Admissions Counselor I

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The Office of Undergraduate Admissions seeks to employ a student-centered professional to conduct outreach to community colleges and represent the University at various recruitment events. This position will review and adjudicate transfer and adult applicants for admission. 

As a counselor with the Transfer Services team, the successful candidate will assist in the development of the office's overall strategy for recruiting and supporting transfer students.  This position advises, counsels and connects prospective students in person, virtually, over the phone, and via email with a variety of resources on campus including Financial Aid, Housing, and Advising. The role entails coordination and presentation of our Transfer Campus Visit Program. The Admission Counselor will also administer multiple transfer scholarship programs. Preferred candidates must have strong interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills.

This position will include modest In-State travel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advise, counsel, and inform prospective students, parents and others seeking information about the University.

• Assist with review and admission decisions of applications for transfer, readmitted students, petition students, and continuing studies students.

• Assist in the management of electronic recruitment and publication tools.

• Assist with outreach and recruitment efforts to prospective transfer students in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

• Coordinate and participate in both off-campus and on-campus programs designed to introduce prospective students to the campus and other facets of the University.

• Develop and maintain relationships with community college staff that include regular visits, communications, and arranging visits to U of L.

• Administer transfer and adult scholarship programs.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.