Admissions Counselor

Gardner-Webb University; Shelby (NC); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Retirement matching

Tuition remission

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short term/long term disability

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

17 paid holidays

Wellness opportunities

On-campus health center

Descripción de la vacante

Gardner-Webb University recruiting team seeks an Admissions Recruiter to matriculate applicants from a designated geographic territory. You will meet weekly goals for external contacts, campus visits, new applications, admits, and commitments, while building relationships with counselors and families.

Role requires strong communication skills, reliability, and the ability to travel and represent GWU at events and on-campus visits.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required; strong communication and organization.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and social media.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Confidentiality and privacy must be maintained.
• Ability to present information clearly to students and families.

Responsabilidades

• Act as spokesperson at college fairs and recruitment events.
• Coordinate private visits to high schools in the territory.
• Conduct interviews and presentations with visiting students, parents and groups.
• Attend admission functions in the evenings and weekends.
• Set up Zoom meetings with prospective students, school counselors, and parents.
• Maintain communication with applicants through the CRM system.
• Collaborate with university staff to help prospective students commit to GWU.
• Build and maintain relationships with prospective students throughout the admissions process.
• Other projects assigned as needed by supervisor.

Conocimientos

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Social media

Communication skills

Public speaking

CRM software

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

Position Summary

• Matriculates a required number of new students from a specificgeographic territory annually.
• Completes weekly goals of a predetermined number of externalcontacts, prospective student visits to campus, new applications,new admits, and new commitments to the University.
• Creates strategies to generate interest in Gardner-WebbUniversity and to ensure there are an adequate number ofapplications to meet goals within the assigned geographicterritory.
• Develops a good working relationship with school counselors inall primary client schools.
• Maintains a weekly report of all applied students within theirgeographic territory.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a spokesperson and professional representative for theinstitution at college fairs and other recruitment functions.
• Coordinate and conduct private visits to high schools interritory.
• Conduct interviews and presentations with visiting students,parents, and groups.
• Attend admission functions held in the evenings andweekends.
• Set up Zoom meetings with various constituents, includingprospective students, school counselors, and parents
• Maintain proper communication and follow-up with all applicantsthrough CRM system
• Work closely with other university staff and faculty to provideadditional information to help prospective students commit toGWU
• Build and maintain relationships with prospective students,serving as a primary resource for them throughout the admissionsprocess.
• Other projects assigned as needed by supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree. To perform this job successfully, anindividual must be able to perform each essential dutysatisfactorily. He/she must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel,Outlook, and current in social media.
• He/she must possess personal characteristics and valuesconsistent with the mission of GWU:
  • friendly, approachable, patient, caring, flexible,professional, self-directed, trustworthy, committed to task, andthe ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
• He/she should possess strong oral and written communicationskills.
• Maintaining frequent contact with prospective students isessential to job success.
• Must possess the ability to effectively present information andrespond to questions from students, families, groups, schooladministrators, and the general public. Must have the ability tomaintain professionalism at all times and under variouscircumstances.

Physical Requirements

• Individual must have the ability and be licensed to operate amotor vehicle.
• Must be able to lift and transport up to 50 pounds.

Travel Requirements

• 70% during travel season, 10% otherwise

Competitive Benefits

• Retirement matching
• Tuition remission
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short term/long term disability
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• 17 paid holidays
• Wellness opportunities
• On-campus health center

Gardner-Webb University is a Christian university committed tohelping individuals become more in faith, learning, and service.Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, GWU offers the benefitsof a close-knit community with easy access to Charlotte, Asheville,and the greater Greenville-Spartanburg region. Founded in 1905 androoted in the Baptist tradition, the University now servesapproximately 3,000 students across more than 80 undergraduate andgraduate programs. As a Carnegie Doctoral/Professional institution,Gardner-Webb is dedicated to academic excellence, leadershipdevelopment, and meaningful service to others.

Our community reflects a shared commitment to One Webb, creating anenvironment where people support one another, pursue their purpose,and work together to make a lasting impact. GWU attracts studentsfrom across the nation and around the world and competes in NCAADivision I athletics with 22 teams and more than 500student-athletes.