Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

at  Northwest Nazarene University

Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Admissions Counselor represents the university for the purpose of promoting student interest in enrollment. The Admissions Counselor is a member of the Enrollment Services team and has responsibility for recruitment activities in identified recruitment constituencies. The Admissions Counselor position is under the direct supervision of the Director of Admissions, and works closely with the Chief Admissions Officer.
This is a full-time, exempt position.
Northwest Nazarene University is sponsored by the Church of the Nazarene and seeks to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the body of Christ in its faculty, staff administration and students. All those interested are encouraged to and will be evaluated equitably.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Sufficient skills, knowledge and training to take full ownership of and responsibility for all essential functions of this position
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and enthusiastically with students, parents, and pastors
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form
• Willing to travel and extended work hours as required
• Comfortable with contacting prospects via phone, text and email
• Computer skills, including MS Word, MS Outlook and various web applications
• Ability to work well within a team and promote cooperation
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 30 pounds with or without accommodation
• All candidates must have and be willing to represent a Christian perspective (preferably in the Wesleyan tradition) and must be comfortable with and in agreement with the mission and lifestyle values of NNU and be willing to help advance the spiritual goals of the University.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Current knowledge of NNU
• Experience in sales/marketing
• Understanding of the Nazarene Church

• Initiates, develops, and maintains professional relationships with prospective students, their parents as well as high school counselors and other community influencers
• Manages and maintains multiple phone and email contacts with potential and future NNU students
• Travels to various events including in state and out of state sales and recruitment activities at churches and schools, participating in summer camps, youth group activities, college fairs, and other sales and recruitment events
• Researches and maintains up-to-date information on competing schools to facilitate persuasive and successful sales conversations in the promotion of NNU and her programs
• Counsels prospective students on college choices as well as admissions and financial aid procedures
• Assumes an active role in implementing the overall University strategic plan
• Performs other duties as assigned
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