Senior Admissions Counselor

About Mount Wachusett Community College:

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth. As a beacon of opportunity, Mount Wachusett Community College empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation.

We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

http://mwcc.edu/about-mwcc/

Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment.

Job Description:

General Statement of Duties:

The Senior Admission Counselor serves an integral role in the provision of enrollment services on the MWCC Admissions team. This position requires extensive recruitment programming and outreach from point of inquiry including: recruitment travel within and beyond the MWCC service delivery area; application and credential data entry and evaluation; campus-based interviews; general and program-specific small and large group presentations; assistance with initial course registration; and off-campus recruitment outreach to prospective students and families at local community business organizations and high schools. Duties may be performed throughout the year or during specific times of the year, depending on the student lifecycle and peak enrollment periods. Regularly established working hours are 10:00am

• 6:00pm, Monday

• Thursday, Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. This position requires additional evening and Saturday hours during peak enrollment periods.

Responsibilities:

• Assist students in the phases of the enrollment life cycle from point of inquiry through initial course registration, by providing admissions counseling to students in person, and via college resources such as phone, email, text, and video chat, as scheduled or as walk-in meetings, consistent with availability as established in consultation with the Dean of Enrollment Management and Admissions;

• Plan and facilitate individual and large group presentations, including Decision Days in assigned territory, to support recruitment initiatives of academic programs, admissions and financial aid process overview, and explanation of enrollment processes including connections with career services and transfer opportunities;

• Assist with adult learner recruitment programming and initiatives designed to recruit career changers, readmit students, and mature learners;

• Review available student test scores, transcripts and potential transfer credits, and advise students on initial academic plan preparation, course selection, and curriculum;

• Serve as point of contact for student enrollment to prospective and newly enrolled students. Assist with the planning and implementation of on- and off-campus recruitment activities for prospective students and their families. Examples of such activities include: Open Houses, Academic Preview Days, Enrollment Express, Registration Events, Info Sessions, and other events as developed;

• Conduct information sessions and tour programming;

• Assist with the day to day activities in Admissions Office;

• Work collaboratively with college faculty and staff to link transitional program students to other college offices including Advising Center, Academic Affairs, Veteran Services, Financial Aid, Career Services, and Student Success, Visions and more;

• Utilize MWCC's Salesforce/TargetX CRM for recruitment purposes;

• Actively participate in various enrollment and career alignment events;

• Assist with the development of new recruitment initiatives based on recruitment and enrollment funnel trends, qualitative and quantitative research from high schools and school counselors.

• Register students into appropriate first semester courses as needed in consultation with advising principals of college;

• Serve as Admissions liaison when serving MWCC on institutional committees.

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Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Education, Counseling, Psychology, or closely related field;

• Two (2) years experience and/or training that includes marketing, public relations, college admissions, credit evaluation, and academic counseling/advisement; or

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bilingual Spanish/English strongly preferred.

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

Salary: $57,249.00-$97,580.00

Actual Salary determined by education, experience, and any applicable grant limitations per the collective bargaining agreement. Applicants should be aware it is unlikely the salary will be at or near the top of the range.

Grade: 4

Employee Status: Full Time

Benefits: Yes

Hours per Week: 37.5 10:00am

• 6:00pm, Monday

• Thursday, Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.

Number of Weeks: 52

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

Candidates for employment should be aware that although the COVID 19 Vaccination Requirement Policy is no longer in effect, all Community College students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19. For additional information related to the status of the COVID19 Vaccination Requirement Policy, please visit: https://mwcc.edu/covid/

The following documents are required:

1.Resume

2.Cover Letter

Anticipated Effective Date: June/July 2024

Priority will be given to applications received prior to June 17, 2024.

Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Candidates may be subject to employment screening to include both a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) request and a Sexual Offender Registry Information (SORI).