Belmont Day School, a pre-K to grade 8 co-educational independent day school in Belmont, Massachusetts, is seeking a Director of Admissions. This individual will be a strategic partner to the Head of School and the school’s leadership team. Belmont Day School is a community that lives its values of excellence, respect, honesty, responsibility, caring, and joy. The Director will lead an admissions process that embodies and honors these values and meets ambitious student enrollment goals in line with the school’s strategic plan. The successful candidate will be ambitious and collaborative and eager to contribute to an inclusive community supportive of families and faculty alike. She/he reports directly to the Head of School and manages a team of two admissions professionals. For more information about Belmont Day School, please visit https://www.belmontday.org/

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic enrollment plan that ensures full school enrollment
• Deliver a high touch, personalized admissions experience that conveys the strengths and core values of the school to prospective Pre-K through Grade 8 families
• Utilize school-specific, regional and national data to continually assess and strengthen the current state and future positioning of the admissions program
• Maintain a school-wide attrition dashboard and work with faculty and administrators to be responsive to student and parent satisfaction
• Conduct parent interviews and tours that demonstrate deep knowledge of the school’s academic, athletic, and artistic programs
• Conduct outreach activities that continue to grow the applicant pipelines for the lower and middle schools
• Maintain strong relationships with sending preschools, community-based organizations, and educational consultants to ensure they have up-to-date information about the school and its program
• Oversee the Parent Ambassador and Student Ambassador programs to ensure that selected participants are well trained and possess strong knowledge of the school’s program and value proposition
• Partner with faculty to host interactive and informative Open House events and other on-campus experiences for prospective families
• Manage applicant assessment visits that assess candidate readiness for Belmont Day’s academic program and increase student enthusiasm for the school
• Organize and manage all file reading processes and oversee all Admission Committees
• Organize dynamic events for admitted students and families and partner with the Parents’ Association to help integrate new families
• Share responsibility for representing the school at preschool, diversity, and other outreach fairs, including at evening and weekend events
• Support, encourage, and collaborate with the Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Financial Aid, serve as a member of the Financial Aid Committee
• Collaborate with the Communications Office to produce and disseminate compelling marketing materials
• Lead by example as a senior administrator on Belmont Day’s administrative team

Interested candidates, please submit a resume to:

Peter G. Hamilton, Managing Director, Conley Search Group

(617) 629-9268 or peter@conleysearch.com

Christian G. Henry, Managing Director, Conley Search Group

(857) 285-3364 or christian@conleysearch.com

All inquiries treated as confidential.

Belmont Day School seeks candidates who will add to the diversity of our community. The school will always be maintained as a nonsectarian institution. The school is an equal opportunity employer. The school complies with all legal requirements in connection with admissions and access to programs, facilities and employment practices regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, or disability.