Admissions and Recruitment Mentor

JOB SUMMARY:

The Admissions & Recruitment Mentor is responsible for driving student enrollment through strategic outreach, relationship building, and application management within an assigned region. This role serves as a primary contact for prospective students and families, guiding them through the admissions process while representing Beacon College’s mission and programs.

This position manages a regional recruitment territory and supports prospective students from initial inquiry through application completion, with a focus on increasing applications, enrollment, and overall pipeline growth.

DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Develop and execute a regional recruitment strategy to generate prospective student interest and applications for college readiness and undergraduate programs.
• Conduct outreach to prospective students, families, schools, and professionals through phone, email, text, virtual meetings, and in-person events.
• Represent Beacon College at high schools, conferences, college fairs, and professional events.
• Build and maintain relationships with school counselors, educational consultants, and related professionals.
• Guide prospective students and families through the admissions process, including application completion and program selection.
• Review applications and support admissions decision processes in collaboration with leadership.
• Maintain and manage a pipeline of prospective students within the CRM system.
• Track and report on recruitment activity, application progress, and enrollment outcomes.
• Participate in on-campus and virtual recruitment events, including open houses and information sessions.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Admissions leadership to support recruitment campaigns and initiatives.
• Weekend and evening availability is expected throughout the year for some aspects of the position, including application review, travel, and admissions events.
• Recruits and/or evaluates applicants for admission by speaking with, reading applications, and summarizing evaluations.
• Completes these routine tasks with guidance and instruction from others.
• Travels and recruits in an assigned geography, assisting with planning and delivering public presentations, special events, and other recruitment activities.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge: 

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 1–3 years of experience in admissions, recruitment, education, marketing, or a related field (required).
• Experience working with students with learning differences or ADHD (preferred).

Skills: 

• Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage a high-volume prospect pipeline.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and communication tools.

Abilities: 

• Ability to work independently in a remote, regional environment.
• Ability to travel regularly, including evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain a professional and patient approach when working with students and families.

ENVIRONMENT:  

The work environment characteristics described here are a representation of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation(s), can perform the essential functions of this position. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office and college, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 15 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description. 
 

NOTICE: 

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Beacon College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success.