Admissions Counselor

Admissions Counselor

The Admissions Counselor conducts recruitment, selection, and yield activities for assigned application pools; all efforts are focused on optimizing applicant and advisor relationships as well as funnel conversion rates in the achievement of stated goals (headcount, quality, revenue, and composition). This is a highly collaborative position that leverages the work of academic partners, administrative partners, and Jefferson Enrollment Management colleagues to achieve goals.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Student Recruitment : conduct student recruitment activities including off-campus, on-campus, and virtual events / visits.
• Prospect / Applicant Outreach : conduct activity related to converting individuals from prospects to applicants and from incomplete to complete applicants.
• Student Selection : under the guidance of the Sr. Director / Director, determine selection criteria and design and implement application review and selection procedures including interviews & decision communications.
• Admitted / Deposited Student Outreach : conduct activity related to converting admitted and deposited students to enrolled students.
• Special Population Management : under the guidance of senior team members, develop strategies to address assigned sub-populations (i.e. athletes, re-entries, cross-campus transfers, etc.)
• Key Collaborations : collaborate extensively with academic and administrative colleagues in the recruitment, selection, and yield of new students.
• Admissions Team Responsibilities : as a member of the Admissions team, contribute to efforts related to planning, policy & procedure development, and quality assurance & effectiveness.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required)

All positions in Jefferson Enrollment Management require competency in the following areas :

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Education :

AND

Experience :

Additional Information

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Philadelphia University

Primary Location Address

3242 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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