Admission Counselor

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IMPORTANT ALERT FROM THE CCPA:

Applying for this opportunity is a two-step process:

1. Upload your resume in the Handshake pop-up window when you are prompted AND

2. APPLY ON THE HAVERFORD'S WEBSITE AT:  <https://haverford.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Haverford-Campus/Admission-Counselor_R110>

Note:  Your application is not complete until you have completed both steps.  Any questions?  Email hc-ccpa@haverford.edu

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Haverford College seeks to hire a full time, exempt, benefit-eligible Admission Counselor. The Admission Counselor will be involved in all aspects of the general admission process: recruitment travel; interaction with prospective students and their families; interviewing; application review; and the selection of candidates. In addition, the Admission Counselor will be involved in other aspects of admission operations as assigned by the Dean and/or Director of Admission, and that may depend upon specific skills and interests.

The position requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to relate to a broad range of constituents (students, parents, alumni, high school counselors, etc.), an appreciation for and sensitivity to a variety of backgrounds and traditions from which students may come, an interest in issues of access and diversity, and the ability to work well both independently and collaboratively.

Essential Functions & Primary Responsibilities:

Specific list of responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:

• Travel within a defined national territory to visit high schools, attend college fairs and conferences, and interview students
• Reading and evaluating applications and participating in the committee process for selecting candidates
• Interviewing prospective candidates on-campus
• Conducting information sessions
• Answering admission inquiries from prospective students, parents, high school counselors, and others
• Building and maintaining relationships with high schools and community-based organizations

And may include, but not be limited to:

• Supporting the coordination of our Multicultural Recruitment efforts
• Oversight of student volunteers and student employees (interviewers, overnight hosts, tour guides, and in-office hosts)
• Planning and implementing various on and off-campus programs and initiatives
• Serving as liaison with other campus offices and/or departments
• Work with alumni admission volunteers
• Involvement with the planning and implementation of various on-campus programs
• Support of day-to-day admission processes

Education, Training, & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• Current Driver’s License required; ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record check required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required
• Ability to relate to broad range of constituents (students, parents, alumni, high school counselors, etc.), while exhibiting a sensitivity to the variety of backgrounds and traditions from which students may come
• Interest in issues of access and diversity
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions Required of this Position

• Lifting (to exert strength to move objects from one place to another):
  • Sedentary Lifting: (0-10 pounds) up to three hours
  • Light Lifting (10-20 pounds): up to three hours
  • Moderate Lifting (20-50 pounds): Never
  • Heavy Lifting (50 to 100 pounds): Never
• Pulling (to exert force upon an abject to move or change its direction: Never
• Pushing (to draw an object toward oneself to move or change its direction): up to three hours
• Carrying (to hold objects while moving entire body): up to three hours
• Reaching or working above shoulder (to extend arms upward or outward away from body): Never
• Walking (to move entire body in erect position): up to three hours
• Standing (to maintain body in erect posture in stationary position): up to three hours
• Sitting (to rest weight on buttocks and back of thighs with legs bent at knees): three to six hours
• Crouching/Stooping (to bend upper body forward while fully flexing knees): Never
• Kneeling (to maintain upper body in erect position while resting knees on ground): Never
• Climbing (to ascend or descent heights using ladders, scaffolding, stairs, poles, inclined surfaces): Never
• Twisting (to rotate upper body while feet remain stationary): Never
• Driving (operating a motor vehicle, crane, tractor, forklift, etc.): up to three hours
• Exposure Limitation (i.e., cold water, dust, gas, fumes, extreme temperatures): Never

To Apply: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three references online by visiting https://haverford.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Haverford-Cam.... To receive full consideration, apply by Friday, May 4, 2018.

Haverford College has a longstanding commitment to diversity rooted in values of inclusion and social justice, a commitment reflected in the academic program, lived experience, and composition of the College community. Haverford welcomes applications from candidates who share these values and who will contribute to the College’s educational mission.

Haverford College is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.