Position Overview:

Hathaway Brown School seeks a dynamic and strategic leader to serve as the Director of Admission for the Infant & Toddler Center, Early Childhood and Primary School. This position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the admission process for Infants through Grade 4, with a focus on attracting, evaluating, and retaining mission-aligned families. The Director will report to the Director of Enrollment Management and be part of a six-member team. The Director also works closely with school leadership and faculty to ensure a seamless, thoughtful, and inclusive experience for prospective students and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Family Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective families through the admission process; build meaningful relationships through personalized communications and interactions such as family interviews, tours and events.
• Admission Process Management: Manage and track all parts of the admission process from initial inquiry to applicant evaluation, decision communications, and enrollment strategy.
• Outreach and Marketing: Develop relationships with local schools, community organizations, and parent groups to generate interest and referrals. Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to support admission-related marketing efforts.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with division directors, teachers, and student support staff to align admission practices with academic programming and ensure accurate and holistic assessments of applicants. Support retention efforts and maintain relationships with current families throughout their journey.
• School Life Involvement: Actively participate in the life of the school, including classroom involvement and student supervision, to authentically represent the HB experience to prospective families.
• Event Coordination: Plan and execute key admission events, including screening days, Parent Previews, and retention activities. Events are held during the school day, evenings and weekends.

• Administrative and Institutional Support: Assist with data management, reporting, and admission communications. Participate in cross-divisional initiatives that support the school’s mission and enrollment goals.

Qualifications: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary for the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree required Master’s preferred, background in education, child development, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in admission, early childhood, or independent schools is strongly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a warm and welcoming demeanor.
• Deep understanding of and appreciation for the developmental needs of young children and how teachers meet those needs. 
• Deep understanding of the dynamics of families with young children. 
• Must be a self-starter and work well both independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to multi-task with strong organizational, project management and technology skills 
• High level of discretion and professionalism in handling confidential information with the team
• Familiarity with admission platforms and customer relationship management tools is a plus.
• Empathetic and competitive, in equal measures

About Hathaway Brown School

Hathaway Brown is a school for girls, and it's so much more. It’s a school for scientists and writers and artists and budding entrepreneurs. It’s a training ground for athletes and dancers and musicians and actresses. It’s a place where young people are empowered to ask questions, challenge conventions and explore opportunities. And everything we do is guided by our motto: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus - We Learn Not For School, But For Life. Since 1876, HB has given students the tools they need to confidently embrace all the possibilities that exist for them beyond our Shaker Heights campus. The faculty’s dedication to hands-on experiential learning at all levels can be observed every day in the classrooms, libraries, science labs, theatres, dance studios and art rooms, as well as on the athletic fields. In addition to the superior academic preparation they receive, at every turn HB students are inspired to become the best people they can be. We encourage girls of all ages and boys in our Early Childhood program to take chances, stretch their minds, work together, and pick themselves up and start over when they need to. The results of this philosophical approach are both ...astounding and humbling. Through the years, we’ve amassed more than our fair share of awards and accolades in every discipline you can imagine. Students continually perform with notable distinction on high-level tests and in the rate at which they’re accepted to their first-choice, top-tier colleges and universities. But no matter how well they fare by these measures, all of our students are able to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to their lives. They know how to test theories, challenge conventions, find beauty in overlooked places, implement creative solutions, and lend a hand where it’s needed. Wherever they go from here, HB graduates bring strong character, unparalleled intelligence, unbridled enthusiasm, and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge along with them.

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