Admissions Counselor for High School

Qualifications: Bachelors degree required. Two to three years of related experience in higher education admissions, recruitment, consultative sales, customer service, or a comparable field. Strong communication, interviewing, relationship-building, and customer service skills. Strong public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to engage high school students, families, counselors, teachers, and administrators. Ability to establish rapport, understand student needs, and effectively communicate educational opportunities. Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to balance field recruitment and admissions responsibilities. Proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, social media, texting, and other communication platforms. Ability to use data and established performance metrics to manage recruitment activity and student pipelines. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. Ability to travel throughout the Colleges recruitment territory and work evenings and Saturdays as required. Duties and Responsibilities: High School Recruitment & Inquiry Generation Establish and maintain relationships with assigned public and private high schools throughout the Colleges recruitment territory. Develop relationships with guidance counselors, administrators, teachers, and other key school personnel. Schedule and conduct classroom presentations, application days, workshops, information sessions, and other recruitment activities. Represent CW at college fairs, career events, and other high school programs. Generate prospective student inquiries and appointments through school-based recruitment activity. Meet established goals for school visits, presentations, inquiry generation, appointments, applications, and enrollments. Identify opportunities to expand CWs presence within assigned schools and generate additional student engagement. Maintain accurate school profiles, contacts, calendars, visit reports, and recruitment activity within appropriate systems. Student Recruitment & Admissions Counseling Contact prospective students and assess their interests, needs, and fit with The College of Westchester. Schedule and conduct admissions interviews with students and families. Present appropriate academic programs, career opportunities, scholarships, financial aid resources, and the overall CW student experience. Guide students through the application and admissions process. Maintain consistent communication and follow-up with prospective students and families from inquiry through enrollment and start. Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned applicants and coordinate required enrollment activities, including Financial Aid, registration, orientation, and other next steps. Recommend qualified applicants for admission and ensure required documentation is complete and accurate. Maintain accurate and timely CRM documentation of student communication, activity, status, and next steps. Applicant Engagement & Enrollment Conversion Actively manage an assigned student pipeline and maintain momentum throughout the enrollment process. Achieve established individual activity, application, conversion, and enrollment goals. Team & Recruitment Support Work closely with the Assistant Director of Admissions for High School to execute the Colleges high school recruitment strategy. Participate in regular pipeline, territory, activity, and performance reviews. SEE MORE JOB DESCRIPTION at https://www.cw.edu/career-opportunities/ Please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to [email protected]. No phone calls please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.