Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Aid: Assist with the administration of the financial aid program including, but not limited to, counseling families, calculating grants and working with the named scholarship program.

Family visits and tours: helps coordinate all aspects of family visits to Head-Royce. This includes, but is not limited to; group tours, individual family visits, across three divisions.

Assessment and Interview Days: helps coordinate all aspects of the processes that serve to determine appropriate students and families for Head-Royce.

Admissions Committee: the Senior Associate Director is an integral part of the admissions committees and attends all meetings. In addition, the Senior Associate Director  helps organize (with the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid) meeting schedules, presentations of data, and admissions decisions.

Other Duties:

• Work with daily operations support staff to evaluate, update and provide quality control over admission print information and online application forms.

• Track the stages of admission folder completion, including communication with families.

• Work with the admissions team to plan tours and open houses.

• Coordinates the organization all K-12 Open Houses

• Coordinate onsite standardized testing (ISEE/SSAT) for applicants to Head-Royce.

• Provide support for and/or supervise short-term projects necessary to the success of the Admission Office.

Job specifications:

• Proven expertise in statistics, admission requirements and procedures, school funding, and financial assistance programs.

• Proficiency in computers is essential to maintain and interpret the data related to the admission process.

• Work within a professional community and an admissions team that expects collegiality and open communication

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Strong background and training in cultural competency

• Proficiency with admissions databases (Ravenna and Blackbaud)

• Excellent public speaking, telephone and writing skills

• Self-motivated, flexible, willing to work beyond traditional office hours, including evening and weekend events.