DFW 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.

Position Summary: Reporting to the Director of Admissions and Recruiting, the individual selected for this position will perform recruitment and admission activities to successfully attract quality students from the Dallas Fort Worth metro area to attend Oklahoma Christian University. This position will be located and operate full-time in DFW.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree and two years related work experience in recruitment, marketing, sales, and/or youth ministry. Must be an active member of a Church of Christ congregation. Preference given to candidates currently residing in the DFW area and/or the state of Texas.

Essential Functions:

• Successfully market Oklahoma Christian University to prospective students and families living in the DFW metro area and the state of Texas.

• 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 the DFW metro area and the state of Texas.

• Represent Oklahoma Christian University at college fairs and major Church of Christ youth events in the state of Texas.

• Make individual visits to churches and high schools in Texas throughout the fall and spring of each 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 and Oklahoma City.

• 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.

• Faithful, active member of the Churches of Christ.

Work Conditions:

• Work is primarily indoors, but requires the incumbent to be in an outdoor environment when traveling.

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

• Frequent attendance at evening and weekend events is required.

• Travel throughout DFW and the state of Texas is required.

• Travel to Oklahoma Christian as necessary for training, prospective student campus visits, and other designated recruitment activities and functions.

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.