Admissions Counselor

Living Resources is a non-profit agency dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities or other life-altering conditions to live with dignity, independence, and purpose. We work with, and for, families by providing peace of mind. All employees are to be respectful and supportive of families. We are working with them as partners, providing support and services.

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The Admissions Counselor is responsible for managing all aspects of the admissions process for The College Experience at Russell Sage College and the Career Next Programs. This role also supports recruitment efforts and vendor events across both programs, ensuring a smooth, informed, and professional admissions experience for prospective students and their families. The Admissions Counselor plays a key role in driving program growth by establishing, tracking, and achieving enrollment benchmarks.

This position requires the ability to independently organize and manage multiple projects, prioritize competing responsibilities, and ensure timely execution of admissions and recruitment activities aligned with program goals.

• Serve as a key representative of The College Experience and Career Next programs by conducting outreach and educating prospective students, families, educators, educational consultants, guidance counselors, care coordinators, and transition specialists through individual phone and Zoom meetings, in-person and virtual open houses, webinars, SEPTA meetings, high school transition fairs, college nights, private presentations, and conferences.
• Maintain an up-to-date availability calendar on the Career Next & College Experience website to allow prospective families to schedule phone consultations.
• Review and assess student applications and supporting documentation, including academic records, Psychological, clinical history, IEP/504 accommodations, Life Plans and current support service needs, to evaluate student readiness and program fit for College Experience and Career Next.
• Coordinate all aspects of the admissions process, including student overnight trials and student/parent interviews for prospective College Experience candidates.
• Organize Classroom Experience Day for all OPWDD waiver applicants for College Experience as part of the admissions process.
• Establish and manage enrollment timelines, track deposits, and monitor admitted student status through to confirmed enrollment for both programs and communicate program deposits and family contact information to finance.
• Present qualified applicants to the Director of College Programs for acceptance consideration. Upon approval, draft and send official acceptance letters for College Experience and Career Next. Prepare and distribute onboarding materials to all accepted students.
• Oversee all aspects of intake for OPWDD Waiver applicants and private tuition students for College Experience. Responsibilities include development of intake packets, updating documentation with finance and nursing, meeting with families to review documents as needed, collecting accurate submissions for dissemination to relevant departments (finance, nursing, residential,…