Transfer Admissions Counselor
Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States
Job No:
499626
Work type:
Non-Classified/Professional
Location:
Boise, ID
Job Summary
The Transfer Admissions Counselor is responsible for coordinating and implementing transfer student recruitment strategies, enrollment initiatives, and partnerships designed to increase undergraduate transfer enrollment and support student success. This role serves as a front‑line representative of Boise State, providing direct support to prospective transfer students and their families. It requires a strong understanding of university programs, services, and policies, along with a positive approach and a clear commitment to higher education. Responsibilities include responding to information requests, offering individualized advising, explaining admissions policies, and leading presentations for visiting students and families. The role includes some travel to community colleges, transfer fairs, and key recruitment areas. Providing timely, accurate, and supportive customer service to students, families, and community college staff is essential.
Essential Functions
Provide initial admission counseling to prospective transfer students and their families, both individually and in group settings.
Utilize students’ academic background, current enrollment, and planned coursework to guide them through the transfer student process.
Provide accurate information regarding admission and transfer credit policies, academic programs and degrees, career and special services, financial aid and scholarships, university housing, and other opportunities available at Boise State.
Represent Boise State at on‑campus programs and virtual recruitment events.
Use university software such as Perceptive Content, PeopleSoft, and Slate to support recruitment and communication efforts.
Collaborate closely with Boise State advising and academic offices to ensure students are connected with necessary academic support services.
Travel to represent Boise State at community colleges, college and career fairs, high schools, and community and educational agencies.
Use transfer enrollment data to identify opportunities and develop recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing undergraduate transfer enrollment.
Plan and manage community college visits, including scheduling, coordinating pre‑visit communication, making travel arrangements, conducting visits, and following up with students, faculty, and staff via phone, email, virtual platforms, and in‑person meetings.
Foster and maintain strong working relationships with Boise State colleagues and key external partners, including Extended Studies, Boise State Advising & Academic Support Center, Albertson’s Library, community college transfer center coordinators & academic advisors, administrative staff, and professional educators.
Evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment strategies in specified territories and determine the need to adjust plans as needed to improve outreach and effectiveness.
Deliver engaging presentations to large and small groups of advisors, students, and parents.
Consistently model a positive and service‑oriented approach in all interactions.
Support initiatives outlined in the Admissions recruitment plan.
Additional Functions
Represent Boise State at recruiting events throughout designated recruitment territories and on‑campus events.
Initiate, plan, and execute event programming tailored to the specific needs of transfer students on a specific territory or recruitment area.
Support initiatives which support divisional or institutional goals.
Adhere to University policies and procedures regarding travel and procurement.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong interpersonal skills and be effective in oral, written, and electronic communications.
Public speaking, interviewing, and counseling skills.
Highly self‑motivated and directed with keen attention to detail and strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Proficient with Google Office Suite and Microsoft 365.
Ability to travel, make own travel arrangements, navigate in new cities.
Customer service, diplomacy, and marketing.
Ability to initiate, plan, and execute event programming.
Ability to understand, explain, and make decisions based on admissions standards.
Autonomous decision‑making.
Ability to work a significant amount of time during evening hours, weekends and both locally and beyond the Treasure Valley.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of professional experience or equivalent relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong public speaking experience.
Experience in college or university admissions, or a related higher education field.
Experience with event planning and management.
Salary and Benefits
$50,065.60 annually. Boise State University provides a best‑in‑class benefits package, including:
12 paid holidays. The University is closed between Christmas and New Year’s (requires use of 3 vacation days).
12–24 annual paid vacation days for full‑time Professional and Classified staff depending on position type and years of service.
10.76% University contribution to your ORP retirement fund (Professional and Faculty employees).
11.96% University contribution to your PERSI retirement fund (Classified employees).
Excellent medical, dental and other health‑related insurance coverages.
Tuition fee waiver benefits for employees, spouses and their dependents.
See our full benefits page for more information.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Boise State University is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment as provided for by federal, state, and local law. The university does not discriminate in employment opportunities or actions on the basis of any status or class protected under applicable federal, state, and local law. The University endeavors to recruit, hire, train, and promote the most qualified employees in all job titles. All other personnel actions are administered without regard to protected class under federal, state, or local law. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 426‑1616 or hr@boisestate.edu.
Jeanne Clery Act
Each year, Boise State University prepares an Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report as part of the University's commitment to safety and security on campus and in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Crime Statistics Act. The report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on the main Boise State campus, all of Boise State's separate campuses, in certain off‑campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Boise State, and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from Boise State's campuses. Also included in the report are the University's institutional policies and procedures concerning campus security, including those related to sexual assault, campus alerts, drug and alcohol use, and others. You can obtain a copy of the report by accessing the following website or by requesting a copy of the report by contacting the University's Department of Public Safety at 2245 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83706; by calling 208‑426‑6911; or by sending an email to publicsafety@boisestate.edu.
