Full-Time Director of Admissions (for a new NYC-area-based Bard High School Early College campus)
Job Description
Job Title: Director of Admissions (for a new NYC-area-based Bard High School Early College campus)
About the Bard Early Colleges
Bard Early Colleges are founded on the belief that many high school–age students are eager and ready for the intellectual challenges of a college education. Bard Early Colleges act on this belief by providing younger scholars with a tuition-free, credit-bearing college course of study in the liberal arts and sciences following the 9th and 10th grades. Students are taught by college faculty and have the opportunity to earn up to 60 college credits and an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from Bard College, concurrently with a high school diploma. Bard Early Colleges begin preparing students for college work as early as the 9th grade and offer ongoing guidance and academic support.
Now in its third decade, the Bard Early College network serves over 3,000 students in campuses in The Bronx, Lower Manhattan, Queens, and Hudson, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Bard College has awarded more than 3,000 A.A. degrees to its early college students.
The new Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) campus, a partnership between Bard College and the New York City Department of Education (NYDOE), invites applications for an Admissions Director to join our staff sometime in 2024 (flexible start date, depending on when our new campus opens its doors!)
Position Duties
The Admissions Director will support all aspects of the outreach and student recruitment at our new NYC-area BHSEC campus. They will be responsible for recruitment campaigns, outreach and strategies, coordination of admission sessions, facilitating student registration and maintaining applicant data and ongoing communications that insight-fully engage all eligible students and their families. The successful candidate will keep new families engaged with students’ needs and progress while acting as a liaison; fostering connections to senior support staff and administration. The Director will report to the Principal of the new campus and also to members of the Bard Early College Network leadership team.
The Director’s duties will include the following:
- Conduct outreach to students, families, schools, and youth-serving organizations, via high school fairs, schools visits, social media and other modes
- Plan and manage admissions events, such as open houses, new student orientations, summer bridge programming, and the school’s assessment, ensuring that the school meets its set-aside target of 73% of offers to students who qualify for free lunch
- Serve as liaison to middle schools, non-profit, community- and faith-based organizations
- Review admissions applications and assessments
- Coordinate with staff and faculty at the school to help process and grade assessments
- Recruit and train a group of student ambassadors to help with the admissions process
- Manage student enrollment data
- Become well-acquainted with, and help to inform the NYCDOE application process
- Represent strategic priorities as needed to key organizational partners, including foundations and policy makers
- Support other aspects of school planning as needed
Location: Our new Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) in New York City (exact campus location TBD)
Start Date: Sometime in 2024 (start date is flexible)
Duration: Full-time ongoing
Compensation: $70,000 to $75,000
We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple heath insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/.
- B.A. (required)
- Successful candidates should have excellent communication skills, be team players, and enjoy working with adolescents and families in a progressive educational environment. The position requires strong written and oral communication skills.
- The ideal candidate will have an interest in working with high school age students who are completing a college-level course of study
- The ideal candidate will understand cultural difference and purposefully help to uplift ideas from and communication with and recruitment of underrepresented groups to improve the equity balance in education
- Familiarity with the education landscape in New York City (preferred)
- Facility with Microsoft Word, Excel, and other basic office software
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Prior experience working with students and families
How to Apply
- a letter of interest
- resume
- a list of 3 references, including their contact information
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