Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Reinhardt University is seeking an Admissions Counselor to add to our staff on our main campus in Waleska, GA.

Position Summary:

The Admissions Counselor is a key member of the admissions team. The Office of Admission is a very fast-paced, high-energy environment that strives to meet the demands of a dynamic, growing institution. The Admissions Counselor must be flexible and have the ability to adapt to change quickly. This position represents the University to prospective students and their families through high school visits, participation in college fairs, and counseling during on-campus visits. Due to the nature of the work, weekend and evening hours are required beyond normal work hours.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Job Functions:

• Manages a recruitment territory, including evaluation of markets and maintaining a positive relationship with high school counselors within territory.
• Become the Designated School Official for the office of Admissions
• Responds to all inquiries from prospective students and parents.
• Maintains communication with students keeping them updated on their status and encouraging them to complete the next stage in the process.
• Assists prospective students and families with the admission and enrollment process through telecounseling, on-campus meetings, email, and text.
• Reviews admission files and makes admission decisions.
• Performs general administrative office tasks including answering phones, returning emails, and other customer service functions.
• Supports the communication flow to prospective students including letters, emails, and phone calls.
• Assists with communication to faculty and other campus offices regarding student applicants.
• Assists with the execution of admissions related events.
• Travels to represent the institution at high school visits, college fairs, and other recruitment events.
• Other assignments as needed.

Additional Responsibilities:

• As appropriate, this position may be required to perform other functions associated with recruitment. This may include, but is not limited to, e-communications or social media management, coordination of special populations or selected scholarship application processes, or ordering of promotional materials and products.
• Establish and maintain contacts, processes, and procedures with the appropriate departments. (i.e., Business Office, Registrar, Residential Life, and Financial Aid).
• Comfortable attending professional development conferences and events.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to promote a professional image when working with students and/or families, faculty and staff, administrators from other agencies, college alumni and others.
• Demonstrated ability to interact in a customer-friendly manner.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work assignments and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Flexibility to work alone and with a team.
• Ability to approach recruitment and territory management with creative and innovative ideas.
• Comfortable working in an environment where evening and weekend work is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency with database management, Salesforce, Microsoft Outlook, word processing, and spreadsheets applications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to perform extensive travel throughout the state of Georgia, and possibly out-of-state.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 1-2 years of work experience, preferably in college enrollment services office or in a sales or customer service-related environment.
• Computer literate, including database, word processing, spreadsheet, and Internet applications.
• Demonstrated skills in communications, interpersonal relations, and problem solving.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements of the Job:

This position is located within a general office environment and at high schools or throughout the community. The employee must have the ability to walk between buildings on campus or to represent the institution, lift up to thirty pounds, and be able to work sitting down or driving for long periods of time.

Reinhardt University is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/M/V/H/V).

Reinhardt University is an equal opportunity institution. The University respects the essential dignity of all individuals and is committed to providing equal access to and support for education and employment opportunities. Reinhardt does not discriminate in any of its policies, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, age, culture, national origin, socioeconomic status, veteran’s status, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, religious belief, physical (dis)ability, political affiliation , or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. All persons involved in the operations of the University are prohibited from engaging in such discrimination. Direct inquiries regarding the equal opportunity and non-discrimination policy to: Director of Human Resources, Reinhardt University, 7300 Reinhardt Circle, Waleska, GA 30183, 770-720-9146.

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