Admission Counselor- Online and Graduate - Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor

This full-time, exempt position is responsible for recruitment efforts and admissions for non-traditional undergraduate students. This position is located at the Kenosha, WI Center and reports to the Assistant Director of Accelerated Enrollment.

Responsibilities

• Interview and counsel prospective students
• Recruit, follow-up, and facilitate admission of students
• Outreach; attending college fairs, technical colleges, and visit area businesses in key market areas
• Develop an annual recruitment/outreach plan and work toward institutional goals
• Maintain relations with program directors, faculty, students and staff at the Kenosha Center
• May perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills – written and oral, internally with staff and with students
• Ability to work independently and operate effectively within a team environment
• Knowledge and skill in the areas of sales, marketing, and customer service
• Knowledge and skill in use of computer and software common to the academic setting
• Regular evening hours and some weekends are required
• Occasional overnight travel may be required

Education and Experience
A Bachelor's degree and three to five years of professional work experience in academic admissions is required.

Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time position. Starting range is dependent upon on individual qualifications and experience. Concordia health, disability and retirement plan enrollment is available to full-time employees and their eligible dependents. Tuition benefits are available for employees and their qualified dependents.

Physical Demands/Equipment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the position. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. Administration reserves the right to adjust the duties and responsibilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Concordia University does not discriminate in the employment on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender or age. However, Concordia University is a Christian educational institution operated by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and, in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, reserves the right to give preference in employment based on religion. Concordia University is a Higher Learning Commission accredited, co-educational, liberal arts school offering 60 undergraduate majors of study, 14 master's degrees, 2 doctoral programs and 6 accelerated undergraduate majors. Concordia's attractive campus is located on approximately 200 acres on the shore of Lake Michigan, just 20 minutes north of downtown Milwaukee. Founded in 1881, the Mequon campus and its 10 Concordia centers are home to over 7,200 undergraduate and graduate, traditional as well as nontraditional students from 46 states and 28 foreign countries.

Concordia is a Lutheran higher education community committed to helping students develop in mind, body and spirit for service to Christ in the Church and in the world.