • Position is located primarily at Beren campus, but may occasionally deploy to the other Registrar offices located at Brookdale, Wilf or Resnick campuses
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Experience & Educational Background:
  • High School Diploma
  • 4 years of previous office experience in positions of increasing responsibilities is required

Skills & Competencies:
Knowledge of Registrar’s office procedures:
  • Skilled in record keeping and data entry
  • Must work accurately under pressure
  • Must be able to work with minimal supervision
  • Must be able to perform tasks using all Student Information Systems, Microsoft Word, Excel, and to learn new technology as needed
  • Hebrew proficiency preferred
  • Must have excellent customer service and communication skills

Salary Range:
Grade 7
1199 New Hire rate: $31.08 and 1199 One Year of Service rate: $31.72

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.