Enrollment Counselor - College of Undergraduate Studies

Description

About the Job

The Enrollment Counselor position is a full-time, non-exempt sales position reporting to the Associate Director of Recruitment for the College of Undergraduate Studies (CUS) at Colorado Christian University. This role requires an understanding and application of marketing strategies using a sales approach and entails public presentations to both prospective students and their parents.

The Enrollment Counselor contacts prospective students using proactive marketing strategies to build relationships with and promote the University to high school and college transfer students and their families for the purpose of attracting and enrolling students into the undergraduate program.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is able to make independent decisions that lead to students across the nation selecting Colorado Christian University as their university of choice.

Job Location

Fully on-site - must reside and work legally in the U.S. Regular work location: Lakewood, Colorado

About CCU

Colorado Christian University is the premier interdenominational Christian university in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region, delivering world class education to thousands of students. The fully accredited, nonprofit University is located in Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.

Colorado Christian University was founded in 1914.  CCU’s motto is--grace and truth. This motto comes from John 1.14: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (ESV)

CCU's mission is Christ-centered higher education transforming students to impact the world with grace and truth.

Colorado Christian University cultivates knowledge and love of God in a Christ-centered community of learners and scholars, with an enduring commitment to the integration of exemplary academics, spiritual formation, and engagement with the world. We envision graduates who think critically and creatively, lead with high ethical and professional standards, embody the character and compassion of Jesus Christ, treasure the gospel, and who thereby are prepared to impact the world in their callings.

CCU embraces an educational model that was present at the foundation of many of the great western and American universities. It is made up of three pillars—competence, character and Christ-centered faith. Secular universities have abandoned two of those pillars. We think this is a major oversight that eventually undermines education. Furthermore, we believe this classical educational model is both life-giving and greatly needed in our time.

A leader in higher education, CCU has been consistently ranked in the top 2 percent of colleges and universities nationwide for its core curriculum by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. CCU has had ten consecutive years of enrollment growth and has been named one of the five fastest-growing master’s granting universities by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

CCU offers more than 200 degree program options for traditional and adult students through its two colleges--the College of Undergraduate Studies and College of Adult and Graduate Studies. More than 9,000 students attend the University on the main campus, in regional centers throughout Colorado, and online.

What is most appealing about working at CCU?

1. Faith-friendly: CCU’s culture is unique to higher education. Where else can you pursue academic excellence yet read the Holy Bible, pray with teammates and students at work, and work to impact our culture in support of Christian values?
2. Convictionally Christian: As a university, we have an enduring commitment to Christ, his kingdom and the truth of God’s Word.
3. Live out your calling: We are a traditional evangelical university where you can invest your God-given talents and abilities alongside coworkers and teammates, while having a profound influence on students as they deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ.
4. Equip students for kingdom work: You can be a part of helping students discover their callings and preparing them for positions of significant leadership in the church, business, government, education, and other professions, as a key part of our University's Strategic Priorities.

We’re looking for candidates who have:

1. One to three years of proven sales and marketing experience. Two or more years of sales/marketing experience is preferred. Bachelor’s degree is required.
2. Effective oral and written communication skills.
3. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member and as an individual contributor.
4. Ability to work in a high-energy, fast-paced environment and simultaneously manage multiple tasks.
5. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
6. Ability to learn and use admission software, along with other Microsoft Office programs.
7. Self-starting abilities with an energetic, results-driven attitude.
8. Positive demeanor and professional appearance.
9. Ability to drive distances and maintain eligibility for proper auto insurance.
10. Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish is a significant asset in this role.

