General Statement of Job

This position can reside in Joplin or has the option of residing in the St. Louis area or within a 30-mile radius of the St. Louis metro. The Regional Admissions Counselor plans, initiates, executes and evaluates programs for recruitment and admission of students for the St. Louis territory. This position provides guidance through a variety of recruitment activities for students seeking admission into the university.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

Travels to high schools to meet with prospective students, parents and/or counselors. (a minimum of 75 visits/fairs per academic year is expected)

Represents Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) at college day and night fairs.

Responsible for managing the university’s undergraduate student recruitment efforts in an assigned territory and other areas responsible for overseeing by using CRM and other university software

Helps organize, set-up and participate in receptions and special events designed to attract new students.

Makes contact by telephone, e-mail, text and in person with potential students/families each week throughout the recruitment cycle. (a minimum of 100 contacts per week is expected)

Collaborates with other campus departments and offices with recruiting activities.

Provides a travel schedule, budget, reports and tracking of recruiting activities to the Dean of Admissions.

Assists with the evaluation of transcripts.

Assists students with academic, financial aid and enrollment questions.

Assists the Admissions Office with daily duties related to recruitment and admission of all categories of students. Assists with the budget process.

Serves on university committees as designated.

Performs other related duties as required.

Education, Experience, and Licenses

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university preferred.

Ability to travel extensively is required

4 years related experience in higher education preferred.

Must have valid Driver's License and ability to meet insurance requirements for driving University vehicles.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills required.

• Excellent attention to detail, reliability, and consistent follow-through necessary.

• Strong ability to collaborate across organizational structures.

• Knowledge and familiarity with basic office information systems (Microsoft 365 and experience with admissions CRM.

• Ability to lead and supervise a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret transcripts.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, students, faculty, staff, members of the public, and/or Board of Governors.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to travel including the occasional overnight trip.
• Ability to effectively use the Internet as a research tool.
• Must have proven excellent public speaking skills.
• Requires the ability to use computers for data entry.
• Requires the ability to make recommendations that impact the budget.
• Requires the ability to use social media for recruitment initiatives.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear including the use of the telephone. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel including the use of a computer keyboard; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.