Admissions Counselor

Position Function:

The function of the Admission Counselor is to represent Mississippi State University to prospective students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff. The Admissions Counselor’s foremost responsibility is one of the public relations, with the position focusing on the recruitment of freshman students to Mississippi State University.

Salary Grade
:12

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

• Participates in the development of operating goals and objectives for the unit.
• Recommends, implements, and administers methods and procedures to enhance operations.
• Participates in developing effective recruitment strategies.
• Conducts all recruiting activities and follow-up with prospective students in an assigned territory.
• Visits and participates at high schools, college fairs, students conferences, to recruit students and provide information to prospective students and their parents, and promote the college.
• Prepares correspondence for prospective students.
• Responds to email and telephone inquires.
• Represents Mississippi State University at conferences, meetings, and other official functions.
• Attends alumni meetings and assist as needed.
• Assist with Orientation program.
• Keep current on university programs and changes within the academic schools and colleges.
• Assist with publications released by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
• Contact alumni president and/or recruiting chairpersons within assigned territory.
• Assist in visiting the community/junior colleges when the need arises.
• Maintain an updated list of outstanding juniors and seniors and keep in contact with them.
• Work closely with high school guidance counselors in assigned territory in the re3cruitment of prospective students.
• Works with Assistant Director and Regional Assistant Director in assigned territory to plan recruiting events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
The Admission Counselor receives oral and written advice and/or instructions from the Assistant Director, Regional Assistant Director, and Associate Director for Recruiting.

Supervision Given:
The Admission Counselor has indirect supervision over the support staff and student workers.

Relationships:
The Admission Counselor serves as a liaison between prospective students and Mississippi State University.

• Bachelor's Degree in Student Development, Counseling, Public Relations, Marketing or related area
• Valid Driver's license

Preferred Qualifications In addition to the minimum, experience working with students, parents, university administrators, and faculty would be preferred.

• 1. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• 2. Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies
• 3. Ability to work autonomously and independently
• 4. Exceptional work effort and highly motivated
• 5. Must be detailed oriented
• 6. Excellent writer
• 7. Must be a logical thinker
• 8. Ability to recognize patterns and predict problems
  9. Ability to identify solutions or alternative approaches

Position requires employee to reside within the territory they recruit in and requires extensive travel. Requires no heavy lifting, and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility. Routine deadline; usually sufficient lead time; variance in work volume seasonable and predictable; priorities can be anticipated; some interruptions are present; involves occasional exposure to demands and pressures from person other than immediate…