Enrollment Counselor I
Basic Position Information
Job Code: 5296
Title: Enrollment Counselor I
Department: Undergraduate Admissions
Essential Personnel: N/A
Job Family: Enrollment Management
Job Sub-Family: Admissions
FLSA Classification: NE
Job Grade: 10
Grade Min: $36,294
Grade Mid: $42,645
UHD Succession Plan: N/A
Criticality of Position: N/A
Career Ladder: Pre-Defined
Campus Security Authority: Y
Screening Committee: N
Motor Vehicle Record Check: N
Job Summary
The Enrollment Counselor I provides high-level professional customer service to students, faculty, staff, and the community in the Office of Admissions. The Counselor serves as liaison for Enrollment Services.
Duties
- Provides counseling to prospective students on enrollment requirements and other university offerings.
- Receives and answers questions forwarded from other enrollment service areas; logs calls received in a tracking database for reporting and resolution purposes.
- Communicates effectively and professionally with students, internal departments, and external entities, to resolve difficult and complex concerns related to the enrollment process
- Tracks student interactions and progress using CRM systems or other databases.
- Provides instructions on how to obtain and complete university documents; accepts official university information and documents and reviews and/or completes as necessary
- Represents the university at college and career fairs, conventions, and student recruitment events
Marginal Duties
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct Reports:
- None
Delegation of Work:
- N/A
Supervision Given:
- N/A
Qualifications
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree
Required Experience:
- Minimum of one(1) year of related job experience
License/Certification:
- None required
Preferred Qualifications
- None
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the enrollment policies and procedures at the university, and of the related trends, issues, and accepted practices.
Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; good customer service skills.
Abilities:
- Ability to build a rapport with prospective students; ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
Work Location and Physical Demands
Primary Work Location:
- Works in an office environment.
Physical Demands:
- Work is performed in a typical, comfortable interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements
- Individual has discretion in relation to walking, standing etc., and has minimal exposure to physical risks.
- Occasional lifting and carrying of up to 10lbs may be required
Position Specific Competencies
Commitment to Excellence - UHD
- Demonstrates a commitment to competently perform his/her job duties and responsibilities within established time frames.
- Continuously strives to improve work performance.
- Accepts responsibility for his/her commitments to the university.
- Contributes to the success of the university by consistently providing quality results in the performance of his/her job duties and responsibilities.
Respect and Cooperation
- Treats others with courtesy, respect, and dignity in the workplace.
- Promotes cooperation through open and honest communications and consideration of others ideas, thoughts, and opinions.
Integrity
- Demonstrates high ethical standards of conduct in the performance of his/her job duties and responsibilities.
- Accepts responsibility for his/her actions.
- Respects and complies with department and university policies, procedures, and work rules.
Proficiency
- Possesses required job skills and knowledge.
- Demonstrates the ability to apply those skills and knowledge to competently perform his/her job duties and assignments.
Dependability
- Takes responsibility to accomplish job assignments within reasonable deadlines.
- Willing to accept new projects and/or commitments.
- Does due diligence to complete projects within specified timeframes and/or fulfill commitments.
- Arrives to work on time prepared and ready to contribute.
Flexibility
- Willingly adjusts to changing work assignments or conditions.
- Open to changes in operational procedures, technology, and/or organizational structure.
- Views changes as opportunities for learning and professional development.
- Displays a positive attitude to encourage others.
- Promptly responds to changes in work priorities and/or unexpected circumstances or situations.
Computer/Automated System Proficiency
- Proficient in the use of university applications or automated systems to perform job duties.
- Complies with related policies, procedures, and work rules to maintain system security and data integrity.
Student Success Direct Support
- Assists and/or advises students and/or prospective students with academic plans and course selection, financial options, career plans, and/or student opportunities.
- Contributes to student success through careful monitoring of student progress within caseload.
- Promotes student success through regular and persistent outreach to student caseload.
- Provides encouragement and guidance to foster student success.
- Shares relevant knowledge and insight to apprise students of programs and services available to them.
- Listens and responds to student requests and concerns with patience and understanding.
- Treats students with respect.
Focus on Customer Service
- Focuses on customer's needs and expectations. (Customers can be students, external constituents, employees, or university guests.)
- Respectfully ascertains customer's needs and determines appropriate response.
- Promptly responds by providing requested information, takes appropriate action, or refers customer to appropriate individual or department.
- If further actions need to be taken, advises customers of realistic timeframes for a response to their request.
- Follows up with customers on outstanding requests in a timely manner.
- Tactfully explains to customers why their needs and/or expectations cannot be met if the university does not provide the requested information or services.
This job description may not encompass all duties and responsibilities associated with the position.