Director of Admisions
Incarnate Word Academy
Houston, TX 77002
Description
Supervisor: President
FLSA: Exempt
Hours: Monday through Friday, with evening and weekend work as needed.
Position Overview:
The Director of Admissions is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive and successful recruitment and enrollment management program. The recruitment goal is 100 freshman students per year. The program must be built upon quantitative analysis and strategic decision-making, with involvement from the school community—faculty and staff, student and parent ambassadors.
The Director also provides leadership, support, and management of the Admissions team.
Mission, Values, and Sense of Community
- Ensures that the mission and values of the Academy are upheld within the department.
- Gives witness to integrity and respect while representing IWA in the broader community.
- Engages with and becomes part of the IWA community.
- Serves all IWA families with compassion and respect.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops detailed one- to three-year recruitment plan to target, nurture, enroll, and retain students.
- Coordinates and facilitates on-campus and off-campus recruitment events, including tours of the campus for students and parents.
- Strengthens the Parent Ambassadors Program.
- Gathers and maintains current enrollment data to inform decision-making.
- Collaborates with the Marketing Department to support implementation of the Admissions plan.
- Develops pipeline strategies to engage middle school students and key personnel.
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with the Academic Department.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Requirements:
Possesses the necessary skills to lead and support team members in collaborating and working independently to successfully accomplish the admissions goal.
Qualifications:
- College degree
- Three years of experience in a school environment as a teacher, or in admissions or enrollment management
- Background in sales and/or marketing would be helpful in this position
- Strong grasp of Catholic education and the ability to effectively articulate IWA’s mission and values
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to develop a long-range plan and manage the daily details of implementation
- Ability to relate to middle school students and their parents
- Strategic thinker with a “can-do” style
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by individuals in this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of individuals in this job classification. All job classifications may have miscellaneous job duties assigned on an as needed basis. Management, at the appropriate level, retains the right to assign and change the duties of any position at any time.