Posted: 29-Jan-26
Location: Old Brookville, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: The range is $130,000-$160,000
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Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
Title: Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management
FLSA Status: Exempt
Full/Part-time Status: Full-time
Department: Admissions
Benefit Policy: Eligible, Staff
Term: 12 month position
Revision Date: January 2026
The Green Vale School is a co-educational, independent day school (PN-8) located on a beautiful 40-acre campus on the North Shore of Long Island. Approximately 25 miles from New York City, Green Vale has served families in surrounding suburban communities for over 100 years. We are a joyful school community where every child is known, guided by our core values of
The Green Vale School has an opening for a Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management beginning on July 1, 2026.
General Summary
Lead a two-person admissions/enrollment team that combines high-touch family experience with strong use of data and market insight. Balances relationship-building with analytics to support attraction, conversion, and retention of mission-appropriate students.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Admissions & Family Experience
- Own the end-to-end admissions process from inquiry through enrollment.
- Ensure a consistent, “white glove” experience for families across all touchpoints.
- Partner closely with division leaders and faculty involved in visits, assessments, and placement.
- Use appropriate technology/CRM tools to track and follow up with families.
- Market & Competitor Analysis
- Define and monitor key local “target areas of focus” (independent, Catholic, and public schools in our busing/geographic radius).
- Track enrollment trends and market positioning at peer and competitor schools.
- Surface concise, actionable market insights
- Enrollment Analytics & Retention Insight
- Develop and refine an enrollment analytics framework (what we track, how, and why).
- Work toward connecting internal data points (academics, activities, giving, engagement, etc.) to better understand yield, family satisfaction, and retention risk.
- Partner with the Head of School and advancement/academic leaders to interpret data and recommend actions.
- Financial Aid Execution (within school philosophy)
- Understand and apply the school’s financial aid philosophy and Board-set parameters.
- Collaborate with the HOS/CFO on the strategy for allocating financial aid within budget.
- Execute financial aid processes and communications with discretion, clarity, and empathy.
- Process & Technology
- Review and refine admissions workflows; recommend practical improvements rather than reinvention.
- Ensure effective use of current tools (e.g., application platforms, assessment tools, CRM) and identify gaps or needs.
- Support training and calibration for those involved in student assessments and admissions decisions.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in admissions, enrollment management, or marketing, preferably within an independent school setting.
- Proven leadership experience in managing a team.
- Experience with CRM and admissions software (e.g., Blackbaud)
- Bachelor's Degree required, ideally in marketing, communications, education or business.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong relationship builder with excellent communication and customer-service instincts.
- Demonstrated comfort with data: able to define key questions, identify needed data, and draw actionable insights (even if the systems are initially imperfect).
- Understanding of independent school markets (preferably in the New York/Long Island context) and of how admissions, financial aid, and retention intersect.
- Able to “learn the school” deeply and represent its full value proposition to a wide range of families.
- Collaborative, organized, and able to balance day-to-day admissions work with longer-term strategic initiatives.