Job description

The ideal candidate will be an experienced admission and financial aid professional, a creative leader in admission, recruitment, and retention as well as a data-driven decision-maker. The Director will develop and lead inclusive outreach efforts to draw

diverse families to the school and ensure that APH continues to enroll promising students who both thrive as part of the school community and in turn contribute to the community as a whole.
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The Director should be a team player who has a warm collaborative nature, positive energy, a sense of humor, possesses superior organization and prioritization skills, and is self-motivated in the completion of work. This person will have exceptional

communication and interpersonal skills including outstanding writing and public speaking skills and the ability to interact comfortably with a variety of people.
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• Maintain and coordinate full oversight of the admissions program with assistance from the Marketing and Communications Directors

• Knowledge of data base (preferably Blackbaud) and social media communication

• Competent in email communications, spreadsheets, data base work and preparation of reports of admission benchmarks to administrative team

• Thorough knowledge of the school history, curriculum, and co-curricular offerings

• Schedule and coordinate all school tours and parent/student interviews

• Maintain all inquiry and application information on the Blackbaud database using all notetaking capabilities in order to share information

• Coordinate events including Open Houses, shadow mornings, revisit, and parent coffees

• Production of all decision letters with a personalized paragraph for each student

• Maintain communication with all feeder schools including visits to independent and religious schools to engage for high school enrollment

• Attend annual school fairs, usually 4-5 events

• Maintain a prominent position during summer camp with engagement for school year enrollment

• Engage with teachers to provide support for shadow days, Open Houses, follow up notes after invitations are offered.

• Provide information to Financial Aid Committee to prepare financial aid awards

• Coordinate the enrollment of new students by providing information to faculty, Dean of Academics, and School Counselor

• Member of the administrative team and available to support the 0n-going mission of the school

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Work with Communication and Marketing Directors

• Meet weekly with Communications and Marketing with short term and long-term outreach plan

• Work with communication and marketing to increase enrollment through campaigns, social media, Facebook, and Instagram

• Maintain frequent communication with inquiries and applicants through various campaigns originated by the Communications and Marketing Directors