Key Job Duties

1. Contribute to CCU’s mission: Christ-centered higher education transforming students to impact the world with grace and truth. In this role, the Enrollment Counselor shares the vision of how a degree or program through CCU will transform prospective students as they obtain their education with a Christian worldview that emphasizes how personal values and ethics can impact education, life, and work.
2. Apply proven marketing and sales techniques to help students and their families connect with Christian higher education. Build a rapport and guide prospective students during their university search. This includes follow-up with prospects, applicants, and admitted students using telephone, email, and other proven marketing techniques.
3. Build positive relationships with prospective students and their families. Promote the University by sharing CCU's story and explaining how a Christ-centered education fits the student's long-term goals.
4. Connect high school students, college transfer students, and other potential students with the traditional undergraduate program.
5. Perform a full-function admission process. Make independent admission decisions for entry into academic studies by reading applications and conducting student interviews in a fast-paced work environment.
6. Work in a team environment to meet the totality of assigned admission goals and objectives each academic year. This includes managing information sessions, communication workflows, registration, preview weekends, and other related duties performed in the Student Life division.
7. Support an assigned territory by determining appropriate contacts (schools, churches, teachers, pastors, parents, students), travel planning, holding student appointments, coordinating high school fairs, and arranging student, parent, and church meetings.
8. Build rapport and relationships while making independent decisions by determining who to contact, how work is to be scheduled, etc. Manage one or more Student Ambassadors to assist with enrollment/academic activities.
9. Deliver public presentations to parents and prospective students. Meet with campus visitors, conduct campus tours as necessary, and participate in preview events.
10. Complete reports and paperwork, including but not limited to: Daily Funnel, semi-monthly status updates, evaluations, acceptance forms, GPA records, and credit card reconciliations accurately and in a timely manner.
11. Solve student enrollment barriers by working with students and schools to solve transcript issues, analyzing best practices to enhance the student experience during the enrollment process, using marketing techniques to set CCU apart from other universities, and resolving student and/or parent issues for meetings, travel, and other related visitation or admission requirements.
12. Position may require travel to high schools and college fairs across the country.
13. Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, you may be required to walk, stand, sit, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, speak with clarity, and have appropriate vision and hearing capabilities. Requires sitting at a desk, working on a computer, and conducting phone conversations for extended periods of time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Travel in-state and out-of-state may be required along with both evening and weekend work, including recruitment events and college fairs. The position requires some work during evenings, weekends or other holiday periods.

What we offer our employees:

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to all employees. Our benefit package includes: a tuition waiver program, excellent healthcare, generous paid time off, matching 403(b) retirement plan, and additional organizational paid benefits and voluntary benefit offerings. Pay and benefits will be discussed in more detail as each candidate progresses through the interview process.

Colorado Christian University’s pay philosophy is based on internal and external data for pay equity; along with budgetary considerations for effective stewardship. Pay will be assigned based on relevant experience at a range of $19.25 - $21.88 We reserve the right to pay an equitable rate that we believe is within our salary structure or that may fit a candidate’s qualifications or experience for the job. A wage range posted is not a guarantee of a specific wage range for a job offer. CCU reserves the right to make pay decisions based on economic and equity considerations to attract the best possible talent. CCU does not determine pay based on sex or any other protected status

Spiritual Requirements

1. Committed follower of Jesus Christ, who believes there is no salvation apart from faith in his atonement on the cross, by grace alone becoming "born again" thus beginning a personal relationship with Christ, the Son of God.
2. Able to effectively communicate personal faith and apply biblical principles and convictions in the workplace. Must have a strong sense of calling to the ministry of Colorado Christian University.
3. Regularly attend and be engaged in meaningful involvement in a Bible-believing evangelical local church. Knowledgeable about the Word of God and passionate about Christian education.
4. Must be a traditional evangelical Christian whose lifestyle is in consonance with sound Christian principles, is compatible with CCU’s Statement of Faith, and is in agreement with the Strategic Priorities promulgated by the University.

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Colorado Christian University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status. CCU is committed to an environment free from discrimination and harassment and calls on every member of the university community to be vigilant in deterring and reporting all violations. CCU does reserve the right to exercise preference on the basis of religion in all of its employment practices. All employees who work at CCU must demonstrate a spiritual testimony consistent with our evangelical mission and follow our lifestyle expectations.