Admission Counselor I

Saint Louis University•St. Louis, MO

29d•Onsite

About The Position

The Admission Counselor I role at Saint Louis University supports the institution’s enrollment goals by engaging with prospective students and their families throughout the admissions process. This position is responsible to identify, recruit, admit, and enroll academically qualified traditional or non-traditional students in accordance with the philosophy of the University. This position involves recruitment travel, application review, event planning, and counseling students on the admissions process, academic offerings, and campus life.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Applicants must have a valid driver's license and maintain active personal car insurance throughout the duration of employment
Ability to rent a car, fly, ability to book a hotel for overnight travel, and ability to travel locally
Interpersonal/human relations skills
Verbal and written communication skills
Effective presentation skills
Planning and organizational skills
Basic research skills
Ability to operate personal computer with various software programs
Ability to learn and apply institutional policies and procedures
Ability to maintain schedules
Ability to demonstrate self-direction and motivation
Ability to work effectively in a team setting
Ability to travel/drive and work on weekends and nights
Ability to handle stress due to travel
Ability to multi-task and deal with competing priorities
Ability to build relationships with and recruit a diverse population of students in all parts of the United States
Ability to maintain confidential information

Responsibilities

Establishes and maintains an informational, active communication system with either traditional high school or college students, parents and counselors, or post-traditional degree-seeking adults
Counsels student applicants concerning admission, financial aid, career planning, and housing options; explains, interprets, and provides outreach to students regarding the FAFSA and financial aid awards
Identifies, recruits, and enrolls prospective students in a designated market; manages a recruitment territory; develops recruitment strategies
Plans and arranges all phases of regional and local travel; conducts office-based contact by mail and phone with students, and parents if applicable; may make reservations
Reads, interprets, and evaluates students’ academic credentials and makes admission/denial decisions; assists with scholarship appropriation
Participates as an active member of the recruitment team; assists with special programs and research projects; participates in the development and implementation of enrollment strategies
Perform various administrative tasks, to include composing routine letters, compiling data for reports, maintaining calendars, processing applications, scheduling appointments, maintains confidential files, prepares position papers/reports, inputs/retrieves data on information system software, etc.
Performs other duties as assigned