Admissions Advisor

Smith Chason College•Ontario, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Admissions Advisor supports Smith Chason College’s mission and enrollment goals by helping prospective, current, and past students access the tools and information they need for career success. The role contributes to student recruitment, sales, and marketing, and guides prospective students through the admissions process. The advisor engages prospective students in a friendly, positive environment and works to support a student-first campus experience. This position is on campus, hourly, and non-exempt, and reports to the Campus Director. The salary range is $27.88 to $33.65 per hour. The College’s Culture of Care emphasizes supportive, one-on-one relationships that help students achieve their educational and career goals. This includes building community, identifying problems and offering assistance, encouraging safe conversations toward cooperative solutions, and holding students to standards and goals that support career success.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience.
Acceptable experience includes career services, sales, recruiting, or job placement in a vocational industry.
Demonstrated ability to manage and meet placement outcomes.
Proven sales and networking skills.
Strong technical skills, including computer applications and programs, internet research, database management, and analytical skills.
Ability to prioritize and multitask, perform under pressure, and meet deadlines.
Positive attitude, desire to help others, self-driven nature, confidence, and results orientation.
Ability to collaborate with team members to meet daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly campus objectives.
Ability to work as a team player and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Professional appearance, demeanor, and attitude.
Consistently demonstrate integrity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with federal, state, and accrediting regulations.
Consult with prospective students and, when applicable, their parents to explain the value of education for career success in the field.
Follow up consistently with prospective students by phone and email.
Respond promptly to information requests and provide assistance.
Accurately communicate campus and program features to prospective students.
Manage the admissions process, including trend analysis and forecasting new student counts for classroom occupancy.
Plan, manage, and execute campus events such as Open House and Career Day.
Attend new student orientations, graduate commencement ceremonies, and other required events.
Stay current on programs offered and continually develop knowledge of the programs and school.
Collaborate positively and productively with other departments to support a student-first environment.
Perform additional duties as assigned by the Campus Director.
Build a sense of community in interactions and communications with students, identify problem areas and offer assistance, encourage safe conversations toward cooperative solutions, and hold students to standards and goals that support career success.