Admissions Counselor - Admissions

Lipscomb University; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, seeks an Admissions Counselor committed to integrating Christian faith with academic excellence. The role involves promoting the university, achieving enrollment goals, organizing campus events, and engaging with prospective students across assigned travel territories. Ideal candidates should exhibit teamwork, enthusiasm, attention to detail, and self-initiative. While specific qualifications are not provided, strong relational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks are essential.

Responsibilities

• Promote Lipscomb University through professional performance.
• Recruit freshman students and achieve enrollment goals.
• Assist in coordinating special events on campus.
• Meet recruitment goals set by the leadership team.
• Complete office duties including admissions visits and calls.
• Support campus visits and enrollment records as needed.
• Manage assigned travel territory for recruitment.
• Engage with prospective students, conduct high school visits.

Skills

Team Player

Enthusiastic

Detail Oriented

Dedicated

Flexibility

Self-Starter

Goal Completion

Job description

The key principle of an admissions counselor is to support the mission of Lipscomb University, which is to integrate Christian faith and practice with academic excellence.

Typical Duties:

• Promote and maintain a positive image of Lipscomb through the professional performance of your job.
• Responsible for recruiting freshman students from assigned regions and achieving enrollment goals in academic quality and diversity as well as building positive relationships with friends of Lipscomb.
• Assist and/or coordinate special events on and off campus, including weekends when necessary, and as assigned by the Assistant VP for Enrollment.
• Responsible for meeting recruitment goals as determined by the leadership team of undergraduate admission.
• Responsible for completing office duties including but not limited to: admissions/financial aid visits with prospective families, campus tours when needed, receiving inbound calls, and other duties.
• Responsible for providing support to Campus Visits and Enrollment Records when necessary.
• Support may include but is not limited to: admissions/financial aid visits with prospective families, campus tours when needed, receiving inbound calls, and other duties as assigned by the Director of Admissions.
• Applicants must manage an assigned travel territory with the direction of the leadership team. Territory management will include: building relationships between the college and prospective students, conducting high school visits, attending college fairs, hosting events & information sessions, meeting with counselors and key leaders, meeting with alumni, and making connections.
• Applicants will also have additional responsibilities within the Office of Admission. This will include data management, budget management, scholarship programming, etc.

Qualifications

Not specified.

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group.
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest.
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well.
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity.
• Motivations: Not specified.
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals.
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help.
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks.

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