Admissions Assistant

Description

Join a mission-driven team supporting and empowering future college graduates!

At Steppingstone, our mission is to prepare students from under-resourced communities to access, navigate, and graduate from college.

• Through the Scholars Program in Boston, we provide academic, social-emotional, and college readiness programming from as early as fifth grade and continuing through college graduation.
• Through the National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA), we connect the people, practices, and innovations essential for eliminating barriers to college and career success.

The Admission Assistants role is a strong fit for an early career professional who is passionate about educational access and success and is committed to making a lasting impact on Scholars’ lives. In this role, you will execute the recruitment strategy and admission process in a way that is supportive for families and results in a strong class of Scholars for participation in the Scholars program.

The ideal candidate will have the skills to excel in a role that requires strong customer facing skills and collaborates closely with other teams in service of fulfilling the organization’s mission.

Start Date: Early Spring 2026

Salary: Assistant level: $55,000;
Associate level: $60,000 (Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications)

Recruitment

• Communicate the value and requirements of participation in the Steppingstone Scholars Program to various external audiences at assigned schools to attract qualified applicants.
• Support families and teachers requesting information about Steppingstone, primarily by responding to phone calls, texts, emails, and website inquiries.
• Attend classroom visits, open houses, and other school events and present information about Steppingstone at family information sessions.
• Coordinate a team of Outreach Assistants (part-time Admission staff) OR Admission Ambassadors (student volunteers) who support the recruitment process.

Internal Admission process

• Support applicants, families, and teachers throughout the admission process.
• Gather, maintain, and review all application components and conduct any necessary follow up.
• Train, support staff with, and participate in office-wide admission processes (ex. file reading, student/family interviews, and the Admission Committee).

Administrative projects and data management

• Provide administrative support to admission team including daily email and text communication, preparing necessary materials for admission events, and ordering supplies.
• Coordinate the creation of marketing and communication materials to enhance our recruitment efforts.
• Enter and maintain integrity of admission data in the program database.
• Produce and analyze regular data reports to help the Admission team track recruitment and enrollment benchmarks.

Other responsibilities

• Participate in some program activities that take place during the academic year.

• Ability to make a minimum two-year commitment required
• Enthusiasm for a direct-service role in a mission-driven organization
• Demonstrated commitment to college access and success
• Experience working with individuals with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences
• Strong relationship-building skills across differing stakeholders, including various internal departments, external community-based organizations, and the Boston Public Schools
• Experience as an effective team member in a changing environment; ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Strong relationship-building and group facilitation skills across differing stakeholders; resolves conflicts constructively and respectfully
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and independent problem-solving capabilities
• Clear written and verbal communication style; ability to adapt communication style to different audiences
• Strong computer skills; experience with Google Suite and Salesforce or similar CRMs is desirable
• Preference is given to candidates who are fluent in Spanish. Consideration will also be given in the following languages:
  Arabic, Haitian Creole, Portuguese or Vietnamese

• Bachelor’s Degree…