Admissions Counselor (Northeast Wesconsin Territory)

About the position

The Office of Admissions, led by Director Trudy Solberg, works from the restored 1911 depot that serves as the Welcome Center. Counselors are assigned by county, and this counselor will take over the northeast territory: 14 counties and about 60 high schools, from the Lake City suburbs to schools with graduating classes of 30. The territory feeds roughly 1,100 applications a year.

Travel runs September through November, with a lighter spring schedule of junior visits and transfer fairs. A state fleet car is provided for territory travel. The counselor assignments page shows how the territories are currently divided.

Position number

PF-26-0458

Department

Office of Admissions, Enrollment Management

Category

Academic staff (non-instructional)

Appointment

100% FTE, twelve-month, ongoing appointment; evening and Saturday events required during peak seasons

Salary

$44,000–$47,500 annually, plus state-rate mileage, meals, and lodging during travel.

Anticipated start

January 4, 2027

Benefits

Full benefits eligibility; see the benefits summary.

Duties and responsibilities

• Plan and carry out fall travel to high schools, college fairs, and community organizations in the territory; see the travel schedule for what a season looks like.
• Read and make recommendations on first-year applications from the territory, using the office’s holistic review rubric.
• Build relationships with school counselors, and keep them informed through a fall counselor breakfast and spring updates.
• Present at campus visit programs, including Preview Days, and lead some campus tours.
• Follow up with admitted students and families through yield season, using the office’s communication system.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree by the start date.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel overnight for up to four nights a week during travel season.
• Comfortable presenting to groups from eight students to 200.

Preferred

• Experience in admissions, recruitment, sales, teaching, or customer-facing work.
• Familiarity with northeast Wesconsin high schools or communities.
• Proficiency in Spanish or Hmong.

Meet the required list? Apply. The preferred list is what separates strong finalists, not a filter applied at the door.

How to apply

Apply through the employment portal linked from Work at Porter, citing position number PF-26-0458. Upload: a cover letter, a résumé, and three references. Review of applications begins October 30, 2026 and continues until the position is filled; applications complete by that date are guaranteed full consideration.

Finalists will give a ten-minute presentation, “Why a polytechnic?”, to a panel that includes two current student tour guides.

Questions about the position go to the search chair, Lauren Hegg, Associate Director of Admissions, at heggl@uwporterfalls.edu or (715) 555–0236. Questions about the portal or an accommodation in the application process go to Human Resources at (715) 555–0216.

Equal opportunity and background check

UW–Porter Falls is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, arrest or conviction record (subject to the job-related exceptions in state law), military or veteran status, or any other protected status. See the university’s nondiscrimination statement.

The finalist must complete a criminal background check and a misconduct reference check with prior employers before an offer is final; a motor vehicle record check is also required because the position drives a state vehicle. A conviction record is reviewed for its relationship to the duties of this position and is not an automatic bar. Under state open-records law, the names of up to five finalists may be released on request.