Job Description

MassBay Community College

Senior Admissions Counselor

United States

Senior Admissions Counselor

Department: Enrollment Management

Location: Wellesley Hills/Framingham

MassBay fosters educationalexcellence and academic success to prepare students for local and globalcitizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforcedemands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

Massachusetts Bay CommunityCollege is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds andexperiences. We invite all individualsto consider joining our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBayis a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degreesand certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, andAshland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The idealcandidate will join a vibrant educational community, and have a desire andability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds.

The SeniorAdmissions Counselor will assist in coordinating the admissions process on theFramingham campus, including both general admissions to all degrees andcertificates and also selective admission to specialized programs. Theindividual will perform student admissions, advising, and administrative work.Specifically, the individual will be responsible for managing the admissionsprocess for prospective and admitted Health Science, Sonography, and EmergencyMedical Services students, including evaluating admissions applications,meeting with applicants, estimating transfer credits, recruiting students, andprocessing and maintaining documentation. The Counselor will be expected towork some evening or weekend hours for recruitment activities, informationsessions, and special events, or during peak times.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist in coordinating the college admission process for the Divisions of Health Sciences; Humanities; Social Science and Professional Studies (SSPS); Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); and Transportation and Energy;

• Manage the admissions lifecycle for Health Science, Sonography, and Emergency Medical Services students, including:

- Evaluating applications of prospective students;

- Receiving transcripts from other colleges and estimating transfer credits: determining which courses/credits can be transferred to student's current program;

- Determining eligibility and acceptance of applicants into selective Health Sciences programs;

- Evaluating readmission applications Health Sciences applicants for program eligibility;

- Presenting qualified candidates to admissions committees directed by Health Sciences faculty;

- Promoting MassTransfer program and specialized Health Sciences articulation agreements;

• Attend quarterly planning meetings and collaborate with the Academic & Transfer Advising Center to ensure expeditious and accurate Admissions/Advising services to all pre-health students;

• Participate in recruitment activities and provide information on college opportunities, admission policies, and procedures as well as activities such as:

- Providing information to prospects, applicants, and students via telephone, e-mail, website, walk-in visits, or scheduled appointments;

- Working with program coordinators to promote programs and recruit students;

- Organizing information sessions, presentations, and recruitment activities;

- Delivering oral presentations and travel to recruitment sites;

- Collaborating with select local high schools and community-based organizations on admission activities relating to recruitment, testing, and registration of students;

• Assist international students with completion of admissions applications/documentation;

• Promote Dual Enrollment/Early Admissions Agreement through recruitment activities;

• Assist in the evaluation of policies and procedures as they pertain to the Office of Admissions;

• Promote services and academic pathways through Corporate Partnerships and Workforce Development;

• Perform administrative tasks associated with department activities;

• Interact with various agencies/individuals;

• Attend meetings and serve on committees, participate in open houses, career panels, and information sessions, communicate with supervisor, employees, other departments, current/prospective students, parents, faculty members, other educational facilities, the public, outside agencies, and other individuals to coordinate activities, review the status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems;

• May coordinate work of assigned work-study students or other support staff;

• Maintain professional knowledge in applicable areas through professional development;

• Other duties as assigned.

This list is not to be consideredall-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet theneeds and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to workcollegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebratesthe variety of student experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Education, Business Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Counseling, Psychology, or closely related field; with two (2) years’ experience and/or training that includes marketing, public relations, college admissions, credit evaluation, and academic counseling/advisement; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action;

• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;

• Demonstrates commitment to working with students in need;

• Experience working with criteria-based Health Sciences programs;

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive;

• Experience with PeopleSoft, or experience with similar student information systems;

• Experience utilizing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system;

• Bilingual in Portuguese or Spanish;

• Excellent communication skills;

• Excellent interpersonal and conflict management skills;

• Ideal candidate will be committed to the mission of the community college and demonstrate the ability to work effectively with professional, non-professional, and student personnel.

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $64,160 - $71,749, in accordance with one's education and experience as dictated bythe collective bargaining agreement classification compensation structure. As a Massachusetts State Employee, you are offered an outstandingsuite of benefits adding value to your salary.

• Array of choices for health insurance plans to meet individual/ family needs

• Affordable Dental Insurance and vision discount program

• 12 paid State/ Federal holidays

• Generous sick, vacation, and personal time

• Telework option depending on the role/department

• Flexible Spending Plans to reduce your taxable income

• Low-cost basic and optional life insurance

• Defined Benefit Pension Plan, providing a fixed, pre-established benefit for employees at retirement

• Thinking to save more money towards retirement: consider Deferred Compensation plans i.e., 457(b) or 403(b).

• Tuition Benefits for employees and dependents at state colleges and universities

• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Eligibility towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

• Free gym and parking on campus
  

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Position Type: MCCC Unit Professional

MCCC Union Title, andGrade: Senior Admissions Counselor, Grade 4

Deadline: October 1st,2025 or after that until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter ofinterest and resume with your online application.

Hiringis subject to state appropriation funding.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcriptsand official certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts BayCommunity College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and doesnot discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability,religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity,or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX ofthe Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the CivilRights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. TheCollege prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerningdiscrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referredto the College’s for Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator (Lisa MacDonald, Director of Equity Compliance, lmacdonald@massbay.edu or (781) 239-3147), the Massachusetts Commission AgainstDiscrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the UnitedStates Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

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