Undergraduate Recruiter

Job Summary

The Recruiter for the Tradition Campus ushers new students from their WCU interest to their first trimester registration, manages a travel schedule, helps implement campus tours and events, and maintains relationships with high school and college counselors and organizations representatives within a designated territory.

Duties and Responsibilities

This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Duties and responsibilities listed are essential job functions and exclude functions which are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

• Assist the university in implementing the Statement of Purpose.
• Assist the university in implementing the long-range institutional and financial plans.
  • Recruit students in a given territory as assigned by the Director of Admissions
  • Represent WCU at in-person and virtual high school and community college fairs as well as university sponsored and community events.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with high school and community college guidance counselors.
  • Engage with potential students and WCU applicants regularly.
  • Maintain a student correspondence file.
  • Organize and host individual and group prospective student tours
  • Manage a travel schedule with participation from the Hattiesburg Office of Admissions.
  • Participate in the execution of admission hosted events
• Perform other tasks as deemed necessary for operation of the Admissions Office
• Participate in the annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the Admissions Office

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• Excellent customer service skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree from WCU
• Prior recruitment skills
• Prior office management
• Prior computer experience
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite

Physical Demands

• Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer.
• Must have vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.
• Must have the ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Must have strength and agility to move files, paper boxes, and minor office equipment.
• Must have the ability to lift and carry 25 pounds.