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Are you a competent, compassionate, creative, and enthusiastic person who is committed to continual growth and improvement? Are you known for amazing time management, organizational skills and flexibility? Are you a self-starter ready to create sustainable systems in a growing school? Do you feel particularly inspired to be part of the movement to change educational practices from a compliance paradigm to one of healing and belonging?

If this describes you, we can’t wait to meet you!

Diversity and inclusion are core to our school. We are passionate about building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment, it is definitely a work in progress! Every member on our team enriches our community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world. We don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and thrive because of it. Smith Street Arts et Lettres is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and promotes affirmative action. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and military and veteran status.

If this inspires you, please apply to join our team.

Smith Street Arts et Lettres is a progressive French-American K-8 program located in Brooklyn, NY. Our bilingual curriculum emphasizes a Reggio-Emilia inspired, holistic approach to education. The importance of a child’s intellectual and creative life—of thought, curiosity, exploration, multilingualism, and artistic expression—infuses everything we do across all aspects of our curriculum.

We are looking for a full-time Director of Admissions for our growing school in Brooklyn for the 2024-2025 school year. Please email us with your resume and cover letter at hr@ssaetl.org. 

Thank you for your interest in becoming a part of our wonderful community!

What We're Looking For

As the Director of Admissions, you are responsible for putting into play your love for education and your sales and project management expertise to set the goals and objectives for a diverse and inclusive enrollment process, in addition to helping connect the school to families that are a strong fit for our academic program. The Director of Admissions reports to the Head of School and the Senior Leadership Team

What You Bring

You embrace the opportunity to expand your skills and truly grow in an entrepreneurial environment. You will drive results through your tireless work ethic and consistently do what is needed when it is needed -- to enroll mission-appropriate students into our program.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead family meetings, tours, and playdates, information sessions, open houses, and other admissions related events.
• Manage the admissions process from start to finish.
• Maintain prospective family pipeline, which will include creating a file once an application is submitted, and maintaining that file throughout the admissions process.
• Plan, develop and execute student recruitment strategies to drive application growth and achieve enrollment goals, in partnership with school leadership.
• Increase awareness of school admissions through outreach, which includes building relationships with local companies, organizations, associations, communities, and currently enrolled and new families.
• Coordinate enrollment events from concept to implementation.
• Speak with prospective families knowledgeably and confidently about the school's program.
• Follow-up with families in a timely manner who are in our admissions pipeline which will include phone calls and e-mails to those on our interest list to build relationships with new families and students.
• Write and send enrollment newsletters, blog posts, and other communication to the school's interest list; this may include managing social media channels.
• Meet specific lead and enrollment goals and benchmarks.
• Develop relationships with other NYC Independent Schools in order to share best practices.

 Administrative Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a calendar of events for the year and oversee registration and preparation (logistics, setup, etc.) for admissions events.
• Create and maintain an outreach list.
• Update Google Slide presentations for informational sessions and Open House events
• Set up and prepare admissions event

Data Analysis Responsibilities

• Evaluate enrollment data with admissions leadership to determine enrollment strategies and meet enrollment targets

Position Qualifications 

Key Competencies

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial/start-up environment and adapt to changing priorities and needs
• Big picture thinker
• Strong understanding of admissions funnel and how to optimally engage at each stage
• Database maintenance
• Ability to work independently with diverse constituents while maintaining high professional standards
• Exemplary organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to establish and manage multiple priorities, creatively problem-solve and to work under pressure
• Excellent oral and written communication 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or communications preferred
• 3-4 years relevant sales experience. 1 year of internal admissions experience preferred
• Experience within education or a true passion for working within Nursery-12 education
• Must be comfortable with nontraditional work hours; evenings and some weekends per month are a must
• Social media experience
• Google Suite skills are absolutely essential
• French speaker preferred

 Benefits

• Salary - Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on education and experience. 
• Career Growth - We believe our people deserve every opportunity to utilize and expand their knowledge and skills, and to share their passions. From our classrooms to central operations, our culture is one of continuous learning, mentorship, and professional advancement in our schools or across our network.
• Retirement - Your future financial well-being is important to us. Eligible participants may receive a 50% Company match for the first 10% of employee earnings deferred.
• Health Insurance - We want you to have the care you need. We offer three PPO medical plans to choose from, as well as dental and vision insurance.
• Flexible Spending - Because health, childcare, and travel expenses can add up, we offer an FSA that allows for pre-tax dollars to cover medical, dependent care, and transit.
• Student Tuition Remission - You help us create a world-class program for our students. To show our appreciation, we offer your children significant tuition remission to attend our schools.

About Smith Street Arts et Lettres

Smith Street Arts et Lettres is a progressive French-American preschool-8the grade program located in Brooklyn, NY. Our bilingual curriculum emphasizes a Reggio-Emilia inspired, holistic approach to education. The importance of a child’s intellectual and creative life—of thought, curiosity, exploration, multilingualism, and artistic expression—infuses everything we do across all aspects of our curriculum. At Smith Street Arts & Lettres, we care deeply about creativity, inquiry, and multiculturalism. We are seeking full time French-speaking Lead Teachers for the 2023/24 academic year. We encourage you to visit us at www.smithstreetartsetlettres.org or contact us at bonjour@smithstreetartsetlettres.org.

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