Admissions Counselor

Basic Function:
To recruit prospective students, interview applicants and review applications, and participate in various special recruitment-related special events and projects.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary

  • Represent the University as a student recruiter, usually within a designated geographic area, visit high schools to meet with guidance counselors and students, attend college fairs, develop useful professional contacts, and so forth.
  • Meet with students applying for admission to the University.
  • Review admissions applications and recommend action.
  • Assist in planning, and participate in various special events and projects related to assigned admissions functions.
  • Perform various administrative tasks, such as maintaining logs and other records of activities, preparing reports, scheduling travel, and the like.
  • Confer regularly with supervisor, other Admissions staff, faculty and alumni, and others to plan, coordinate and evaluate activities, exchange information, resolve problems, and the like.
  • Prepare and give group presentations on admissions-related topics.
  • Keep abreast of current University programs, policies and procedures.
  • Completes new employee orientation and sexual harassment training within 30 days of the date of hire.
  • Understands and complies with the University of New England Safety Manual.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Secondary

  • Perform basic data input and information retrieval tasks using automated admissions records systems.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from the Associate Director of Admissions.


QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree, with master's degree in student personnel services or other appropriate discipline or one or more years of related work experience desirable, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.

  • Ability to travel extensively.
  • Ability to work some evenings and weekends as required.
  • Good reading, writing and organizational skills.
  • Ability to deal effectively with prospective graduate students, students/faculty/staff/alumni, and others, requiring group speaking, individual interviewing/advising, and "sales" skills.
  • Good understanding of the educational goals and objectives of the graduate programs.
  • Basic typing/data entry skills and experience working with computerized information systems useful.


ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

  • Code of Conduct
  • Fire Safety
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Ergonomics
  • FERPA
   
       

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