Senior Counselor, College Enrollment and Career

Eastern Kentucky University

Title:

Senior Counselor, College Enrollment and Career

Position Type:
Fulltime Staff

Search Type:
External - minimum 7 days

Department: 30R003
-Student Success,Outreach&Opportunity

Division: 5R0000 - Student Success, Engage &Oppor

Position Location:

Richmond Campus

Driver Classification:
University Driver

FLSA:
Exempt

Schedule Type:
Full Time (37.5 hrs per week ormore)

Hours Per Week:

Additional Schedule Details:
Some evenings and weekends required.

Posted Salary Grade:
Exempt - G20

Retirement: KTRS

Contact Person:
Jessica Bailey

Senior Counselor for College Enrollment & Career Readiness forthe College of Education and Applied Human Sciences provides integrated enrollment support and career readiness coaching for students within assigned academic colleges. This role supportsprospective, admitted, and enrolled students by connecting academic programs to career pathways, assisting with enrollment engagement,and delivering career preparation services.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Counseling,Psychology, Social Work, Higher Education, or a related field is required.

Master's degree preferred in Counseling, Higher Education Administration, Social Work, or Student Affairs.

Experience can be substituted for specific degree requirements butnot educational level.

Occasional travel and evening/weekend work may be required for enrollment and engagement events.

Minimum two years of experience in recruitment, student success, career coaching, counseling, crisis intervention, or academic support services is required.

Experience working with at-risk student populations, retention initiatives, or case management is referred.

Strong understanding of data-informed recruitment, student development, academic advising, and persistence strategies.

• 25% - Enrollment & Yield Support. Utilize Slate CRM tomanage and track the recruitment process efficiently, ensuring accurate and up-to-date documentation of all interactions. Analyzedata and metrics to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities to enhance recruitment strategies. Establish and maintain strong relationships with prospective students, families, and high schools, emphasizing the unique value of the college you representand providing guidance and support through the Admissions processas their main point of contact.
  
  -Assist the Dual Credit team in creating classroom presentations with interactive activities that highlight the College, as well as inviting Faculty to participate in presentations to create buy-in with students. Works withfirst-year, transfer, and returning students to ensure a smooth transition to EKU, identifying and addressing adjustmentchallenges. Assists students with navigating university policies,academic resources, and financial aid options prior to move-inand/or the start of classes.
  
  - (Essential)
• 25% - Career Coaching & Career Services. Tailor one-on-one counseling sessions to address individual academic and career aspirations, ensuring a solid fit between the student and the college. Provides structured coaching sessions, workshops, and engagement programming focused on goal setting, career development,and career readiness. Schedule and conduct resume critiques, mockinterviewing, and other in-class and out-of-class career readinessservices and profile building activities, networking events, andcareer exploration opportunities.
  
  Provide job search tools and strategies.
  
  - (Essential)
• 15% - Experiential Learning Promotion. Promotes internships,co-ops, and experiential learning opportunities Ensure educational success of students in co-op and internships by meeting with students to research and apply for co-ops/internships, serving as aresource for students to solve problems, advising students on requirements of co-ops and internships, and consulting with departments to ensure completion. Manage the co-op and internshipprocess to ensure students, faculty and employers are educatedabout co-ops and internship process, opportunities and assignments.
  
  - (Essential)
• 15% - Employer & Career Platform Engagement. Establish and cultivate relationships with target employers and organizations toenhance student/alumni employment opportunities. Assists with coordinating job fairs and other employer related events and outreach initiatives by developing college specific marketing strategies and materials.
  
  - (Essential)
• 10% - College Liaison…