Details
Posted: 22-Jun-22
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Admissions
Director of Admission & Enrollment Management
Chapin School, Princeton NJ
About Chapin School
Chapin is a 210-student age-three through eighth grade, co-educational school in Princeton, New Jersey. Celebrating its 90th year, the school has an excellent academic reputation and outstanding secondary school placement record.
Chapin School’s Mission
Chapin is dedicated to the belief that lifelong habits of the mind and heart are formed in the elementary and middle school years. Chapin provides a richly textured education that inspires academic achievement and builds strength of character. Within a diverse, caring, and supportive community, we prepare our students to meet the future with skill, confidence, determination, and generosity of spirit.
The Position
Chapin School Princeton is seeking a Director of Admission and Enrollment Management who will be responsible for leading the school’s enrollment program with a focus on identifying, recruiting, enrolling, and retaining those students who will be best served by the mission and vision of Chapin School Princeton. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who is compassionate, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented. The Director of Admission and Enrollment reports to the Head of School and is a member of the Administrative Team.
Responsibilities:
The Director of Admission and Enrollment Management is responsible for all aspects of the admission process for new students, from advertising, maintenance of paperwork, evaluation, determination of financial aid awards, and coordination with the Director of Finance for the processing of contracts. The Director of Admission and Enrollment Management also supports administration in retention of existing students.
- Designs and prepares admission packets for potential applicants.
- Answers questions and provides admission materials for potential applicants.
- Assures the maintenance of complete files on all applicants.
- Assures that all application fees are received by the Business Office.
- In coordination with the Director of Strategic Initiatives, designs and implements advertising for prospective students.
- Coordinates open houses and school tours.
- Manages school visitations and interviews for all applicants and their parents.
- Participates with faculty and administration in the evaluation of all applicants and in the placement of new students into the appropriate classrooms.
- Works with administration and Board committee(s) to coordinate marketing and other strategic planning initiatives.
- Supports retention efforts.
- Supervises and evaluates Admission Assistant.
- Makes financial aid award determination in conjunction with the Director of Finance.
- Presents enrollment updates to the Board of Trustees.
- Other duties as assigned by the Head of School.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree. (Masters preferred).
- Knowledge of best practices in admission and enrollment.
- Forward thinking and creative.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
- School marketing background preferred but not required.
- Experience working in independent schools.
Send electronically in one email and separate pdf documents to:
Karen Hepburn
Assistant to the Head of School
khepburn@chapinschool.org
Chapin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks a diverse and broad spectrum of qualified candidates.