What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Counselor position at Greenville University?
Admissions Counselor Position
Greenville University seeks a dedicated and enthusiastic Admissions Counselor to join its dynamic team. As a vital member of the GU's Admissions department, this role is responsible for providing counsel and advice to prospective students and their families while guiding them through the enrollment process.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications/Skills Required:
About Greenville University:
Greenville University is committed to being a Christ-centered institution and encourages women and minorities to apply.
Greenville University seeks a dedicated and enthusiastic Admissions Counselor to join its dynamic team. As a vital member of the GU's Admissions department, this role is responsible for providing counsel and advice to prospective students and their families while guiding them through the enrollment process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct various public presentations representing the University at college day/night programs, high schools, colleges, and college fairs to increase enrollment by attracting academically strong students from diverse backgrounds who value character and service.
- Provide excellent written and verbal communication skills to relate well to prospective and continuing students, administration, faculty, and staff.
- Develop and implement special projects to support student recruitment as needed.
- Maintain current knowledge and training of University and campus-wide systems used for recruitment and admissions to ensure data accuracy.
Qualifications/Skills Required:
- An understanding and appreciation of Christian higher education.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Outstanding people skills.
- Effective communication skills, both spoken and written.
- Able to work effectively in a challenging, goal-oriented sales environment.
- Creative and enthusiastic.
- Computer skills; especially Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Understanding of how to responsibly utilize Social Media in a work environment.
- Self-motivated.
- Ability to manage time well on a varying work schedule.
About Greenville University:
- Greenville University is an unabashedly Christian, academically focused, university of the arts, sciences, and professions, affiliated with the Free Methodist Church.
- The institution believes in the development and shaping of the whole individual-body, mind and spirit-in order to empower students to live lives of character and service.
- Greenville University has a 128-year history of Christ-centered education.
Greenville University is committed to being a Christ-centered institution and encourages women and minorities to apply.
