Admissions Counselor II (Two Positions)

Do you enjoy networking and engaging with individuals? Do you enjoy traveling and giving presentations? Do you have a passion for sharing the academic experience a university has to offer with prospective students and their families? If so, the University of Southern Maine is seeking applicants for two Admissions Counselor II positions.

Admissions Counselors educates first-year, adult, transfer, and graduate students, as well as parents/family members, and school counselors, about the University of Southern Maine and the college selection, application, and admissions process. This position does require extensive travel and requires extended hours including evenings and weekends, during various time periods.

We are seeking Admissions Counselors who will service the following areas:

• assigned territories in New York, Connecticut, and the Southern region of the United States.
• assigned territories in New Hampshire, Vermont, and key feeder high schools in Maine.

These are full-time positions with an annual salary of up to $42,450. The schedule for this position is flexible, based primarily during business hours, and requires evening and weekend on-call responsibilities. One position will be based on our Gorham Campus and the other on our Portland Campus. Travel to other USM campuses in Portland or Lewiston-Auburn may be required, as well as other travel stated in the job description.

For a full job description to learn more about the essential duties and responsibilities click here.

The University of Southern Maine is a deeply personal, welcoming campus community. With a highly engaged student-centered learning environment, USM is a steward of higher education, helping drive the economic, cultural, and civic life in the communities where our campuses are located. We are committed to providing expanded access to high-quality education that elevates economic opportunity and contributes significantly to the vitality of a diverse society.

The University of Southern Maine is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. It embraces an inclusive campus community that values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and institutional success. Our Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact supports the University of Southern Maine’s DEIA and Community Impact focused departments, committees, groups, projects, training, and events. USM encourages women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to apply.

We live our USM Service Promise: Student Focused Every Day. We are looking for a team member who understands that promise and supports our values: Respect & Care, Integrity, Equity and Responsiveness.

The University of Southern Maine provides a highly competitive benefits package that includes: holidays, vacation and sick time; health, dental and vision insurance; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; a tuition waiver program for employee and eligible dependents; a 403(b) retirement plan with a 10% of base compensation employer contribution; and more.

• Bachelor’s degree with one-year previous work experience in college admissions
• Must hold a valid motor vehicle driver’s license with proper insurance compliant with Maine requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lift and transport moderately heavy loads.

You will create an applicant profile and complete an application and upload a cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae. Finalist candidates will be asked to provide a list of the names and contact information for references.

We will examine candidate packages on an ongoing basis as they are submitted.

All required materials must be submitted by April 24, 2024.

We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.

Appropriate background screening will be conducted for the successful candidate.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5748 Boudreau Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).