| Trinity Episcopal School seeks a highly-qualified Director of Admission starting July 2020. Trinity Episcopal School is an inclusive, forward-thinking, faith-based, K-8 independent school that meets each student where they are to nurture the whole child’s academic, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Trinity is located in West Lake Hills, close to downtown Austin, Texas. Overview of position
Supporting the mission of Trinity Episcopal School, the Director of Admission will coordinate and lead all
elements of the admission process, including recruitment and admissions, retention, data and research,
information management, financial aid, and net tuition revenue. He or she is a dynamic leader who
combines strategic thinking with professional expertise and excellent relational and communications
skills. This individual manages the admission staff and reports to the Head of School. The ideal
candidate is someone who will garner the respect of the community while displaying the ability to think
strategically. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Maintain congruence between the school's mission, core values, and all activities of the
admission department.
• Serve as a member of the leadership team and manage the admissions team and the day-to-day
operations of the Admission Office including personnel, calendar, and budget.
• Work with the Head of School, the Chief Financial Officer, and the division heads to create and
lead the strategic enrollment plan and direction. This includes enrollment and re-enrollment.
Streamline the enrollment process, ensuring accuracy of information to achieve data-driven
decision making, ensuring process flow, and creating the structure and culture necessary to
provide a quality student experience as it relates to the entire matriculation process.
• Represent and market Trinity to prospective families and our community in ways that
communicate our mission, values, curricular and co-curricular programming, community culture
and expectations with integrity and confidentiality. This includes daily tours and the full
calendar of admissions events.
• Create an annual recruitment plan to include strategies and events. Maintain good relationships
with faculty, staff, and current families as well as current and potential feeder schools and with
the greater Austin community. Work with Trinity’s marketing department on collateral
materials and advertising.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of Trinity’s admissions policies, practices, and
procedures. This includes highly-organized record-keeping and reporting, keeping abreast of
best practices including assessments and processes, creating relationships with and counseling
prospective families, training and managing different constituencies on the admission
committee (students, parents, faculty, staff), and student selection.
• Working with the Head of School and the Chief Financial Officer, create, manage, and lead
Trinity’s Financial Aid program.
• Effectively guide new families through the post-admission process and all orientation events.
• Other duties as required by the Head of School. Our Mission and Values
At Trinity Episcopal School, we nurture each child academically, physically, emotionally, and
spiritually. We honor each child’s spirit for learning and life, ever mindful that we are all children of
God.
• Christian Foundation
• Enriched Academic Excellence
• A Diverse Community
• Family Commitment At Trinity, leadership and faculty members
• actively support colleagues
• hold high, but not uniform, expectations of all students
• model, teach, and expect age-appropriate, disciplined behaviors in a way that is missionconsistent
and respectful
• meaningfully and personally engage with all students
• positively and actively contribute to the life of the school
• collaborate with parents in the best interest of the school
• understand and respect the principal qualities of an Episcopal school
• respect and seek understanding in all facets of diversity Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Highly efficient and effective communicator who is a results-oriented individual with strong
business acumen and knowledge of best practices and current trends in the enrollment field.
• Leadership experience with current best practices in enrollment management, admissions,
financial aid and registration.
• Experience with current and emerging technology (hardware and software solutions) related to
recruitment, admissions and financial aid, including expertise with enrollment management
systems and web-based recruitment efforts. Experience with data analytics.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with senior leadership on the integration of admissions
and school-wide strategic goals.
• Leadership experience in recruiting and supporting a culture of inclusion and diversity.
• Knowledge of national and state issues related to independent school education policies and
practices that influence enrollment management.
• The successful candidate will have the ability to balance focusing on operational effectiveness
with visionary and strategic thinking. The ideal candidate also will demonstrate excellent
communication skills, outstanding integrity, and the ability to collaborate effectively with
internal and external constituents with complete confidentiality within a competitive
environment.
• The vision, flexibility, energy, patience, adaptability, and sense of humor to lead successfully and
cultivate growth. To apply
Resumes and letters of application should be sent to Human Resources at Trinity Episcopal School, 3901
Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78746, or by email to employment@austintrinity.org. Applications will be
reviewed upon receipt and accepted until the position is filled. No phone calls please.
Trinity Episcopal School invites all qualified individuals who share our core values to apply for faculty
positions. All faculty members must be able to support Trinity’s mission as a Christian school.
Trinity Episcopal School provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age,
disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance
with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Trinity Episcopal School complies with applicable state and local laws governing, non-discrimination in
employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and
conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination,
layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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