Admission Counselor for Visit Experience bei Simmons University

Located in Boston’s historic Fenway area, Simmons University has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons was founded for equality 125 years ago as one of the first higher education institutions dedicated to helping women become leaders. Today, our university continues to grow and evolve and now offers Boston’s only women’s undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all. 

You’re joining our community at an especially exciting time as we continue to innovate for the future. Simmons recently launched a six-school academic structure that leverages our expert faculty and longstanding expertise in professions that make our communities stronger. In addition, we continue to highlight our high-value education proposition that is delivering greater ROI to students and putting them on the fast track to career growth and success. You’ll find that people who work here truly believe in our mission of preparing students to become social justice-oriented leaders who excel in their professions and their communities. This commitment and pride make for a dynamic workplace.

As a university that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices–at all levels, for all positions–ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.

JOB SUMMARY 

The Admission Counselor for Visit Experience will assist in planning on campus and virtual events and visits, and be responsible for the recruitment and counseling of undergraduate students. Main responsibilities will include student Ambassador/Fellow co-management, front desk management, visit and event support, and an admission counseling caseload (including communication with students, their families, and schools; interviewing students; giving presentations, and evaluating applications). 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. 

 ● Hire, Train and Supervise student employees, including admission front desk employees, student ambassador/tour guides, student fellows, and summer student employees. 

● Manage student employee schedules for the admission office 

● Manage and coordinate prospective student visit schedules to include: interviews, class visit days, coordinated athletic visits, virtual visits 

● Provide front desk and phone coverage when students are not available.

● Provide on-campus event support for large events 

● Manage admission territory to include: communication with prospective students, reviewing admission applications and recommending decisions 

● Serve as in-office Counselor of the Day on a rotation with other admission counselors. Cover majority of Counselor of the Day duties when other admission counselors are traveling during recruitment season. 

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

● Liaise with Athletic Department to coordinate visits and recruit students

● Code visits and attendee information in Slate (Student recruitment database) ● Manage inventory 

● Identify and develop new opportunities for increasing the visibility of Simmons in domestic territories where we do not engage in recruitment travel 

● Cover local travel occasionally if needed 

● Other duties as assigned. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

● Education: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree 

● Entry level position 

● Driver’s License 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

● 0-2 years of experience 

● Fluency in additional language/s helpful 

COMPETENCIES 

● Problem Solving 

● Analytical and Strategic 

● Customer Service Oriented 

● Communication (Written, Verbal, Presentation) 

● Commitment to Inclusive Excellence and Social Justice 

● Teamwork 

● Leadership 

WORK ENVIRONMENT & CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

● On-campus work with some hybrid/remote possibility, depending on the time of year (1-2 days)

● 12 months 

● 40 hours / week 

● Environment: Office Environment, event spaces, virtual spaces 

● Exposures encountered: On campus Simmons construction 

● Essential physical requirements: standing at events, typing 

● Physical effort- light - up to 20 pounds 

● Weeknight and weekend work sometimes required as part of admission visit/event schedule.

● Travel requirements: occasional travel coverage at high schools and high school fairs.

Salary Grade

Instructions to Applicants: Please upload all applicable application materials (e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy, etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience") of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a combined document (e.g. PDF).

Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual’s community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices–at all levels, for all positions–ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.