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Posted: 28-Apr-23
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $71,100 - $84,100
Preferred Education:
POSITION STATEMENT
Assistant Director of Enrollment
Start Date: July 1, 2023 (12-month role)
OVERVIEW
Brooklyn Friends School (BFS), a thriving Preschool-12 grade school located in vibrant Downtown Brooklyn, seeks an Assistant Director of Enrollment within a dynamic community of colleagues (BFS uses the all-inclusive term, colleagues, to refer to all rather than one that delineates faculty/staff). Founded in 1867, Brooklyn Friends School’s pillars of social justice, service learning/civic engagement, and Quakerism, serve as guideposts for our action-oriented collective work. Our school’s history has been illustrious and reflective of the expansive nature of human experiences. Guided by our mission, BFS provides a dynamic, diverse, and robust social/emotional environment and academic program that cultivates compassionate, intellectually curious, and confident changemakers. As a school, we affirm that human diversity includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic class, family structure and physical ability, as well as diversity of thought, talents, and learning style. Brooklyn Friends School does not discriminate based on these characteristics or any characteristic prohibited by law and provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified colleagues and applicants. If you need an accommodation related to any part of the hiring process, please send an email to hiring@brooklynfriends.org.
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THE POSITION
The Assistant Director of Enrollment is an integral member of the Enrollment Management Team. They collaborate with members of the team and members of the community, including Colleagues, families, students, and outside community members, to ensure a robust and equitable enrollment experience. An essential focus of the Assistant Director of Enrollment is the management of admissions, matriculation, and transition of students and their families into the BFS community. As a result, knowledge and care of the intellectual and socio-economic development of adolescents, comfort with admissions technology, communication, and a commitment to promoting a diverse community is expected. is key to the success of the Assistant Director of Enrollment and to the enrollment process of the School. All Colleagues are expected to be active community members, sharing duties and general support and care of the school community.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
This position reports to the Director of Enrollment Management.
- Articulate why, how, and what the BFS educational environment offers students
- Identify and understand the features that are distinct in Preschool, Lower School, Middle School and Upper School programs to ensure continuity in matriculation
- Cultivate and sustain mutually beneficial relationships with feeder schools and partner organizations to support the recruitment of mission-aligned families to BFS
- Understand and seek out trends in the enrollment industry, specifically as related to middle and high school, that can support best practices at BFS
- Contribute to and implement strategies for achieving enrollment and retention goals
- Represent the School at open houses, school visits, and fairs
- Lead and organize all of the goal-based activities connected with attracting and matriculating candidates that will contribute to the vitality and diversity of the student body, including open houses, tours, interviews, playdates, classroom visits and other events
- Connect with prospective families and journey with them throughout the admissions process
- Collaborate with division heads, teachers and learning specialists to develop protocols for student assessment and colleague feedback
- Utilize screening and placement processes that assess mission and program alignment supported by divisional leadership
- Organizing Middle and Upper School admissions advisory committees, actively collaborating with the Heads of the Middle and Upper School and representing prospective students
- Communicate regularly with Middle and Upper School colleagues to support their continued engagement with the Enrollment team
- Illustrate enrollment goals and realities as needed with colleagues across the school, especially but not limited to Advancement, Communications and other key leadership
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Characteristics Sought:
- Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred, with special preference for a degree in education or adolescent development.
- A background in education, either as an admissions officer or a teacher
- Initiative in understanding all-school dynamics and proactively responding in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills with adults and children
- Ability to work independently and productively as well as to collaborate with a team of enrollment professionals and to contribute to strategic decision-making processes that impact the entire office and school
- Ability to adeptly navigate issues of diversity, equity, and belonging with children and families of diverse identities and cultural backgrounds within an educational setting
- Strong listening, speaking and writing skills
- Effective organizational skills, with careful attention to accuracy and detail
- Expertise with technology to manage online databases and spreadsheets
- Integrity, professionalism, high ethical standards, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Ability to work some evenings and weekends
- A passionate work ethic and a delight in a job well done
- A sense of humor and abundant patience
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred
Physical Requirements of the Job
- Must be able to work in an office environment including prolonged periods of sitting and standing.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
- Must be able to stand, bend over, twist and reach to access file cabinets, bookshelves and navigate office and workstation spaces.
- Must be able to ambulate through a classroom setting, including walking up stairs.
Union Status: Union
Salary Range: $71,100 - $84,100
This salary range represents the expected annual salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your education level, experience, and other job-related factors.
To apply, please provide the following:
- Cover letter addressed to Melissa Providence, Director of Enrollment Management. Along with punctuating your interest and experience, your cover letter should also address how you feel that your professional journey aligns with our school’s Quaker values and pillars of social justice and civic engagement.
- Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- List of three references (with emails, phone numbers, and relationship to you).
- Optional: Letters of recommendation or other relevant artifacts.
- Completed online application.
Please email the above attachments (if possible as a single PDF) to hiring@brooklynfriends.org and mprovidence@brooklynfriends.org, and put Assistant Director of Enrollment in the subject line. Qualified candidates will be contacted after materials have been reviewed.
Brooklyn Friends School COVID-19 Vaccination Policy:
We appreciate your interest in employment at Brooklyn Friends School. We would like to note that the School has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires all faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated, including the booster once eligible and provide proof of vaccination.
