Penn State Harrisburg is seeking a n Admissions Counselor ( Enrollment Services Specialist ) to provid e c onsultative services to prospective and current students and their families , facilitate admissions, determine financial aid eligibility , and evaluate applications .

Job Responsibilities:

• Counsel and advise prospective students/families regarding enrollment through the student life cycle

• Responsible for providing in-take services

• Respond to direct requests from individual applicants, parents, and counselors through phone, email, and assisting visitors to the office

• Evaluate and analyze credentials on students’ applications to determine eligibility for financial assistance, admissions applications

• Create and maintain Graduate Recruitment focused CRM campaign(s) to assist in the recruitment of graduate students.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive communications campaign, consisting of interactions with prospective students, providing institutional support to faculty to assist with messaging, and assuring timely responsiveness to interested students.

• Co-supervise admissions tour guides and/or student employees

• Represent the University during special programs, recruitment trips, campus visits, and/or financial aid events, including extensive travel to regional and out-of-state events

• Evaluate readmission applications and add advance standing credits required for graduation; evaluate records for retroactive drop/adds, withdrawals, cancellations, and grade changes

• Review, analyze, assess, and process information, records, and transcripts for determining academic credit and eligibility for degrees and/or specialized programs

• Present at recruitment and/or student aid and/or enrollment services events for prospective and current students on behalf of the University and/or campus

• Create and implement outreach programs/presentations targeted to specific populations

• Work and collaborate with other University units/campuses to develop and deliver a consistent message to prospective and current students during the enrollment life cycle

• Manage application follow-up by running reports, develop communication strategies to reach students with active applications, and maintain reports/spreadsheets for special populations
  

The following clearances must be successfully completed for this position:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here .

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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