AssistantAssociate Director of Admissions
AssistantAssociate Director of Admissions
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05-04-2025
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05-04-2025
Job Description
About Dexter Southfield
Dexter Southfield is an independent school where boys and girls in PreK through Class 12 develop their individual talents and build an ethical foundation for life. Students learn to lead and serve with character confidence and compassion. Our 36acre campus is located on the BrooklineBoston line just minutes from the citys best museums libraries hospitals performing arts venues colleges and universities all of which serve as an extension of our classrooms. At Dexter Southfield we approach everything we do with enthusiasm and commitment living by our Schools motto: Our Best Today Better Tomorrow.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist the Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management in developing and executing a strategic vision for recruitment and retention marketing and enrollment of qualified students
- Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective candidates and their families through personal interviews and campus tours from point of inquiry through followup and enrollment.
- Manage the distribution of Admission Office electronic communications to prospective families
- Conduct interviews review application materials and assist in the admissions decisionmaking process
- Establish strong working relationships with faculty and placement counselors at feeder schools
- Professionally represent Dexter Southfield at feeder schools information fairs receptions and School events
- Nurture positive relationships with external institutions and groups (e.g. schools libraries civic associations realtors etc. to raise Dexter Southfields visibility and attract quality prospective students
- Coordinate and participate in special events involving prospective and admitted students including but not limited to Open Houses Revisit Days Dexter Southfield Day etc.
- Manage admissions testing with faculty and division coordinators
- Assist and coordinate with the Marketing and Communication Office creation of promotional materials that introduce the school to prospective students
- Manage assigned projects and events that relate to the recruitment of current and returning families
- Engage Dexter Southfield colleagues in the admissions process
- Maintain an oncampus presence during academic athletic and extracurricular activities
- Other duties including coaching sports and serving as a student advisor as assigned
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in business administration psychology or other related field required; advanced degree preferred
- At least 3 years of fulltime experience in recruitment and admissions preferably in an independent school
- Understanding of and familiarity with the independent school environment
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Ravena Blackbaud and Standard Application Online (SAO)
- Understanding data analytics is highly desirable
- Experience planning and conducting comprehensive promotions and initiatives
- Exceptional organizational and timemanagement skills to meet deadlines efficiently and accurately
- Detailoriented with a consistent ability to apply sound judgment discretion and confidentiality
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Punctual and consistent attendance good sense of humor and strong work ethic
- Ability to create and contribute to an engaging and inclusive learning environmentandworkplace
- Willingness to work as a team player and individual contributor
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines with maximum precision and minimal supervision
- Excellent communication skills (oral written nonverbal) to build trust among constituencies
- Commitment to actively promote and contribute to an engaging and inclusive workplace
- Ability to be flexible effectively manage stress andadapt to changing work prioritiesin a fastpaced work environment
Requirements:
This job requires one to lift carry push and/or pull materials and equipment weighing up to 20
pounds as well as the ability to stand sit walk and effective use extremities to reach hold touch push pull lift and carry. Incumbents must also effectively communicate (oral written nonverbal) with others. This job typically requires 30 sitting 20 walking and 50 standing and is performed under minimal temperature variations in a generally hazardfree environment. Depending on classroom assignment this role may require one to relocate classrooms throughout the day and require ascending and descending stairs. Incumbents will occasionally be required to work extended hours including after school during evenings and on weekends.
Dexter Southfields 36acre campus is composed of several buildings playing fields and outdoor learning spaces which are accessible via internal and external walkways stairs nature paths hills and uneven terrain. This position requires one to transfer between these areas in all weather conditions.
All employees of Dexter Southfield are required to verify employment eligibility and successfully complete CORI SORI and fingerprintbased background checks as a condition of employment.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
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