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Admissions Counselor – UG (Nursing) - 991755
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Job Number: 506445
Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Categories: Admissions / Financial Aid / Enrollment Management
| About Us: |
We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southeastern University!
We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southeastern University. NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, political affiliation or belief, national origin, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status. |
| Job Title: | Admissions Counselor – UG (Nursing) - 991755 |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida |
| Work Type: | Full Time with Full Benefits |
| Job Category: | Exempt |
| Hiring Range: | $47,000 |
| Pay Basis: |
Annually |
| Subject to Grant Funding?: | No |
| Essential Job Functions: | 1. Researches, develops, and implements recruiting strategies for specific Nursing market segments. 2. Develops prospects from current Pre-Nursing students, faculty, referral leads, conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events. 3. Contacts prospective students to present information and/or explain available programs and services. Communicates with prospects about admission requirements, program offerings, curriculum, and/or basic financial aid information by various means of communication. 4. Handles and processes inquiries and applications timely and accurately. 5. Provides assistance in completing application and enrollment documents. 6. Conducts a holistic review of applicant files including evaluation of transcripts, grades, curriculum and quality of schools, letters of recommendation, essays, extracurricular activities, and any other information pertinent to the application. 7. Manages yield strategies for prospects and applicants. Collaborates with admissions colleagues, academic advisers, financial aid officers, and residential life personnel to create an effective yield team and ensure a smooth transition from inquiry to enrolled student status. 8. Develops and maintains a network of relationships that will serve to increase enrollment, such as alumni, students, the business community, professional organizations, and student groups. 9. Makes presentations on programs and admissions to groups to attract new Nursing students. 10. Coordinates or participates in promotional activities, including conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events to present programs to prospective Nursing students. 11. Serves in a public relations capacity at professional, civic, and business functions. 12. Determines the best way to communicate and engage potential Nursing students to elicit desired outcomes of enrollment. 13. Maintains knowledge of program requirements, course requirements and sequencing, and establishes and maintains relationships with program faculty. 14. Measures and assesses customer satisfaction. 15. Prepares reports of activities and tracking of prospects' and suspects' inquiries, applications, and student outcomes up to and including enrollment. 16. Maintains student data integrity and confidentiality. 17. Serves on one or more committees as assigned. 18. Manages travel expenses timely and accurately in accordance with established policies and procedures. 19. Completes special projects as assigned. 20. Performs other duties as assigned or required. |
| Marginal Job Functions: | |
| Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: | Knowledge: 1. Customer and Personal Service - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction. 2. English Language - General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 3. Marketing - Working knowledge of principles and methods for describing and promoting programs and services in order to achieve desired enrollment outcomes. 4. General knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, and Excel). Skills: 1. Persuasion - Basic skills in persuading others to change their minds or behavior. 2. Service Orientation - Basic skills in actively looking for ways to help people. 3. Active Listening - Basic skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 4. Active Learning - Basic skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. 5. Critical Thinking - Basic skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. 6. Speaking - Basic skills in talking to others to convey information effectively. 7. Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. 8. Social Perceptiveness - Basic skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. 9. Judgment and Decision Making - Basic skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one. 10. Self-Direction - Basic skills in motivating oneself to work independently, as well as working well within teams. 11. Complex Problem Solving -Basic skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Abilities: 1. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. 2. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. 3. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). Physical Requirements and Working Environment: 1. Speech recognition - must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person. 2. Speech Clarity - must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you. 3. Near vision - must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). 4. Travel - must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis. 5. May be required to work nights or weekends. 6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties. 7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens pencils, and computer keyboards. 8. Must have a valid driver's license with reliable local transportation. |
| Job Requirements: | |
| Required Certifications/Licensures: | Valid Driver’s license. |
| Required Education: | Bachelor's Degree |
| Major (if required): | |
| Required Experience: | One (1) year of student services-related experience. |
| Preferred Qualifications: | Bilingual (English & Spanish) |
| Is this a safety sensitive position? | No |
| Background Screening Required? | No |
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| Sensitivity Disclaimer: | Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary. |
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