Admissions Counselor

Summary

Admissions Counselors report to the Director of Admissions. This position is responsible for recruiting incoming students, maintaining communication throughout a prospect’s experience working with the Office of Admissions, building relationships with community partners and prospective families, and helping prospective students complete admissions steps until they are officially enrolled.

This position is a full-time exempt position that works year-round. This position works on campus in Nashville. This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• Manages and performs recruitment activities to achieve targeted enrollment goals and expand the university’s success. Provides advice, information, guidance and assistance to students, parents, guidance counselors and others related to the enrollment and admissions processes and academic requirements. Seeks to help remove barriers to enrollment as they arise.
• Develops and maintains relationships with high schools, community partners, educational partners and church leaders with the goal of widening the pool of prospective students, including making presentations to groups.
• Travels to churches and college fairs in state and out of state (as assigned).
• Delivers excellent customer service and hospitality to prospective students and their families.
• Follows designated processes as prompted by CRM (Recruit) for effective/productive communication and recruiting while also using creativity, strategy, and initiative to drive further communication with prospects, families, and community partners.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel as needed. Ability to work on campus Monday – Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30pm with some evenings/weekends required as needed.
• Works effectively with diverse populations.
• Analyzes, strategizes, and solves problems in order to make independent evaluative judgments.
• Performs complex tasks and prioritizes multiple tasks with skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications and databases.
• Experience in higher education environment as an employee preferred but not required.
• Prior experience with Trevecca Nazarene University preferred but not required.
• Sales background preferred but not required.
• Commitment to the mission and goals of Trevecca Nazarene University.
• Travel is required for this position. As such, a valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and reliable transportation are required.
• In order to be eligible for mileage reimbursement, must carry personal vehicle insurance that meets minimum coverage amounts as designated by the university.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions seeks to work efficiently, professionally, and harmoniously to foster a cooperative work environment. All team members must handle sensitive and confidential applicant information and must be committed to work excellence. We are passionate about quality customer service and constructive relationships. Ideal team members exhibit self-motivation, resourcefulness, excellent communication and time-management skills, technological strengths, and high-energy levels; they also are solution and goal-oriented, are dedicated to improving themselves and their role’s processes over time, and are supportive of Trevecca’s Christ-centered focus and denominational stance.

Salary and Benefits

Salary and benefits depend on prior experience and qualifications. Trevecca Nazarene University provides a significant benefits package, which includes vacation, paid holidays, tuition remission, medical, life, and disability insurance and matching contributions to a defined contribution retirement plan.

About the University

Trevecca Nazarene University is a Christian university in the heart of Nashville focused on preparing students for lives of leadership and service. Founded in 1901, Trevecca is committed to holistic education that encourages students to grow intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. In addition to its historic main campus near downtown Nashville, Trevecca offers two other locations across Tennessee, and online classes worldwide. Trevecca has been recognized as a national university by the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges; as a doctoral university by the Carnegie Foundation; and as the nation’s #3 school for an online doctorate in leadership by Fortune.
With students from 44 states and 24 countries, Trevecca offers 17 associate degrees, 77 undergraduate majors, 19 master’s programs, and three doctoral programs as well as specialist and certificate programs.

Procedure for Application

Interested parties who agree with the mission and values of Trevecca Nazarene University should send a cover letter and a resume that speaks to the person’s qualifications and experience to mmiller@trevecca.edu .