Choate Rosemary Hall seeks a candidate for a Senior Assistant Director of Admission with a start date of Summer 2026. The Choate Admission Office is composed of a Chief Enrollment Manager and eighteen professionals in a range of positions who work in collaboration with other members of the Choate community including form deans, department heads, teaching faculty, and coaches. This position is a year-round associate faculty position reporting to the Chief Enrollment Manager. This admission professional is a member of the Admission team and as such assists with all aspects of the admission and recruitment process. The position may require contributions to co-curricular commitments as determined by the Dean of Faculty, in consultation with the Chief Enrollment Manager.

To fulfill these responsibilities the Senior Assistant Director:

• conducts interviews with prospective candidates and their families.
• reads, reviews, and evaluates candidates for admission.
• travels out of state on behalf of the School and plans itinerary, marketing, advertising, and logistics for each trip.
• supports and counsels prospective families throughout the admission process.
• works some evenings and weekends as assigned. 
• assumes regional responsibility for a portion of the applicant pool: gather and analyze demographic research, leverage current relationships in territory, identify and grow potential markets, offer highly personalized communication with prospective families in territory throughout the application cycle.
• builds and maintains relationships with secondary school counselors at established and potential feeder schools and community-based organizations.
• represents the School at receptions, fairs, information sessions, and on-campus events to effectively communicate the value of a boarding school education.
• works with Ten School Admission Organization (TSAO) peers to coordinate group travel efforts such as fairs and panels.
• collaborates with the admission team to plan and implement all Choate Rosemary Hall admission events and initiatives on and off-campus: Spring Visits, Counselor/CBO visits, student ambassador programs, virtual events, yield activities, etc. for prospective students and their families.
• visits classes, school events (athletic/artistic/academic), and other functions to keep current on life at Choate.
• attends professional development opportunities including but not limited to Enrollment Management Association, The Association of Boarding Schools, and cultural competency training.   
• coordinates with on-campus departments and committees (i.e. arts or athletics) to recruit and yield candidates with special interests
• chairs and serves on admission committees as assigned by the Chief Enrollment Manager.
• takes on other duties as assigned by the Head of School or Chief Enrollment Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum three years of relevant admission experience preferred in either an independent school or college/university.
• Proven track record as a highly collaborative individual in a team-based environment with strong interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills both in person and online.
• Ability to visualize, plan, and execute long term projects.
• Has experience or interest in financial aid.
• Has experience leading, coordinating, and supporting colleagues in a team-based environment.
• Candidate must have high energy and the interest and ability to travel independently and strategically on behalf of school.
• Exhibits a growth mindset and willingness to learn new skills and grow professionally.
• High degree of comfort utilizing a range of technologies associated with large and dynamic admission offices.
• Driver’s license and appropriate background checks are required.

About Choate Rosemary Hall

Choate Rosemary Hall is a coeducational, independent secondary school in central Connecticut, serving 850 boarding and day students and employing more than 300 faculty and staff. The School welcomes academically motivated and intellectually curious students from diverse backgrounds around the world and offers a rigorous, supportive learning environment that fosters lifelong habits of learning, leadership, and service. Guided by innovative and passionate educators, Choate strives to be an inclusive community in which all students and employees feel valued and welcomed. On our campus, principled individuals from varied backgrounds are united by common purpose, active engagement, and mutual respect. We honor the richness that difference brings to our community and acknowledge that living inclusively can also present challenges. Through ongoing dialogue and interaction, we embrace those challenges in ways that deepen empathy and build appreciation for perspectives different from our own. Choate prohibits in all its programs, including hiring and employment practices, discrimination against or harassment of any member or group based upon age, gender, race, color, national origin, anc...estry, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other category protected by Connecticut or federal law, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.

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