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Position Information

Position Type Professional Staff Faculty Track Position Title Admissions Counselor Employment Status Full Time Months 12 Campus Biddeford, ME Description

The Admissions Counselor plays a vital role in the recruitment and admissions process for prospective undergraduate students. This position involves a wide range of responsibilities, including student recruitment, application review, event coordination, and outreach efforts designed to support the University’s mission and admissions goals.

About The University Of New England

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an 8% match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick and personal time; and educational benefits. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site (https://www.une.edu/hr/benefits) for additional information regarding UNE’s fantastic benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Represent the University as a student recruiter, usually within a designated geographic area, visit high schools to meet with guidance counselors and students, attend college fairs, develop useful professional contacts, and so forth.
• Meet with students applying for admission to the University, both in-person and virtually.
• Review admissions applications and recommend action.
• Assist in planning, and participate in various special events and projects related to assigned admissions functions.
• Perform various administrative tasks, such as maintaining logs and other records of activities, preparing reports, scheduling travel, and the like.
• Confer regularly with supervisor, other Admissions staff, faculty and alumni, and others to plan, coordinate and evaluate activities, exchange information, resolve problems, and the like.
• Prepare and give group presentations, both in-person and virtually, on admissions-related topics.
• Keep abreast of current University programs, policies and procedures.
• Perform basic data input and information retrieval tasks using automated admissions records system.
• Understanding and committing to job responsibilities that may change due to the competitive Admissions landscape.
• Commit to actively fostering a welcoming culture of inclusion and diversity.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required, with one or more years of related Admission work experience desirable

• Ability to travel extensively.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends as required.
• Good reading, writing and organizational skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with prospective undergraduate students, students/faculty/staff/alumni, and others, requiring group speaking, individual interviewing/advising, and customer service skills.
• Good understanding of the educational goals and objectives of the undergraduate programs.
• Basic typing/data entry skills and experience working with computerized information systems useful.
  
  

EEO Statement Summary

Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate, discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.

COVID Vaccination Statement (PLEASE NOTE)

Employees in clinical settings must meet the State of Maine’s immunization requirements for clinical activity.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number 2022PS0648P Open Date 04/15/2025 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes

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Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume
  
  

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