Graduate Admission Counselor

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. Stonehill College's mission includes a commitment to fostering social justice.

The Division of Graduate and Professional Studies provides academic leadership and oversight of the College's graduate and professional programs. GPS offers in-person, hybrid, and fully online master's degrees, graduate certificates, and professional development in business, education, and professional programs in science. Our academic programs are designed to empower working professionals and recent graduates to expand their employment and career opportunities through rigorous, convenient, and flexible academic offerings. Faculty in the Division of Graduate and Professional Studies work within their respective graduate department as well as collaboratively with joint and undergraduate colleagues in related undergraduate Departments

Position Summary

The Graduate Admission Counselor recruits prospective students to the college.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Answer and track inquiries and applications.

• 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.

• Processing leads and applications through Slate and web forms.

• Monitor application files to ensure admissions requirements are met.

• Creating and/or maintaining prospective candidate records and managing general email inbox inquiries.

• Collaborating with graduate directors and faculty to ensure a seamless process for applicants and admitted students.

• Representing graduate programs at employment, recruitment, and graduate school fairs.

• Helping to organize and plan engagement activities for events including Open House, Graduate Speaker series, and conferences.

• Coordinating activities for recruitment programming and outreach strategies under the supervision of the Director of Graduate Admissions.

• Providing administrative assistance to the department (purchasing activities, scheduling, etc.).

• Maintaining a welcoming reception, campus visit programming, and oversight of daily operations.

Education and/or Experience

A Bachelor's degree is required.

Preferred Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Slate experience preferred.

• Graduate admission recruiting experience preferred.

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

• Exceptional interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment.

• Ability to organize effectively.

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

• Ability to resolve problems and to develop relevant alternatives and recommendations.

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.