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499626
Work type:
Non-Classified/Professional
Location:
Boise, ID
Job Summary
The Transfer Admissions Counselor is responsible for coordinating and implementing transfer student recruitment strategies, enrollment initiatives, and partnerships designed to increase undergraduate transfer enrollment and support student success. This role serves as a front‑line representative of Boise State, providing direct support to prospective transfer students and their families. It requires a strong understanding of university programs, services, and policies, along with a positive approach and a clear commitment to higher education. Responsibilities include responding to information requests, offering individualized advising, explaining admissions policies, and leading presentations for visiting students and families. The role includes some travel to community colleges, transfer fairs, and key recruitment areas. Providing timely, accurate, and supportive customer service to students, families, and community college staff is essential.
Essential Functions
Provide initial admission counseling to prospective transfer students and their families, both individually and in group settings.
Utilize students’ academic background, current enrollment, and planned coursework to guide them through the transfer student process.
Provide accurate information regarding admission and transfer credit policies, academic programs and degrees, career and special services, financial aid and scholarships, university housing, and other opportunities available at Boise State.
Represent Boise State at on‑campus programs and virtual recruitment events.
Use university software such as Perceptive Content, PeopleSoft, and Slate to support recruitment and communication efforts.
Collaborate closely with Boise State advising and academic offices to ensure students are connected with necessary academic support services.
Travel to represent Boise State at community colleges, college and career fairs, high schools, and community and educational agencies.
Use transfer enrollment data to identify opportunities and develop recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing undergraduate transfer enrollment.
Plan and manage community college visits, including scheduling, coordinating pre‑visit communication, making travel arrangements, conducting visits, and following up with students, faculty, and staff via phone, email, virtual platforms, and in‑person meetings.
Foster and maintain strong working relationships with Boise State colleagues and key external partners, including Extended Studies, Boise State Advising & Academic Support Center, Albertson’s Library, community college transfer center coordinators & academic advisors, administrative staff, and professional educators.
Evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment strategies in specified territories and determine the need to adjust plans as needed to improve outreach and effectiveness.
Deliver engaging presentations to large and small groups of advisors, students, and parents.
Consistently model a positive and service‑oriented approach in all interactions.
Support initiatives outlined in the Admissions recruitment plan.
Additional Functions
Represent Boise State at recruiting events throughout designated recruitment territories and on‑campus events.
Initiate, plan, and execute event programming tailored to the specific needs of transfer students on a specific territory or recruitment area.
Support initiatives which support divisional or institutional goals.
Adhere to University policies and procedures regarding travel and procurement.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong interpersonal skills and be effective in oral, written, and electronic communications.
Public speaking, interviewing, and counseling skills.
Highly self‑motivated and directed with keen attention to detail and strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Proficient with Google Office Suite and Microsoft 365.
Ability to travel, make own travel arrangements, navigate in new cities.
Customer service, diplomacy, and marketing.
Ability to initiate, plan, and execute event programming.
Ability to understand, explain, and make decisions based on admissions standards.
Autonomous decision‑making.
Ability to work a significant amount of time during evening hours, weekends and both locally and beyond the Treasure Valley.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of professional experience or equivalent relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong public speaking experience.
Experience in college or university admissions, or a related higher education field.
Experience with event planning and management.
Salary and Benefits
$50,065.60 annually. Boise State University provides a best‑in‑class benefits package, including:
12 paid holidays. The University is closed between Christmas and New Year’s (requires use of 3 vacation days).
12–24 annual paid vacation days for full‑time Professional and Classified staff depending on position type and years of service.
10.76% University contribution to your ORP retirement fund (Professional and Faculty employees).
11.96% University contribution to your PERSI retirement fund (Classified employees).
Excellent medical, dental and other health‑related insurance coverages.
Tuition fee waiver benefits for employees, spouses and their dependents.
See our full benefits page for more information.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Boise State University is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment as provided for by federal, state, and local law. The university does not discriminate in employment opportunities or actions on the basis of any status or class protected under applicable federal, state, and local law. The University endeavors to recruit, hire, train, and promote the most qualified employees in all job titles. All other personnel actions are administered without regard to protected class under federal, state, or local law. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 426‑1616 or hr@boisestate.edu.
Jeanne Clery Act
Each year, Boise State University prepares an Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report as part of the University's commitment to safety and security on campus and in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Crime Statistics Act. The report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on the main Boise State campus, all of Boise State's separate campuses, in certain off‑campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Boise State, and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from Boise State's campuses. Also included in the report are the University's institutional policies and procedures concerning campus security, including those related to sexual assault, campus alerts, drug and alcohol use, and others. You can obtain a copy of the report by accessing the following website or by requesting a copy of the report by contacting the University's Department of Public Safety at 2245 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83706; by calling 208‑426‑6911; or by sending an email to publicsafety@boisestate.edu.
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