Associate Director of Admissions

Position Description

Position Summary
Alta Vista School is seeking a highly organized and enthusiastic professional to play a key role in executing a welcoming, efficient, and forward-thinking admissions experience. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment, this individual will be an essential member of a dynamic, high-performing team dedicated to engaging, informing, and guiding prospective families through every stage of the admissions and enrollment process. The ideal candidate is collaborative and solutions-driven, demonstrates a strong commitment to the school’s mission, and thrives in a fast-paced environment with professionalism and poise.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the admissions team, ensuring seamless collaboration, operational excellence, and a positive team culture.
• Execute admissions practices to attract and enroll mission-aligned families, communicating the distinctive value of the school in nuanced, compelling, and consistent ways.
• Guide prospective families through the full admissions cycle — from inquiry through enrollment — ensuring a personalized, responsive, and welcoming experience.
• Conduct admissions interviews, lead campus tours, evaluate applicant files holistically, and contribute thoughtfully to admissions decision-making; Candidates new to admissions work may assume increased responsibility in committee leadership and file oversight.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute admissions events including open houses, playgroups, assessments, shadow days, school fairs, and spring tours.
• Oversee applicant screenings and shadow day visits to ensure a smooth and thoughtful experience for prospective students and families.
• Manage applicant data systems and support the identification of mission-fit candidates.
• Ability to develop and maintain print and digital marketing materials, website content, social media, email campaigns, newsletters, and event invitations.
• Build and sustain strong, trust-based relationships with peer schools, community partners, and internal stakeholders through proactive outreach and professional collaboration.
• Maintain consistent, timely, and personalized communication with prospective and current families throughout the admissions process.
• Manage the Student Ambassador and Parent Volunteer programs to enhance the admissions experience.

Qualifications

• Holds a Baccalaureate degree
• Possesses 3+ years of professional experience in admissions or education-related roles.
• Effective in collaborative and self-directed work environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace and the ability to quickly learn, adapt to, and optimize new admissions and school software platforms systems.
• Brings a strong facility with data and comfort working with numbers.
• Communicates effectively through strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Manages multiple priorities and complex tasks with precision, discretion, and strong organizational and technological acumen.
• Shows initiative, sound judgement, is resourceful, and adaptable.
• Maintains a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as needed.
• Maintains strict confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism in all interactions and communications.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Ability to lift or carry up to 20 lbs. regularly
• Movement between campuses as needed
• Moderate to high noise levels during school hours
• Ability to work productively in a shared office environment
• Requires physical presence, work to be performed on campus

Compensation

$85,000 – $95,000 annually, commensurate with experience and level of responsibility.

NOTICE: This position is not limited to the duties in the job description. Duties and responsibilities can be changed, expanded, reduced, or deleted to meet the needs of Alta Vista School. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. Alta Vista School values a diverse workforce and inclusive work environment and as an Equal Opportunity Employer, AVS does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status legally protected by Federal, State, or Local law.
 

If interested, send a cover letter and resume to the Director of Enrollment, Abby Miller Gudich, at abby.gudich@altavistaschool.or