The Office of Admissions at Saint Joseph's College of Maine seeks a full-time Admissions Recruiter. This position will support the department of Admissions by: developing a recruitment territory while maintaining an awareness of developments within the territory and establishing long term relationships to meet enrollment goals; engaging in the recruitment of top student prospects (first-year students); reading and evaluating (first-year student) admission files; and performing data entry for the Office of Admissions.Position Duties will include:
- Counseling and advising potential new students
- Traveling, making presentations at high schools, colleges and admission programs
- Interviewing prospective students
- Responding to all student inquires by telephone, e-mail, or mail
- Maintaining a list of names to be shared with faculty, coaches, and student admission assistants who will contact top student prospects as appropriate
- Read and evaluate (first-year student) admission files for assigned geographic territories
- Entering information through admission database system as needed throughout the recruitment cycle
Minimum Requirements of Position:
- Bachelor's degree required and/or one or more years of related experience
- Master's degree and/or two or more years of experience in professionally related field required for consideration of initial appointment to senior admission recruiter
- Valid Driver's License and a willingness to travel
Scheduling Demands:This full-time salaried position will be required to work a varied schedule:
- Evening, weekend work and travel will be required
- Most travel occurs between September and November and to a lesser extent between March and May
- There is approximately 8 to 10 weeks travel in fall, approximately 3 to 4 weeks travel in spring
- Overnight travel is required
Expected Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong communication skills in the areas of written, verbal, and listening skills. Within discussions, the ability to respond in an honest and positive manner while anticipating what the speaker may request and need to hear
- Demonstrated customer service skills to provide an experience for prospective students and families that is unique and special to Saint Joseph's College
- Must demonstrate teamwork skills and a willingness to help others
- Possess a positive attitude to foster a cohesive working environment
- Demonstrated technology knowledge and experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office products
- Must have excellent writing and decision making skills
- Proven leadership and managerial skills
- Proven training, coaching and mentoring abilities
- Demonstrated organization and time management skills, including the ability to effectively prioritize tasks
- Proven ability to work in a team-oriented, multi-task, goal attaining environment
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude and promote the benefits of a small, Catholic College sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy
- Able to work with a wide range of people
- Comfortable making presentations to groups
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion
- Tolerates work related stress effectively and maintains self-control/professionalism
About Saint Joseph's College of MaineApplicants must be willing to support the mission and core values of Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic college. We offer to our 2000 on-campus and online students a unique mix of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs with a strong liberal arts foundation. Our beautiful 474-acre Sebago Lake campus in Standish, Maine is located 30 minutes northwest of Portland, ME, and 2 hours North of Boston, MA. Fielding 21 intercollegiate varsity teams, the College also boasts a competitive Division III athletics program. Additionally, the College provides certificates and undergraduate and advanced degrees for thousands more working adults who reside throughout the United States and in more than 20 other countries through an online learning program. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu. Saint Joseph's is nationally recognized for its successful integration of community service in its classroom learning and its sustainability performance. In 2015, the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College's focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions on campus and within local, regional, and global communities.In 2022, the College earned STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its campus-wide sustainability achievements. This program is the most widely recognized in the world for reporting comprehensive information related to a college's sustainability accomplishments.Saint Joseph's College of Maine embraces justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as important cornerstones for academic excellence, student success, institutional and community resilience, and as vital expressions of our Catholic identity, Mercy Charism, and Core Values. We commit ourselves to nurturing highly competent and deeply compassionate leaders ready to serve in a vulnerable world. Recognizing the dignity of all persons, we seek to address instances of injustice both within and outside our College community from a stance of informed advocacy. In this way we fulfill our core value of community, which calls on us to demonstrate a spirit of connectedness with one another through expressions of hospitality, courtesy, inclusivity, and collaboration. Saint Joseph's College is the community that grows community, preparing whole people to a whole world. Learn more here.Review of applications will begin immediately. Please complete our online application by clicking on Apply Now. Include your resume and cover letter, and read and sign the Pre-Employment Statement. Offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check.Saint Joseph's College is an EEO employer and applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. We consider all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles), color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, genetic information, military status, sex or gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disabilities, familial status, protected whistleblower activity, previous assertion of workers' compensation claim, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.Specific questions may be emailed to:
[email protected] or call 207-###-####.Mission Statement Saint Joseph's College of Maine, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and animated by the vision of Catherine McAuley, is a Catholic college in the liberal arts tradition distinguished by its welcoming community. We foster an on-going dialogue between faith and reason so as to prepare our learners to live meaningful lives that improve the world around them.Vision Statement In fulfillment of its mission, Saint Joseph's College of Maine will be a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community that forms individuals who practice humility, justice, and compassion, as Jesus did, in solidarity with the marginalized.
