Admissions Counselor, Full-Time

Job Title: Admissions Counselor

Location: Ft. Worth, TX

Job Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Department: Admissions

Reports To: Admissions Director

Date: 07/2024 Last Revision

Standard of Christian Commitment

The candidate must be a professing Christ follower who possesses a strong commitment to the mission and core values of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College, possess a clear understanding of Southern Baptist heritage and culture, and agrees to serve in accordance with and not contrary to the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message.

Southwestern Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a confessional institution. While the Seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the Seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders within our denominational context.

Since duties of this position require the employee to represent the Seminary to prospective and current students, candidates must abide by the Seminary bylaws, the Employee Handbook, and the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Job Summary

Admissions Counselors build enrollment by recruiting, managing, and enrolling the prospective students within a given recruitment territory or degree program. They will be tasked with completing the responsibilities listed below for the purpose of increasing enrollment at SWBTS and TBC.

Overall

• Serve as a representative of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College and its Admissions Office
• Actively recruit students to Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College
• Work towards achieving assigned territory and institutional enrollment goals
• Ability to clearly and simply articulate the value propositions of SWBTS, its degree programs, and the specific requirements for completing the application process
• Collaborate with the Office and Event Manager to provide superb visit experiences for all visitors to SWBTS and TBC.
• Assist with on-campus events including, but not limited to: Preview Days, Orientation, SWBTS Graduation, etc.
• Manage assigned part-time employees with the purpose of achieving effective territory recruitment
• Champion prospective students and their families as they consider becoming a Southwesterner.
• Assist the Director of Admissions in tasks related to accomplishing Admissions’ mission statement

Applicant Funnel Management

• Provide and facilitate excellent communication to students and families throughout the course of the admissions process
• Responsible for cultivating relationships with students via tele-counseling, emails, text messages, in-person meetings
• Connect prospective students and applicants with offices across campus
• Assist in Admissions calling campaigns during the semester
• Work with the Enrollment Support Specialists and Application Processor to create a seamless application review and acceptance process for students
• Assist in reviewing and following up with applicants based on their current status
• Aid students in navigating the financial aid and class registration process at SWBTS/TBC

• Contact and assist prospective students; lead applicants through all phases of the enrollment process leading to full time residential enrollment at the Fort Worth campus.

Travel and Recruitment

• Actively recruit students t