Transfer Admissions Counselor

Colorado School of Mines•Colorado, CO

2d•$56,000 - $62,000•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, the Transfer Admissions Counselor will support the recruitment and matriculation of transfer students. This position assists and advises prospective and admitted transfer students, monitors the enrollment experience of these students, and promotes the mission of Mines through the development and implementation of recruitment, admission, and enrollment programs to meet transfer student enrollment goals. This position will be the lead contact for both prospective and admitted transfer students, including Mines Academy students. The Transfer Admissions Counselor serves as the primary point of contact for questions related to transferable and applicable credit until the student is officially registered for courses at Mines. In addition, this position will serve as the admissions lead for Mines Academy partnerships, helping advise students towards a seamless admission and enrollment path to Mines. The Transfer Admissions Counselor will collect, review, and analyze transfer admissions data in a timely fashion and provide routine reporting of transfer enrollment trends to ensure that strategic transfer enrollment goals are met. This position will serve as a member of the Admissions team and will be involved in the recruitment, admissions, identification, and continuing enrollment of future transfer students. This is a full-time, 12-month, administrative faculty professional exempt position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Prior experience in student recruitment, college advising, or other college student services.
Understanding of college admissions, recruitment, and student advising.
Ability to balance multiple priorities, responsibilities, and projects simultaneously.
Be detail-oriented and possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
Have a strong sense of customer service and the ability to interact effectively with students, staff, and faculty in a positive manner.
Strong written and verbal communication.
Willingness and ability for overnight travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience collaborating with campus departments to best support transfer students.
Progressively responsible experience in student recruitment, college advising, or other college student services.
Knowledge of transfer student admission and recruitment needs and challenges.
Demonstrated ability of collaboration with higher education leaders regarding the transfer student experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead contact for the advising of both prospective and admitted transfer students.
Create individual advising plans for these students and provide additional support to those students while at other institutions preparing them to transition to Mines in collaboration with the Registrar's Office and the Center for Academic Services and Advising (CASA).
Collaborate with Mines Academy staff at community colleges to monitor progress and conditional admission of Mines Academy students towards a seamless admission and enrollment path to Mines.
Represent Mines at outreach programs via involvement with professional or community organizations specific to transfer students.
Respond to student and community college partner questions in a timely and professional manner.
Serve as the lead campus contact for the recruitment of new transfer students with an emphasis on, but not limited to, community college transfer enrollment.
Develop and implement a transfer recruitment plan to include on- campus and off-campus events, attend Transfer Fairs, and regular visits to transfer institutions to positively promote Mines and proactively recruit transfer students.
Read and review transfer admissions applications and independently make admission decisions and counsel students on those decisions.
Responsible for making suggestions to adjust institutional policies related to transfer student recruitment.
Collaborate with offices such as the Registrar, Financial Aid, NeST, CASA, and MEP to support each prospective transfer student in their successful admission and subsequent enrollment to Mines.
Develop and implement data collection and analysis plan for transfer recruitment, admissions, and enrollment, Mines Academy, and general transfer enrollment trends.
Create regular reports for the Admissions leadership team.
Represent Mines at scheduled college day/night programs/events throughout Colorado and out of state as needed.
Meet with prospective students and their families, both first year and transfer, as part of the Admissions office.
Plan, offer, and lead on-campus and virtual first year and transfer advising sessions, individual counseling sessions, and group information sessions and campus visit opportunities.
Other duties as assigned to meet the objectives and goals of the program and/or Mines.

Benefits

Flexible health and dental care options
Generous sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus.
Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution
Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)
Free RTD Ecopass for the regional light rail and bus
Discount programs through the State of Colorado
Free tickets for Mines Athletics home games
Access to the state of the art Recreation Center (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more)
Equipment rentals through the Outdoor Rec Center
On campus daycare center