Director of Admissions

Description

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

Full-time Employees Receive

• Competitive Pay
• Generous PTO
• 13 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and MORE
  
  

Meeting Street is currently looking for a Director of Admissions for 40 hours per week.

Duties

• Possess initiative and drive necessary to design and execute recruitment strategies and processes to increase enrollment in Grades K-4 and maintain enrollment in Grades 4-8
• Establish annual recruitment goals and develop a clear plan to achieve those goals
• Develop marketing ideas and concepts for The Grace School and partner with the marketing staff to assist with the implementation of your ideas and concepts
• Ability to “sell” The Grace School to families of students and other community members who do not know about us and as well as those that have applied
• Conceptualize, develop and execute all admission and enrollment events and activities and understand that they are a strategic tool for increasing and maintaining our enrollment
• Identify and participate in community activities including, but not limited to school fairs, community events, and outreach to companies and agencies to meet and recruit students/families
• Available to attend recruitment and other community events scheduled in the evening and weekend, as necessary
• Build and nurture relationships with the leaders of preschools, private, independent and public schools that go up to Grade 5
• Comfortable making “cold calls” and speaking with people you do not know
• Understand social media and maintain a daily presence
• Fluent in use of multiple current social media platforms to promote the school
• Work with the Special Education team to facilitate the admission process for special education admissions
• Tour all families who inquire about The Grace School or The Carter School. Assist in arranging tours for potential ELC families
  
  

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

Learn more about us at https://www.meetingstreet.org

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience in school admissions for private or independent schools preferred
• Work environment and physical requirements consistent with those of a typical school environment requiring significant reliance on use of computer, telephone and other office equipment.
• Able to sit, stand, and walk continuously throughout the workday.
• Availability and willingness to work outside typical business hours for admissions’ events and family meetings/outreach