Description

Department:

Location:
Health Sciences Center
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Req ID:
R107036
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelors degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 3 (Hourly)
Position Description:

The position of Admissions Counselor I will participate in recruitment and outreach activities and work closely with our admissions counselor in the SPHIS Office of Student Services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Requires regular travel, which may include international travel.
• Engage in activities relating to recruitment and admissions of undergraduate and graduate students interested in degree programs.
• Work with a federal work study student who works with student engagement.
• Build relationships with collaborative prospects, which may assist in the development of "feeder" programs.
• Acquire knowledge about the college's portfolio of programs and services, including student advising and financial aid, and communicate the value of college to prospective students and their families.
• Work with other members of the recruitment/marketing team, faculty and others to design and deliver high-touch, face to face experiences for prospective students.
• Participate in high-touch events and opportunities to engage with current students, faculty and alumni.
• Monitor progress of programmatic enrollment goals
• Represent the college and its degree programs to external audiences of high school personnel, community college personnel, higher education personnel, prospective students and others.
• Respond to queries from potential students and organize on-campus visits. Advise perspective undergraduate and graduate students on admissions requirements related to degree programs.
• Implement a recruitment plan developed by the Coordinator of Admissions that assists SPHIS in meeting student enrollment goals.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Desired Competencies

• Project management - organized, task oriented, ability to delegate and follow-up.
• Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise. Analytical - evaluating data and other information with the ability to choose the best solution and make recommendations.
• Flexible - ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization Service excellence - responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information.
• Organized - manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized.
• Critical thinking - ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options.
• Work ethic - motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a pace to ensure optimal efficiency.
• Interpersonal - can build effective, strong working relationship with employees, colleagues, management and vendors through trust, communication and credibility.
• Teamwork - ability to work with others, serve others, held others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others, in the interest of moving processes and programs forward to desired outcome.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.