"Enrollment Counselor"

Enrollment Counselor

Company: Richard Bland College

Job Location: (Not specified in main content)

Category: Admissions and Enrollment

Type: Full-Time

Hiring Range: $43,000 - $52,000 (Commensurate with Experience)

Job Duties

Richard Bland College (RBC) is a two-year, residential, liberal arts transfer institution that focuses on preparing students for transfer to highly ranked colleges and universities. The College is a hidden gem located outside the Tri-Cities region-and its rural setting featuring 750+ acres of wetlands, bucolic forest, and the state's oldest and largest pecan grove.

Richard Bland College is seeking an enthusiastic and driven Enrollment Counselor to attract, recruit, and enroll a diverse and talented pool of prospective students who align with our mission and values. As a key representative of the college, the Enrollment Counselor will guide prospective students and their families through the admissions process, highlighting academic programs, campus life, and student services. The Enrollment Counselor will be the primary contact for students from initial inquiry to enrollment, fostering relationships and delivering exceptional customer service. This position plays a critical role in helping the college achieve its enrollment goals and ensure a high-quality, student focused admissions experience.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Identify and recruit prospective students through various methods such as college fairs, high school visits, and individual meetings.
• Identify and establish relationships with key school counselors and educational partners in the designated territory.
• Maintain consistent communication with school counselors, prospective students, and their families through various channels (email, phone, social media).
• Build relationships with prospective students and families to assist them through the enrollment process.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to reach targeted enrollment goals.
• Conduct campus tours and presentations to prospective students and families.
• Collaborate with other departments such as Financial Aid and Student Services to ensure a positive enrollment experience for prospective students.
• Keep accurate and up-to-date recruitment activities records and maintain a prospective student database.
• Track and analyze performance metrics, provide regular reports to management and make data-driven recommendations for strategy improvement.
• Attend professional development workshops and conferences to stay informed about industry trends and best practices.
• Provides pre-admission counseling for prospective high school students and families.
• Reviews student application materials to determine application status.
• Assists with the planning process and facilitates college activities, such as on campus recruitment events, orientation and registration activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Demonstrated knowledge, competence experience in sales, higher education admissions and/or enrollment management.
• Customer service experience
• A valid driver's license and the ability to travel and work nights and weekends as necessary.

Additional Considerations

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

RICHARD BLAND COLLEGE IS AN AA/EEO EMPLOYER - Richard Bland College is an equal opportunity institution providing educational and employment opportunities, programs, services, and activities. In keeping with this policy, the College does not discriminate and makes no distinction in the admission of students, nor in any other of its official activities, based on race, color, national origin (ancestry), religion (creed), age, military service or veteran status, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, family medical history or genetic information, disability, any other status protected by law, or any other non-merit based factors. The college also prohibits sexual misconduct including sexual violence or harassment. All standards and policies governing college employment and student employment, recruitment, admissions, financial aid, and support programs are applied accordingly.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities act (ADA), RBC will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: For full-time teaching faculty positions and adjunct faculty (part-time teaching faculty), applicants must submit a cover letter specifying their interested teaching discipline and statement of teaching philosophy, their schedule availability, resume/curriculum vitae, all unofficial transcripts, and a list of three (3) professional references. Please note: official transcripts are required on the first day of employment for all teaching faculty positions at RBC.

For administrative and professional faculty positions the cover letter, resume, all unofficial transcripts and a list of three (3) professional references are required. Official transcripts are also required on the first day of employment for administrative and professional faculty positions at RBC.

Chief Business Officer
Richard Bland College
Physical Address: Pecan Hall, Second Floor, 11301 Johnson Road, South Prince George, VA 23805
Telephone: (804)862-6100, extension 8603
Email: ssokol@rbc.edu

IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE IX: Employees, prospective employees, student workers, or prospective student workers who believe they have witnessed or experienced discriminatory conditions or discriminatory acts related to RBC employment practices or inaccessible conditions that are inclusive of sexual misconduct, sexual violence, sexual harassment should present their concerns to either of the following:

Title IX Coordinator
Richard Bland College
Physical Address: Academic Innovation Center, 11301 Johnson Road, South Prince George, VA 23805
titleix@rbc.edu | 804-862-6100

Or,

Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-1100
www.ed.gov

Contact Information

Name: Richard Bland College - Office of Human Resources

Phone: 8048626100

Email: rbchr@rbc.edu