What are the responsibilities and job description for the UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR position at Edgewood University?
Description Of Job
The Admissions Counselor will join our team of admissions professionals dedicated to recruiting, admitting, and enrolling the next generation of Edgewood University undergraduates. The Admissions Counselor will guide students and families through the admissions process from start to finish. The counselor is expected to be knowledgeable across student populations but will predominantly serve new entering first-year undergraduate students and their families. The counselor will develop, manage and implement a recruitment plan for students to include school/site visits, college/career fairs, stakeholder contacts, campus visits, and all follow-up through enrollment. The counselor will also be responsible for reporting progress towards recruitment goals; assisting in the planning and implementation of special events, as well as communicating with prospective students outside of normal office hours.
Responsibilities
Admissions Counseling/Advising Prospective Students and Outreach
Other duties as assigned
Necessary Education Or Work Experience
Edgewood University, a Catholic university sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Candidates must demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations including women and racial and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The selected candidate must actively support the mission of the University by working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values – truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and community.
The Admissions Counselor will join our team of admissions professionals dedicated to recruiting, admitting, and enrolling the next generation of Edgewood University undergraduates. The Admissions Counselor will guide students and families through the admissions process from start to finish. The counselor is expected to be knowledgeable across student populations but will predominantly serve new entering first-year undergraduate students and their families. The counselor will develop, manage and implement a recruitment plan for students to include school/site visits, college/career fairs, stakeholder contacts, campus visits, and all follow-up through enrollment. The counselor will also be responsible for reporting progress towards recruitment goals; assisting in the planning and implementation of special events, as well as communicating with prospective students outside of normal office hours.
Responsibilities
Admissions Counseling/Advising Prospective Students and Outreach
- Promote Edgewood University and illustrate our strategic advantage in the marketplace.
- Counsel prospective students and their families on the admissions process, and financial aid by phone, email, and in person.
- Represent the Admissions Office at on-campus and off-campus events and programming for prospective students. Travel will be required to high schools and various college fairs.
- Research national, regional, state, and institutional trends and execute a recruitment plan for attracting, recruiting, and enrolling new entering first-year students.
- Evaluate recruitment strategies and manage student outreach and communication for an assigned territory or special student population.
- Review admission applications and evaluate credentials to make admissions decisions.
- Complete routine reports related to recruitment goals and enrollment projections.
- Assist in designing & creating partnerships with pre-college programs such as AVID/TOPS or Early College Credit Programming.
- Create a Fall & Spring travel schedule to top feeder high schools & fairs in efforts to increase applications and interest of prospective students.
- Establish working relationships with high school guidance counselors about upcoming visit opportunities & evening fairs.
- Attend between 8-10 recruitment fairs throughout the recruiting cycle and personal recruitment territory.
- Must have valid driver’s license and pass Edgewood University Driver Safety protocols
- Assist in the coordination and development of on-campus events for prospective students. Please note, events may take place during non-traditional working hours, such as nights & weekends.
- Assist in designing new programs that attract prospective students.
Other duties as assigned
Necessary Education Or Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience, or educational experience in Admissions, Sales, Advising, Education, Student Affairs, Business Development, Customer Service, or experience through course work in Business, Communications, or Marketing.
- Ability to work independently and contribute as a member of the admissions team.
- Self-directed in developing and completing projects, recruitment plans, etc.
- Ability to work fluctuating and irregular hours, including nights and weekends.
- Must be willing to travel 80% of the time during peak travel seasons.
- Possess a valid driver’s license and be able to drive a university-owned vehicle for high school visits and college fairs. The incumbent must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Check.
- Preference for a bilingual candidate with the ability to write and speak in Spanish proficiently.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to speak in public to large and small groups.
- Knowledge and experience with a student information database and/or Customer Relationship Management software.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Preference for experience with Slate CRM.
Edgewood University, a Catholic university sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Candidates must demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations including women and racial and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The selected candidate must actively support the mission of the University by working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values – truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and community.