West Virginia Wesleyan College is seeking an admissions counselor to join a collaborative and creative Enrollment Management team.  The admissions counselor position will combine office work and travel and will serve key recruitment markets. markets.  The successful candidate will be fun, creative, hard-working, and team-oriented.

Responsibilities:

Build relationships with schools, families, and independent counselors to help increase enrollment. Development of the market to broaden qualified applicant pool with established goals and targets.

Scheduling of travel events within the framework of the plan including booking of high school visits, College fairs, and other programs.

Review of applications and follow-up to prospects by phone, email, and text.    Management of territory, goals, and results.

Attendance and support to all special weekend events including open houses, conversion and registration days, and orientation.

Extensive travel and driving are required to targeted high schools and events in assigned region to provide presentations to students and parents including yield events, high school visits, school sponsorships, and other programming.

Counselor outreach including in-region counselor events, visits, and organized trips to campus.

Interview prospective students in the field for on-site admissions

Regular reporting on travel, prospects, visit registrations, and application and inquiry growth

Other duties as assigned by the Vice President.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proven organizational and interpersonal abilities

Ability to represent the College in a professional manner in interacting with students, parents, alumni, school counselors

Demonstrated ability to work in a team framework but also independently as required

Willingness to work weeknights and weekends

Valid driver’s license with driving experience

The ability to move or transport heavy boxes of material is required

To Apply:  Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume and names and contact information of three references to wvwcjobapp@wvwc.edu.  On the subject of the email, please enter:  ##4## – Admissions Counselor. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

West Virginia Wesleyan College does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, creed, ancestry, marital/family status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, religion, age, disability or blindness, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law, to include Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and the Age Discrimination Act, in the administration of its admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, educational programs, employment, athletic programs, co-curricular activities, or other College administered programs.   For inquiries about the application of these laws in Wesleyan’s programs or to file a report, contact the Title IX Coordinator at 59 College Ave, Buckhannon WV, titleix@wvwc.edu, or 304-621-1316.