Graduate Admission Counselor - Middlesex And Worcester County (Part Time/Grant Funded)

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,500+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.

Faithful to the Holy Cross tradition in education, Stonehill College is committed to developing the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social competencies of its students and seeks to build and sustain a campus community that embraces diversity and inclusion in its teaching, learning, living, and working. Stonehill values a diversity of persons, opinions, and cultural and religious perspectives. In fulfillment of its motto, Lux et Spes ("Light and Hope"), the College cultivates in its students the competence to think, act, and lead with courage towards creating a more just and compassionate world.

Position Summary

As part of the graduate admission team, this position recruits prospective graduate students in Middlesex and Worcester Counties as part of the Graduate Teacher Education Program Emergency Licensure Regional Center. The Counselor is responsible for helping to support the goals of the regional center, support prospective students who wish to enroll in a program to obtain licensure and meet with prospective students at satellite locations in Middlesex and Worcester Counties and also through field-based recruiting. The Counselor provides support to the Regional Center Team, Graduate and Professional Studies, and Graduate Admission Office, primarily to recruit and support prospective students along the application pipeline and meet enrollment targets.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing and executing recruitment strategies and activities in the defined geographical area under the supervision of the Director of Graduate Admission.

• Working with prospective students and applicants from diverse cultures via email, phone, and in-person to provide exceptional service.

• Advising prospective students to determine their educational goals and actively guide them through each phase of the admissions process.

• Monitor application files to ensure admissions requirements are met.

• Creating and/or maintaining prospective candidate records.

• Collaborating with the graduate admission team, graduate director, and faculty to ensure a seamless process for applicants and admitted students.

• Assisting with the enrollment process.

• Representing graduate programs at employment, recruitment, and graduate school fairs in the defined geographical location.

• Helping to recruit for events including Open House, Graduate Speaker series, and conferences.

• Coordinating activities for recruitment programming and outreach strategies.

Education and/or Experience

A Bachelor's degree is required; a Master's degree is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

• Exceptional interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills.

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.

• Ability to organize and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

• Problem-solving skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use their hands. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The employee must be able to use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Access to an automobile.

• Working nights/weekends is a regular expectation.

Licenses/Certifications Competencies

Posting Detail Information

Special Instructions to Applicants

Interested applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references.