Assistant Director of Admissions
Assistant Director of Admissions
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Job Description
DETROIT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Position: Assistant Director of Admissions (Revised May 16 2025)
Department: Admissions
Available: July 2025
Detroit Country Day School is a private independent coeducational nondenominational preschool through grade 12 college preparatory school focused on a wellrounded liberal arts education. Emphasis on academics arts athletics and character development is prevalent across the curriculum. DCDS believes diversity equity and inclusion are educational imperatives for the intellectual social and moral growth of every child. We honor the dignity of every human being and value differences that exist and are expressed throughout our vibrant school.
Position Summary
Assistant Director of Admissions is a vital member of the Admissions and Enrollment team in a newly formulated office at DCDS. The Assistant Director will design and execute strategic recruitment activities and community outreach initiatives to strengthen enrollment at Detroit Country Day. This position will execute recruitment and admissions related activities in the middle and upper schools and participate in all schoolwide enrollment initiatives. The Assistant Director will design a mission appropriate enrollment process that engages faculty students current and prospective students. Assistant Director will also have a keen understanding of the strategic relationship between admissions activities marketing and financial aid in achieving enrollment goals. This is a fulltime position.
Essential Responsibilities
- Assist the Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid in building and executing a strategic recruitment and marketing plan to enroll mission appropriate students.
- Serve as the primary contact for prospective families interested and manage all aspects of the admissions process.
- Manage and record applicant information on our applicant database system.
- Plan organize and facilitate promotions for inperson or virtual admission events (including events in the evenings or weekends) in collaboration with Directors.
- Recruit Train and Manage student parent and alumni ambassador programs of DCDS to answer questions and provide testimonials to prospective families.
- Develop and maintain relationships with feeder schools and communitybased organizations.
- Represent DCDS during school visits tours and external events including school fairs or athletic events.
- Be connected to the school life and informed on our education philosophy and practices by observing classes and attending faculty meetings or other school events.
- Conduct student interviews and family meetings.
- Design and execute a missionaligned admissions review process for prospective applicants.
- Read and evaluate applicant files and serve on the Admission Review Committee.
- Any other responsibilities set forth by the Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid.
Qualifications
- A bachelors degree is required masters preferred.
- 35 years of experience working in Admissions and recruitment or relevant experience.
- Knowledge of best practices in admissions and enrollment at independent schools.
- Effective verbal and written communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- A champion of the DCDS mission with a deep commitment to equity and inclusion.
- Goaloriented and resultsdriven in a competitive independent school market.
- Competent with technology; some experience with database systems preferred.
To Apply
Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills MI has engagedDovetailEDto lead a search for an AssistantDirector of Admissions beginning in May candidates should review theopportunitystatementand submit a cover letter resume and list of referencesas a consolidated PDF toZack Lehman President ofDovetailED Talent Sourcing at
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