Assistant Director of Admissions - Upper School
Assistant Director of Admissions - Upper School
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$ 90000 - 110000
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The Position
The Assistant Director of Admissions plays a key role in supporting the PreK12 admissions process with primary responsibility for Upper School admissions and crossdivisional collaboration. Based on the San Mateo campus this role leads the Upper School Maverick Ambassador Program coordinates admissions events and outreach efforts and helps guide prospective families through the application and interview process. The Assistant Director also serves as the main liaison for Communications contributes to missionaligned applicant evaluation and plays an active role in creating an inclusive welcoming experience for all families. Evening and weekend hours are required as is occasional travel between campuses. Participation in student life including serving as an advisor and chaperoning school trips is also expected.
The Assistant Director of Admissions reports to the Director of Admissions and works closely with the Associate Directors and the full admissions team.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead the Upper School Maverick Ambassador Program.
- Plan coordinate and support all aspects of Upper School admissions events including program previews activity sessions campus tours revisit days and welcome events for newly admitted families.
- Manage scheduling for all Upper School admissions events and provide support for crossdivisional events.
- Serve as a facilitator and observer during activity sessions and as a tour host as needed.
- Manage all catering requests for San Mateo campus admissions events including internal and external functions.
- Support all virtual events including crossdivisional events.
- Represent Nueva at on and offcampus events such as admissions fairs school visits and presentations to educators and prospective families.
- Develop and maintain relationships with Bay Area schools and educational nonprofits/communitybased organizations (CBOs).
- Assist with the coordination and implementation of outreach efforts.
- Monitor and support the applicant and family experience throughout the admissions process to ensure timely communication clarity and care.
- Collaborate with Lower and Middle School admissions colleagues to ensure consistency of messaging and a seamless crossdivisional applicant experience.
- Serve as the main point of contact for Kira Talent and ensure smooth integration with the admissions process.
- Act as liaison to the Communications team working closely on Finalsite (admissions website platform) social media and the creation and management of the monthly admissions newsletter.
- Support application and data management including the preparation and organization of applicant files for review.
- Serve as a reader and active member of the Upper School admissions committee contributing to thoughtful missionaligned decisionmaking.
- Assist with updates to Ravenna the admissions website and digital and print materials.
- Respond to inquiries via phone and email related to the Upper School admissions process.
- Provide backup support for Admissions Assistant responsibilities as needed in collaboration with the Admissions Associate.
- Continually seek new opportunities to improve admissions practices and contribute to a culture of reflection innovation and inclusivity within the team.
- Promote the mission and core values of The Nueva School in all interactions.
- Participate in school activities and community gatherings including serving as an Upper School advisor and trip chaperone.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by the Director of Admissions and the Associate Directors of Admissions.
Qualifications
- Three or more years of school admissions experience.
- Excellent organizational skills and high attention to details.
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously and prioritize.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Exceptional people skills and phone etiquette.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Sensitivity discretion and a sense of humor.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Teaching experience is a plus.
- Working knowledge of FileMaker Pro is a plus.
- Bilingual abilities Spanish/English or Mandarin/English a plus.
Compensation and Benefits
This is a fulltime fully inperson exempt position. Evening and weekend work is required.
The fulltime salary range for this position is from $90000 $110000. The starting salary is based upon but not limited to several factors that include type and years of experience education level and expertise.
To Apply
Please send your application information (cover letter resume and the names and contact information of three references) to the Nueva Employment Website. To address specific questions please email Melanie Leon at or Taryn Grogan at
The Nueva School is an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race color gender national origin age religion creed disability or sex. We welcome applications from people of color and those with experience outside the education field.
About The Nueva School
The Nueva School an internationallyrecognized nonprofit independent day school has served gifted and talented students since 1967. Today Nueva serves nearly 1000 students PK12. Nueva is located in the neighboring towns of Hillsborough and San Mateo equidistant between San Francisco and Silicon Valley serving six different counties throughout the Bay Area of Northern California.
A constructivist school Nueva is known for its distinctive inquirybased interdisciplinary studies projectbased learning and pioneering work in socialemotional learning and design thinking. The Nueva community instills a passion for lifelong learning fosters social and emotional acuity and develops the imaginative mind. Our school has received the US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award the US Department of Education National Green Ribbon Awardand the American Institute of Architects Award for School Design and Sustainability;has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program and appointed an Ashoka Changemaker School;cofounded the Common Ground Speaker Series;hosts the biennial Innovative Learning Conference and was highlighted by the Pulitzer Prizewinning andNew York Timesbestselling author Thomas Friedman in his bookThat Used to Be Usin the chapter Average Is Over.
For more information about The Nueva School visit our website:
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Employment Type
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