Part-Time Admissions Counselor

Delval; Doylestown (Bucks County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, PA is seeking a Part-Time Admissions Counselor to support the Counseling Recruitment Team and manage a designated recruitment territory.

This role involves travel to college fairs and high schools, building relationships with prospective students and families, guiding applicants from inquiry to enrollment, and presenting DelVal programs to guidance counselors and communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• No prior experience necessary.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Strong communication and public speaking skills.
• Willingness to travel and work evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Represent DelVal at college fairs and off-campus events to meet recruitment goals.
• Build relationships with prospective students and families through the admission process.
• Conduct interviews, appointments, and information sessions for applicants and families.
• Maintain regular contact with prospective students via phone, email, and mail.
• Promote DelVal programs and opportunities to guidance counselors and communities.
• Manage the review of applications in the designated territory.
• Collaborate with parents, counselors, departments, and other Admission Office staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Travel willingness

Team player

Detail oriented

Multitasking

MS Office

Admissions software

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Valid Driver’s License

Tools

MS Office

Admissions software

Job description

Part-Time Admissions Counselor

Regular Part-Time Doylestown, PA, US

Job Summary:

The Office of Admission is seeking an energetic professional to serve as an Admission Counselor. This part-time role will support the Counseling Recruitment Team as well as have a designated recruitment territory to meet the stated recruitment goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Represent Delaware Valley University in recruitment travel to college fairs, high schools, and other off-campus events to a in order to meet stated goals
• Build and cultivate relationships with and assist prospective students and families throughout all phases of the admission process (inquiry through enrollment)
• Conduct interviews, appointments and group information sessions for prospective students and their families when needed
• Conduct and maintain regular phone, email, direct mail, and other contact with prospective students, parents throughout admissions/enrollment process
• Develop in-depth knowledge about DelVal, the academic and extracurricular programs and articulate these messages to prospective students, families, guidance counselors and the community
• Review of Application Process in designated recruitment territory
• Build relationships with parents, guidance counselors, DelVal academic departments and other constituents of the Admission Office
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

The above job responsibilities are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communication, public speaking, interpersonal, and student service skills
• High Energy
• Determination to meet recruitment goals
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Team building, analytical, administrative and organizational ability
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability and willingness for overnight travel
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed
• Ability to work as part of a team and also work independently
• Ability to work with students, parents, university staff and faculty
• Proficient in the usage of computer-based program data including Microsoft Office, admission management data programs and other technologies

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• No prior experience necessary
• Valid Driver’s License

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Office or computer room
• Typically sitting at a desk or table
• Travel (>1000 mi/month) during the peak recruitment seasons of September – November/March - May
• Occasional lifting 25 lbs. or less

About the University:

Delaware Valley University (DelVal) is a private, comprehensive, nonprofit university educating students with a curriculum that emphasizes and requires experiential learning. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia, the University offers 28 undergraduate majors in business, arts and sciences, and agricultural and environmental sciences; 12 master’s degrees; and a doctorate in education. Founded in 1896, DelVal has been cited by the National Society for Experiential Education as having the country’s top experiential learning program, by Princeton Review as one of the best colleges in the Northeast, and by College Factual as having one of the top 20 animal science programs in the country.

Delaware Valley University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.