Admissions Counselor

Wheeling Jesuit University seeks an Admissions Counselor to recruit and work with prospective students throughout the enrollment process. QUALIFICATIONS: •Qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree and/or three to five years recruitment or sales experience. Admissions, sales, or marketing background preferred. •Must be enthusiastic, goal oriented and self-motivated. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills; public peaking experience as well as dynamic presentation skills in large and small groups. •Discipline to work independently with little supervision. •Excellent time-management skills. •Must demonstrate competence to work in a team environment, meeting deadlines. •Ability to successfully and simultaneously complete multiple tasks. •Ability to deliver outstanding customer service to our students. •Ability to foster good relationships with co-workers, faculty, corporate contact, and students. •Overnight travel and evening hours are required. •Must have a valid driver’s license. POSITION SUMMARY: Conduct outreach and student recruitment through phone calls, written correspondence and travel. Also, review student applications, tour the campus for students and conduct follow-up activities and evaluations. MAJOR DUTIES: •Responsible for achieving enrollment goals and increasing awareness of degree programs within the community. •Make phone calls and prepare written correspondence to prospective students. •Travel to high schools and college fairs to conduct outreach to prospective students in individual territories. •Counsel students on how Wheeling Jesuit University fits their needs by accurately representing Wheeling Jesuit’s history, policies, programs, activities, cost, etc. through phone calls, on campus interviews and tours, or off campus meetings with prospective students. •Routinely and effectively follow up with all leads, applications and deposits to ensure yield rates for each individual territory. •Advise students on financial aid, billing and registration at Wheeling Jesuit University. •Attend all admissions open houses or on campus activities and assist in the successful coordination of these events. •Coordinate special assignments as assigned by the Associate Director of Admissions such as high school or campus events for specific schools in the counselor’s territory.