Career Center

The Assistant Director of Admission is a member of a team dedicated to the recruitment and enrollment of students who are best served by Emma Willards School’s mission. The position is responsible for developing positive relationships with prospective students and families throughout the admissions process. The Assistant Director will also support admission event planning and attend admissions events off campus to promote the school. 

We seek someone with expertise in navigating today’s changing and diverse landscape and will help the School promote and nurture diversity, equity, access and inclusion. The School encourages candidates from under-represented groups and individuals who have demonstrated experience with diverse populations who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Essential Responsibilities: 

• Manages a recruitment territory that includes working closely with community organizations that support educational access to underrepresented groups. 
• Interviews prospective students, reviews applications, and collaborates with access organizations to attract a diverse pool of qualified students. 
• Develop positive relationships with prospective students and families and assist them from inquiry through enrollment 
• Ensure the unique strengths of Emma’s academic and extracurricular programs are effectively communicated in oral, digital and print mediums by working closely with the  Marketing and Communications team. 
• Collaborate with the Event and Visit Manager to support all on campus event planning including working with student ambassadors
• Visit schools and attend school fairs 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Admissions experience, preferably in a boarding school environment
• Expertise with SchoolAdmin or other admission databases
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Positive and collaborative spirit 
• Creativity 
• Experience in marketing and communications
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 
• Interest in working with diverse populations
• Interest in working with high school aged students in an inclusive girls school environment
• Ability to travel to represent the school

Emma Willard School requires employees to be fully vaccinated with the exception of qualifying exemptions. You will need to submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for the position. Please apply through the school's Career Center website.

About Emma Willard School

Since 1814, Emma Willard School has been one of the nation's leading college preparatory boarding and day schools for young women. At Emma Willard, every possible resource is dedicated to developing in students the values and skills that form the foundation of a life of accomplishment, leadership, and fulfillment. These include a love for the life of the mind, a commitment to service, courage and confidence, grace and creativity, and collaboration and friendship. Known for its rigor, the school promotes intellectual curiosity and disciplined study habits through a challenging curriculum distinguished by a wide array of advanced placement courses and electives. It also promotes active involvement in the life of the campus and off-campus communities through a rich co-curricular program. In all they do, students are both challenged and closely supported by an outstanding faculty and staff. The school's extraordinary physical plant is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and provides a breathtakingly beautiful yet state-of-the-art setting for learning and living. Throughout its history, Emma Willard has been committed to enrolling a diverse student body from across the Ca...pital Region, across the country, and around the world. This commitment is honored by significant expenditures in financial aid to assist families who might not otherwise have the opportunity to provide an extraordinary secondary education for their daughters.

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