Admissions Counselor

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

Must be a Christian and a member of a church that holds to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believing in the New and Old Testaments of the Holy Bible.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

The Admissions Counselor should be self-motivated, able to operate with minimal supervision, organized, professional, detail-oriented, a capable communicator, and willing to work flexible hours.

The role of an Admissions Counselor is primarily two-fold. He/she must understand the equal importance of the following roles:

• Recruiter -- responsible for identifying and attracting target groups, key influencers, and effective sources of students.

• Counselors - responsible for providing guidance, direction information, and assistance to those considering enrollment in the University.

The Admissions Counselor should thoroughly understand the admissions funnel and be motivated to achieve personal and university goals for recruitment and enrollment. He/she will have regular contact with prospective students, parents, alumni, youth ministers and pastors, high school counselors, and administrative officials, and other referral agents. In addition, he/she is expected to produce weekly reports of recruiting activity in the form of applied/accepted lists, calling statistics, bubble reports, and college program summaries.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Admissions Counselor should possess or be near completion of a bachelor's degree or other advanced degree. He/she should possess good communication skills and be comfortable interacting with a variety of people in formal and informal settings. He/she should possess adequate computer knowledge and/or background and appropriate telephone etiquette. The Admissions Counselor must be willing and able to travel and will be expected to use his/her personal vehicle for local area recruiting.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in coordinating recruiting events for potential first year and transfer students.

• Coordinate recruitment travel to high schools and churches.

• Offer support for any admissions file follow-up, Colleauge/Salesforce entry, and scholarship recommendations.

• Support Advance Registration for Freshmen.

• Organize, carry out and follow-up with Patriot Preview activities.

• Conduct written and telephone correspondence with prospective students; maintain monthly personal calls with applicants and prospects.

• Travel to in-town or out-of-town recruiting events.

• Originate and carry out admission/recruitment letters: oversee bulk mailing projects.

• Work with admissions staff to aid in any clerical and administrative tasks.

• Provide support to university events on behalf of the Undergraduate Admissions department.

• Coordinate and carry out tasks and projects assigned by the Director of Recruitment or Assistant Director of Recruitment.

WORK SCHEDULE:

Regular office hours between 8:00 a.m.

• 5:00 p.m., Monday

• Friday, but occasionally flexible hours will be required in the evenings and Saturdays. Rotating Patriot Saturdays

WORK LOCATION:

This position will work on the main campus, located at 3000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211