Fernando Manriquez-Valenzuela Search Contact Phone/Extension:
315-267-2180
Search Contact Email:
manriqf@potsdam.edu
Search Contact Fax:
Posting Text Job Summary/Basic Function:
The Admissions Office at SUNY Potsdam is accepting applications for a full-time Admission Counselor. Job Requirements & Essential Functions of the
Job:
This position will include all aspects of recruiting prospective students in a territory management setting. Duties will include, but are not limited to, application review, personal outreach, tele-counseling, answering email and phone inquiries, creating, and administering face-to-face presentations to both small and large groups. Conducting individual appointments in a variety of settings including face-to-face and virtually. Interviewing prospective students and families as well as attendance at on and off campus events. Recruitment travel for a minimum of 12-15 weeks which will include areas both in and out-of-state. Some evening and weekend hours will be required. This full-time position has a 12-month obligation. It is anticipated that there will be multiple appointments made from this search.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree
Effective communication skills: oral, written, and interpersonal
Ability to develop and deliver presentations
Ability to work collaboratively in team environments
Ability to master knowledge of programs/services available to college students
Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures
Valid driver's license at time of appointment
Ability and willingness to travel 12-15 weeks per year
We are seeking candidates who possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills sufficient to work effectively with an increasingly diverse array of students and colleagues, and who have demonstrated a commitment to creating, fostering, and sustaining an inclusive environment in and out of the classroom and the workplace.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree
One to three years' experience in college admissions or other areas of higher education.
Knowledge of SUNY Potsdam and surrounding region
Knowledge of student recruitment and retention issues
Familiarity with Banner software; Technolution's Slate CRM
We are, especially, seeking candidates who have engaged in professional development activities to enhance knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion and have worked collaboratively across various departments in fostering success of underrepresented groups and a supportive and inclusive environment for all.
Supervisor:
Erica Kaiser
Location:
Admissions
Posting Detail Information Close Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
EEO Information SUNY Potsdam is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race including traits historically associated with race, color, national origin including ancestry, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, actual or perceived sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristic protected under applicable state or federal law. All qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, or other applicable state and federal laws. We will consider requests for reasonable accommodation from qualified applicants with disabilities in completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process, or, should they be selected to be interviewed, to facilitate their interview. Applicants with disabilities may contact Human Resources to discuss, in confidence, any request for reasonable accommodations. Executive Order 161: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov . All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Special Instructions to
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