Admission Counselor / Senior Admission Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities:

Evaluating/Making Admission & Scholarship Decision on Applications:

• Will participate in all aspects of the application review process which includes: calculating cumulative grade point average (GPA) analyzing the level of difficulty of courses taken by applicants determining the level of competitiveness of school attended by applicants and objectively quantifying applicants essay letters of recommendation and extra-curricular activities.
• Will also make decisions on whether to admit or deny applicants based on the applicants individual profile the overall (and individual schools) application pool and the applicants potential contribution to the campus and the mission of the University.
• Finally admission counselors will also decide which applicants will be awarded a merit scholarship and how much to award based on the above mentioned admission criteria.
• Admission counselors will also communicate with families and school counselors throughout the process.

Counseling Students and Conducting Info Sessions:

• Will counsel prospective students and families about admission financial aid academic and community life programs and student life at the University.
• Conduct workshops to outreach groups (AVID Upward Bound CalSoap etc.) assisting prospective students and their parents with general college planning and the higher education system.
• Serve on panels to interpret and discuss admission practices/policies put forth by our governing organizations the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC).
• Will have regular responsibilities for meeting individually with families or counselors while providing coverage as the counselor of the day and participating in all on campus recruitment events.

Territory Management/Recruitment Travel:

• Will conduct presentations at visits to high schools community colleges CBOs attend college night and fair programs conduct interviews meet with alums and carry out other recruitment activities in designated recruitment territories.
• Territory manager will decide on which schools and community colleges to visit fairs to attend and cities to hold receptions in based on data gathered from school reports past travel evaluation records school profiles and consultations with other counselors.
• Territory manager will also schedule and coordinate all visits fairs and receptions. Travel will last approximately three 4 months in the Fall and one 2 months in the Spring.
• Participate in regular professional development and networking opportunities: WACAC NACAC and the Regional Groups of NARAC.

Manage/Provide Leadership for Collateral Responsibilities:

• Serve as Academic and/or Athletic Department Liaison or other duties as assigned.
• Assist with advising transfer students and evaluating transfer applications.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Extensive travel is required. Ability to travel (including air travel) for up to two (2) consecutive weeks: nights and weekends are required.

Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 1 year in college admission or relevant work experience (i.e. education student leadership public relations sales/marketing etc.) required
• A valid drivers license

Performance Expectations- Knowledge Skills andAbilities:

• Ability to work independently without direct supervision
• Excellent public speaking and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong work ethic
• Must feel comfortable in a team-oriented collaborative work environment
• Knowledge of and willingness to learn and work with technology; specifically word processing environments internet navigation databases and e-mail correspondence
• Knowledge of the University of San Diego and its programs
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time

Resume and Cover Letter Required

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: August 11 2025