Assistant Director of UG Admissions, Metro Nashville - Admissions

Lipscomb University; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lipscomb University is seeking an Admissions Counselor to advance its mission by recruiting a diverse, academically qualified class from local schools. You will promote Lipscomb’s image, manage a local territory, conduct high school visits, attend college fairs, host information sessions, and support financial aid conversations.

Responsibilities include campus tours, admissions/financial aid visits, data and budget management, scholarship programming, and events.

Responsibilities

• Recruit freshmen from local schools and meet enrollment goals.
• Promote Lipscomb’s image and manage a local recruitment territory.
• Conduct high school visits, attend college fairs, and host information sessions.
• Assist with campus tours, admissions/financial aid visits, and data entry.
• Support budget management, scholarship programming, and events.
• Advocate for college access and first‑generation student programs, plus financial aid counseling.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

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 by recruiting an academically qualified and diverse population of students.

Interested applicants should anticipate the following expectations:

1. Promote and maintain a positive image of Lipscomb through the professional performance of your job.
2. Responsible for recruiting freshman students from Metro Nashville Public Schools and Nashville Charter Schools while achieving enrollment goals in academic quality and diversity as well as building positive relationships with friends of Lipscomb.
3. Assist and/or coordinate special events on and off campus, including weekends when necessary, and as assigned by the Assistant VP for Enrollment.
4. Responsible for meeting recruitment goals as determined by the leadership team of undergraduate admission.
5. 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.
6. Applicants must manage an assigned local 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.
7. Applicants will also have additional responsibilities within the Office of Admission. This will include data management, budget management, scholarship programming, etc.
8. Applicants must have an understanding and desire to advocate for college access and a willingness to support first-generation college students including special programming and events.
9. Applicants will need a knowledge base and willingness to provide financial aid counseling to prospective students.
10. Fluency in both English and Spanish is strongly preferred.

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Behaviors

• Innovative - Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Team Player - Works well as a member of a group
• Loyal - Shows firm and constant support to a cause
• Leader - Inspires teammates to follow them
• 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

• Self-Starter - Inspired to perform without outside help
• Peer Recognition - Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
• Goal Completion - Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Flexibility - Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Ability to Make an Impact - Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

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