Admission Counselor, UNLV Undergraduate Recruitment [R0153134]

University of Nevada Las Vegas•Las Vegas, MD

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) invites applications for the position of Admission Counselor, UNLV Undergraduate Recruitment. This role reports directly to the Admission Coordinator in the Office of Admissions and serves as a liaison between the Office of Admissions, academic units, and other university organizations. The Admission Counselor is responsible for outreach and recruitment of prospective undergraduate students, including conducting admission presentations, hosting workshops on the application process, participating in recruitment events, guiding prospective students and families on campus tours, making calls for admission counseling, and communicating with admitted students to ensure matriculation. The position also involves determining eligibility for admissions based on records, transcripts, and NSHE policies, and recommending educational goals and admission requirements. Admission Counselors plan and manage recruitment activities in assigned territories, implement communication initiatives for individualized engagement with prospective students, and identify potential barriers to recruiting and admitting new students, taking initiative to address them or recommending action to the Associate Director. This role may also involve providing leadership in special initiatives. Travel, both in and out of state, and irregular hours, especially during peak recruitment periods, are expected. All positions in Academic Affairs contribute to the core mission of increasing enrollment and promoting equitable student success by addressing systemic obstacles and implementing strategic services, programs, and support to enhance student enrollment, retention, progression, timely completion, and equitable outcomes. The successful candidate will subscribe to and exemplify the university's core values, demonstrate professionalism and collegiality, be collaborative and a team player, act ethically and transparently, abide by all university, NSHE, and State laws, policies, and procedures, and embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university as recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
1 - 3 years of Related Professional Experience
Must have a valid driver’s license
Must have a reliable vehicle with valid auto insurance
Support diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and contribute to a respectful, positive work environment
Use Campus Values to guide decisions and actions and demonstrate Rebel spirit

Nice To Haves

A Master’s degree may be substituted for 1 year of work experience

Responsibilities

Conducting admission presentations
Setting up and hosting workshops for prospective students and families on navigating the application and admission process
Participating in recruitment events to provide admission assistance/guidance
Bringing prospective students and their families to the campus
Making calls to prospects and inquiries for admission counseling
Proactively communicating with admitted students to ensure the students will matriculate
Making determinations regarding eligibility for admissions based on knowledge and experience of records, transcripts, NSHE policies and official documents in making evaluations against the appropriate criterion
Recommending educational goals and admission requirements to potential students
Planning and managing recruitment activities in assigned territories
Implementing communication initiatives that provide individualized engagement with prospective students in order to attract the demographic in their target areas set by the Director of Recruitment
Staying abreast of changes that occur in their target populations and identifying potential barriers to recruiting and admitting new students
Taking independent initiative to act in response to such barriers when possible and recommending action to the Associate Director when larger barriers arrive
Providing leadership in carrying out special initiatives as assigned by the Director or Associate Director of Recruitment