Job description
Admissions Counselor
Position Summary:
Recruit appropriate students to Columbia College, represent the College to external constituencies, and contribute to the effective operation of the Admissions Office.
Essential Job Functions:
The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Overall management of a geographically-assigned recruitment territory, to include but not be limited, school visits, attendance at college fair programs, extensive phone and electronic outreach to prospective students and parents, general relationship building with prospective students and parents
- Discretion and professional judgment to determine the most appropriate students to recruit to Columbia College
- Recruitment travel, including research on appropriate high schools to visit, scheduling of visits, and appropriate follow-up to build and maintain an ongoing relationship with guidance counselors and teachers in those schools
- Review of applications within a geographic territory, including making decisions about which students should be admitted
- Annual assessment of individual and group recruitment results
- Represent Columbia College within carious professional organizations
- Specific projects as assigned by Director and/or VPEM according to individual strengths, such as open house planning, supervision of tour guides or overnight hostesses, international and transfer admissions, social media, marketing/publications, etc.
Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.
This position is classified as non-exempt.
Requirements:
- Education: Bachelors degree required
- Ability to effectively communicate with various groups both orally and in writing
- Knowledge of and the ability to articulate the strengths and needs of an excellent liberal arts college for women
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
- Ability to interact with a wide range of people/personalities
- Ability to travel extensively at the request of the Director and/or VPEM
- Skilled judgment
- Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Knowledge of field of higher education
Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.
Please submit cover letter, resume and references through the online submission.
Applications accepted until position is filled.
If interested in applying for this position, submit resume with cover letter through the online submission website @ https://www.columbiasc.edu/about/employment.
If you have any additional questions regarding the position, please contact Kadarius Seegars, Assistant Director of Admissions, via email at kseegars@columbiasc.edu
Columbia College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.
Columbia College is EOE M/F/D/V
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