Admissions Counselor

Title: Admissions Counselor
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: Admissions
Campus Location: Normal, IL

This position is directly responsible for new student outreach with an emphasis on the recruitment and matriculation of qualified prospective students. This position involves travel to college fairs, school visits, and other recruitment events. This position includes responsibility for building and maintaining strong relationships with school counselors and providing University updates to support the students they serve.

Successful recruitment and matriculation of new undergraduate students requires the ability to communicate effectively with students, families, faculty, staff, advisors and the campus community. Duties include facilitating admissions presentations to large or small groups and providing assistance to prospective student and parent inquiries in both Spanish and English.

This counselor position is responsible for the recruitment and enrollment of new undergraduate students to Illinois State University. This position represents the university at on- and off-campus events (school visits, college fairs, parent nights, open houses, etc.), serves as a point of contact for school counselors and manages individual communication with students and families in their recruitment territory. Counselors regularly meet one on one with students and families to assist with the admission and enrollment process for Illinois State. This position is often the first point of contact for families as students begin their college search.

$40,000 - $44,000

1. Bachelor's degree
2. Valid driver's license
3. Bilingual in Spanish
4. Ability to present to both large and small groups
5. Ability to work cooperatively with external and internal constituents
6. Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
7. Excellent oral and written communication skills
8. Excellent organizational skills
9. Interest in travel
10. Basic computer skills for word processing, scheduling, and email

Monday-Friday, 8-4:30 PM, some evening and weekend work.

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
1. Remain at a workstation for extended periods
2. Move about in various locations on and off campus as needed to complete day-to-day work
3. Effectively communicate on a daily basis

March - May 2025

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Wendy Watkins, wlalexa@ilstu.edu, 309-438-2262.

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.