Admissions Counselor
ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR
Verto Education is on a mission to support students to connect to the world, sharpen their minds, and discover themselves by making education abroad a foundational and accessible part of a four-year college education. Verto Education creates unique and affordable international education programs that foster personal growth, academic excellence, and cross-cultural learning. Through Verto, students can study abroad for the first semester or year of their undergraduate career, while still earning college credits to keep them on track to graduate in four years. Verto offers serious academics, delivered experientially. Courses include hands-on projects, field trips, and community-based learning. We prioritize small classes, individual attention, and strong relationships between faculty and students. Verto courses and credits are endorsed by over 60 partner universities.
At Verto Education we value voices of all backgrounds and experiences. We know that creating a diverse environment takes dedication and intentional hiring practices. We are cognizant of the gap between our current state and our commitments. In order to bridge that gap, we have to humbly evaluate where we are today.
The Admissions department is committed to supporting future and current organizational objectives through the design, implementation, and execution of strategic, innovative, data-driven, and research-based practices in support of Verto's mission. The Admissions department serves as champions across the organization to ensure each and every practice creates a significant impact on achieving organizational goals aligned with the Mission and Vision of Verto Education.
The Admissions Counselor serves in an advisory role responsible for helping enroll students in Verto’s transformative semesters abroad before matriculating at one of our partner colleges. The Admissions Counselor must be comfortable making dozens of calls per day, working with parents, students, and high school counselors, generating interest, qualifying prospective students, and finalizing applications. The Admissions Counselor works closely with Verto’s Regional Admissions Representatives, Student Success team, and Director of Admissions. We encourage applications from candidates who are passionate about enhancing the landscape of higher education and who enjoy working collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds.
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who can operate at start-up speed and is not afraid to work hard, and with enthusiasm. This role requires an ability to create and maintain efficient, scalable systems and processes and experience with mentoring and supervising staff.
Responsibilities:
- Call up to 100 families per day and speak for 4 hours per day.
- Maintain a database of prospective students and their parents in Verto’s CRM
- Educate students and parents about Verto’s educational offerings, benefits, and process with partner colleges
- Evaluate each student’s needs and goals for college, and offer solutions and support
- Finalize applications and achieve weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals
Requirements and Qualifications
- Ability to work remote, and travel as-needed
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Previous sales experience or study abroad experience preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; the ability to call, connect and interact with potential students and their families
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Persuasive and goal-oriented, possessing a positive outlook and friendly demeanor
- Strong computer skills, including Google Workspace and CRM/Salesforce experience preferred
- Ability and tenacity to handle rejection and continue on with a positive attitude when reaching the next potential client. Must keep in mind that every conversation is potentially a student’s first experience with Verto, and their first time hearing that their education can serve them better
- Ability to attend Verto training in Costa Rica in August 2021 (9-21) *COVID-19 Vaccinations Required to attend
What We Are Looking For:
- First and foremost, you’re a team player. We’re a fast-moving, mission-driven startup
- Have a passion for your work; We care deeply about what we do, and we hope that you will too.
- Our “3 words” resonate with you: Curious, Relentless and Service-Oriented
- You're proactive in identifying new opportunities, solving problems, and prioritizing efforts with confidence.
- You have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate to diverse constituencies.
- You're organized, detail-orientated, and are a fearless experimenter.
- You are mission-driven and ready to make a significant impact to grow and scale an organization committed to changing higher education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Verto Education is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.