Admission Counselor

Job overview

The Admission Counselor works onsite in Springfield, MO, and manages recruitment for a designated geographic territory. Compensation is not specified. Drury University’s admissions team recruits qualified students and helps prospective students and families understand the university’s academic and co-curricular opportunities. The counselor builds relationships with prospective students and community constituents, advises applicants, and evaluates admission and scholarship candidates to support enrollment goals and the university’s strategic objectives.

What you'll do

• Manage a geographic recruitment territory
• develop relationships with prospective students, families, school counselors, teachers, principals, and alumni
• advise prospects on academic and co-curricular opportunities
• plan and execute territory travel and recruitment communications
• evaluate applicants and scholarship candidates
• participate in admission decisions
• support campus admission and scholarship events
• generate territory reports
• travel by car or air as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

admission counselor

student recruitment

college admissions

territory management

prospective students

scholarship evaluation

drury university

springfield mo

onsite

bachelor's degree

evening events

weekend events

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• More than four weeks of paid time off starting the first year
• free tuition for the employee’s family
• free tickets to home sporting events
• health and wellness benefits
• campus fitness center access
• discounted meals and merchandise.

Why this role

Bachelor’s degree required; college recruiting experience preferred. Evening and weekend work may be needed for calls, events, travel, and office work. May supervise student workers.

About the employer

Drury University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.