Admissions Counselor

OC Mission and Purpose: Oklahoma Christian University is a higher learning community transforming lives for Christian faith, scholarship, and service. OC is committed to hiring employees actively engaged in Christian discipleship as we strive to create an employment culture that encourages faculty and staff to lean into the university's Christian mission, emphasizing authenticity and unity, not uniformity. We encourage you to explore our beliefs to determine if our mission is your calling.

Primary Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree a plus.

• A minimum of two years related work experience in higher education, admissions, financial aid, marketing, sales, customer service or recruitment is desired.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and ability to communicate and positively engage students and colleagues across racial, gender and cultural barriers.

• Successful candidate must be an active member of a local Church.

• Good communications skills, including ability to write and speak well in a variety of situations/venues and to effectively use social media.

• Reliable vehicle and valid drivers license

Essential Functions:

• Successfully market Oklahoma Christian University to prospective students and families.

• Consistently exceed weekly contact and activity goals in an effort to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual goals for applications, admitted students, and enrolled students.

• Maintain and appropriately document consistent and regular communication with prospective students and parents throughout the admissions process via email, phone call, face-to-face conversation, text message, social media, and other outlets as appropriate.

• Establish positive, lasting relationships with prospective students, parents, church leaders, alumni, and guidance counselors to promote Oklahoma Christian University in counselor's assigned geographic territory.

• Represent Oklahoma Christian University at college fairs, school visits and youth events in assigned territory.

• Make individual visits to churches and high schools in territory throughout the year.

• Arrange and conduct individual meetings with prospective students and parents.

• Help organize group information sessions for prospective students, parents, youth ministers, and guidance counselors.

• Encourage prospective students and parents to visit campus and coordinate with campus visit staff to ensure the success of each visit.

• In cooperation with the Office of Alumni Relations, help mobilize alumni to support the university's recruitment efforts in the area.

• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Familiarity with and knowledge of Oklahoma Christian University.

• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to work effectively with different personality types and competing agendas.

• Ability to work independently with little to no supervision; must be self-motivated and a self-starter.

• Intellectual creativity, independent judgment, and impeccable integrity.

• A strong identification with and support of Oklahoma Christian University's goals and mission.

• The ability and instinctive response to put the University's interests ahead of personal interest.

• Calm and assured under pressure.

• Genuine love for all people without discrimination.

• Circumspect with sensitive information.

• Desire to make a difference, not just to earn a living.

• Good team player.

Work Conditions:

• Work is primarily indoors but may require the incumbent to be in an outdoor environment when traveling, during recruitment events and/or campus visits.

• Standard office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Attendance at evening and weekend events is required.

• Extensive travel required year-round.

Timetable: Application review begins immediately and continues until position is filled. To apply, please click the button below.

Oklahoma Christian University does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, age, sex, disability, or national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, employment, admissions, or the provision of services, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. Accordingly, subject to the following requirements, the University actively seeks to diversify its employee and student base. Oklahoma Christian University is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. A Board of Trustees controls the University, all members of the Church of Christ. The University operates within the Christian-oriented aims, ideals, and religious tenets of the Church of Christ as taught in Holy Scripture. Thus, as a religiously-controlled institution of higher education, Oklahoma Christian University is exempt from compliance with some provisions of specific civil rights laws, including some requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1974. In addition, the University intentionally claims and protects its rights to hire co-religionists and individuals who share and support the mission of the University.