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As a member of the Admissions and New Student Programs team, the Admissions Counselor is responsible for the development and implementation of innovative and effective recruitment initiatives, programs, and procedures to ensure Portland State University meets enrollment goals. The Admissions Counselor works extensively and collaboratively with key constituencies to ensure optimal effectiveness throughout the recruitment, admission, and enrollment process. This position has specific assignments related to student admission needs and outreach, collaborations with high school and community college personnel, community organization partnerships, as well as independent oversight of assigned territories.

The Admissions Counselor will represent the University and its academic programs and services to prospective students and their families, high school and college personnel, partner institutions, community organizations, and the public. The Admissions Counselor must be effective at independently planning recruitment strategies including high school visits and individual meetings. The Admissions Counselor is a front-line service provider with primary responsibility for student admission counseling, recruitment travel and territory management of assigned geographic territories. The position requires a significant level of independent judgement and autonomy with regard to work planning; representation of the University to students, families and educational counselors and staff, and application of admission policy through the secondary review of admissions applications with limited supervision. This position will work closely with Financial Aid, New Student Orientation, the Transfer and Returning Student Resource Center (TRSRC), professional advisors in the advising pathways, high school college counselors and personnel at community colleges

The position is a full-time professional academic staff position within Enrollment Management and Student Affairs and reports to the Assistant Director of Admissions. The Admissions Counselor must have strong written and oral communication skills. The ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds with varied exposure to higher education is required.

In accordance with the AAUP collective bargaining agreement this position is open only to current PSU AAUP academic professionals. Article 17 Section 11 refers: https://www.pdx.edu/academic-affairs/sites/g/files/znldhr2396/files/2021-11/AAUP%20CBA%202021-2024%20Article%2018%20Watermark.pdf