Admissions Counselor Temporary 1 Year Position

Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

Position Responsibilities: In all aspects of the position the admissions counselor is responsible for ensuring incorporation of accessibility diversity equity and inclusiveness perspectives throughout functional responsibility areas in alignment with the Universitys broader efforts to make Western a place where all community members feel truly safe supported and included. Overall responsibilities include:

Communicating the values of Western Washington University and the benefits of higher education to a wide and diverse range of prospective students parents high school counselors and community groups with tact diplomacy and discretion

Extensive public speaking engagements at recruitment events such as high school and community college visits college fairs and on campus programs

Analyzing application and enrollment trends and developing appropriate territory recruitment strategies; assessing effectiveness and adjusting strategies as necessary in collaboration with the Recruitment and Outreach team

Evaluating the qualifications of prospective students making admissions decisions which are in the best interest of the student and the University

Maintaining a positive attitude that will promote a healthy and respectful culture as a member of the Admissions team

Traveling by car plane and ferry for extended periods and working during irregular hours extensively including late nights early mornings evenings and weekends for fourteen to sixteen (14-16) weeks per year on a continuous and ongoing basis

Providing support for talented nonresident and transfer student recruitment; multicultural outreach; early outreach; and/or selected recruitment by academic interest

This position requires routinely lifting 50 pounds

This is a project-employment position ending no later than August 2027 (1 year position).

• Bachelors degree (earned by positions start date)
• Excellent interpersonal skills that include professional communication relationship building and the ability to clearly and concisely present information
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including excellent presentation abilities
• Demonstrated record of or commitment to supporting an organizational culture that emphasizes accessibility diversity equity and inclusion
• Display strong planning and organizing skills attention to detail and ability to produce desired results independently
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities as part of a team

• Bilingual ability (e.g. Spanish Mandarin Tagalog etc.)
• Experience navigating available resources or participating activities related to higher education and/or the prospective undergraduate student market
• Experience as a student leader Student Admission Representative Tour Guide Resident Advisor Peer Advisor Orientation Leader or similar student service roles.

Benefits Overview for Administrative Professional Position.

A cover letter and resume are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications. Please include the names and contact information of three professional references. References will only be contacted if necessary with notice provided beforehand.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity compliance with applicable laws WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race ethnicity color national origin age citizenship or immigration status pregnancy use of protective leave genetic status sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status creed religion veteran or military status disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law in its programs or activities including employment admissions and educational programs. See WWUs Policies onProhibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class and Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sex. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance Title IX and ADA Coordinator Western Washington University Old Main 126 (MS 9021) 516 High Street Bellingham WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay);

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation please contactHuman Resources Disability Services 360.650.3751 or 711 (Washington Relay).

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All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires which includes a sexual misconduct background check.