Admissions Counselor

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Title:

Admissions Counselor

Position Type:

Professional / Unclassified

Department:

LSUAM Pres - EM - Rec - Recruitment (Joseph Porche ))

Work Location:

1105 Ruffin G. Pleasant Hall

Pay Grade:

Job Description:

The admissions counselor position within Louisiana State University's office of admissions will play a key collaborative role in advancing the university and meeting the enrollment objectives. The individual, with general oversight from the Associate Director, will be responsible for articulating LSU's message to prospective students and their families in a variety of public settings. Cooperates with other staff members in the broad context of functional office operations and planning.

This position is also responsible for the management of an assigned recruiting territory, working with students and families through the complete enrollment process from application generation, to application review, enrollment deposit, and completing all tasks necessary to transition to the university including orientation, housing, class scheduling, immunization, final transcript review etc.

Territory Recruitment & Management (30%)

* Represents the university and its programs to the general public at in-state and out-of-state recruitment events, including high school and college visits, college fairs, visits to schools and community-based organizations, receptions, interviews, information sessions, and presentations which may include lifting materials with a weight of 10 - 15 pounds.

* Assists in data analysis when planning trips to assigned territory/geo-markets.

* Builds and cultivates key relationships and partnerships with constituents, such as: secondary school communities, community-based organizations, Alumni, and professional organizations.

* Performs detailed and personalized outreach to prospective students such as: phone calling, emailing, and other communications as needed.

* Assists in executing all large on-campus and off-campus recruitment and yield events.

* Recruits and engages alumni/parents within volunteer program to increase coverage in key recruitment territories.

* Incorporates transfer recruitment strategy into assigned territory.

Admissions Counseling (30%)

* Counsels prospective undergraduate applicants and their families regarding LSU academic programs, extracurricular opportunities, admissions policies and procedures. This interaction may include phone, in-person, or written contacts. In-person contacts may include group presentations in addition to individual interviews.

* Advise incoming students leading up their first academic semester during individualized appointments.

* In all counseling situations, employee must be thoroughly knowledgeable about LSU academic and extracurricular opportunities, and clearly articulate advantages of the LSU undergraduate experience. Further, the employee must be accurate in describing admissions policies, criteria and procedures.

* Individual must be responsive to prospective students' concerns and needs by providing excellent customer service.

* Works assigned office shifts to provide strong customer service in the form of information sessions, officer of the day, and other customer service as necessary.

Admissions Evaluation and Decision Making (30%)

* Assists with all phases of the application processing, review and admission decision.

* An ability to complete timely review of applications from an assigned set of high schools and assists others as needed. File review activities include monitoring files for completeness, ensuring accurate and fair decisions, fielding questions from applicants, and notifying the secondary readers of significant exceptions requiring review.

Special projects as assigned (10%)

* Including, but not limited to projects pertaining to scholarship coordination, campus visit & events, transfer, re-entry, dual enrollment, international, & visiting students, student employment, international admissions, commitment to college access, web & CRM management, communication coordinator, graphic design or other special projects.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree.

LSU values skills, experience, and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply- a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience working in a college admission setting or working with college-bound students, preferably in an admission and counseling environment

* Master's degree

* Experience with CRM system and demonstrated ability to leverage technology

Our ideal candidate…