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Assistant Director/Admission Counselor of Admission - Regional Representative - Texas

Employer
Sewanee: The University of the South
Location
Sewanee, TN, TN

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Administrative Jobs
Institutional & Business Affairs, Admissions & Enrollment
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Position Overview

Primary Function:

Counselors serve as the main point of contact for prospective students and families and are expected to manage the recruitment of undergraduate students from assigned territories. This includes the creation of an effective travel schedule that includes high school visits, relationship building with high school counselors, college fairs, individual student appointments, connections with alumni, and yield events. The evaluation of applications from the territory is required. This process includes a careful review of all submitted application materials and a recommendation for admission and scholarship consideration. While this is a remote position, several campus visits will be required throughout the year for admission events. Weekend and evening work is required.


This position works with considerable independence and self-direction. Only the general direction and scope of the work to be accomplished are discussed with the supervisor.


Career Band
:
2BPosition Description

Typical Duties & Responsibilities:

Independently manage the recruitment of prospective students from assigned territory through regular communication and outreach such as high school visits, college fairs, counselor appointments, and yield events.

Cultivate and maintain relationships with both college and independent counselors from assigned territory through regular outreach and planned events.

Maintain regular communication with local alumni organizations and foster relationships with area alumni volunteers.

Complete review of applications for admission from assigned recruitment territory.

Support virtual recruitment activities by hosting online information sessions and virtual events as needed.

Other duties or special projects as assigned


Judgment Required:
The performance of the essential duties of this position is dependent upon independent ingenuity and developmental efforts.

Machines & Equipment Used:
  • Laptop

  • Monitor

  • Printer for home office

Budgetary Responsibility:
Monitors expenditures against budget; prepares budget data for review/approval by supervisor/department head.

Personal Interaction/Communication:
  • Student Contact: Daily
  • Internal: Daily
  • External: Daily
  • Attributes of a Successful Candidate

    Education:
    Bachelor Degree

    Experience:
    Admission experience preferred.

    Supplemental Information

    Confidential Information:
    Student records

    Working Environment:
    Home office

    Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
  • Must be able to walk for extended periods of time
  • Must be able to climb (many stairs, ladders)
  • Must be able to push and/or pull objects
  • Must be able to use feet for repetitive tasks
  • Must be able to use hands for repetitive tasks
  • Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds (Sedentary work)
  • Must be able to carry up to 10 pounds (Sedentary work)
  • Must be able to lift between 11-20 pounds (Light work)
  • Must be able to carry between 11-20 pounds (Light work)
  • Must be able to lift between 21-50 pounds (Medium work)
  • Must be able to carry between 21-50 pounds (Medium work)


  • Any additional requirements specific to this position:
    • While this is a remote position, several campus visits will be required throughout the year for admission events.
    • Weekend and evening work is required.

    DEI Institutional Statement:

    At the University of the South, our commitment to inclusion and belonging is grounded in our core values of community, courage, flourishing, and inquiry. We seek to build a community enriched by our diversity and centered on equity, justice, mutual respect, and shared responsibility.



    Equal Employment Opportunity:

    The University of the South is an equal-opportunity educational institution that is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus environment.

    Organization

    Working at Sewanee: The University of the South

    Known familiarly as “Sewanee” by its students, faculty, staff and friends, The University of the South offers an unmatched educational experience. The university remains purposefully small and dedicated to building a sense of community. All classes are taught by professors, not graduate teaching assistants, and close faculty-student interaction ensures that each student enjoys a rich and personal educational experience. It is not unusual for students and faculty members to work shoulder to shoulder on research projects and journal articles, to meet for coffee at a local eatery, or to serve together as members of the university orchestra, volunteer fire department, and other civic groups.

    The result of such individualized education is clear in the academic success of Sewanee students and alumni. The university has had 26 Rhodes Scholars—a number that puts Sewanee in the top four nationally among American liberal arts colleges—as well as 27 NCAA Postgraduate Fellows, 43 Watson Fellows, and dozens of Fulbright Scholars, and has an acceptance rate to graduate and professional schools that far outpaces its peers. The School of Theology has added to its alumni ranks countless bishops, including three of the last four presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church.

    Sewanee offers 36 majors, 32 minors, and 15 special programs, along with pre-medicine, pre-nursing, pre-law, and pre-business. More than 40 percent of students participate in study-abroad programs, and a comprehensive endowed program that provides financial support for summer internships has greatly strengthened career development for undergraduates. See more about Sewanee in the "Sewanee Snapshot" here.

    In an era of specialization, Sewanee upholds the broad-based ideals of liberal education as a surer means to success. At the University of the South, the adherence to outstanding liberal arts education and enduring traditions of honor, community, and respect have transformed many generations of students, and have earned the abiding loyalty and support of alumni who are enjoying lives of integrity, leadership, and service.

    The University is located atop the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sewanee’s physical environment, which includes the 13,000–acre Domain (as the campus and surrounding area is known), provides a remarkable academic and recreational resource, and an unparalleled place in which to study and reflect. It invites students to engage in both a multitude of outdoor activities and careful study of the natural environment.

    As the University celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2007–2008, it looked back on a rich history and forward to new opportunities for the next generations. “The essence of Sewanee is consistent from generation to generation,” said Vice Chancellor emeritus Joel Cunningham. “We are a university dedicated to liberal education, to time-honored traditions, and to our commitment to serve our students and this nation. We have been successful in advancing our mission, and I believe we have the resources and the will to ensure that Sewanee’s best years are still to come.”

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