Associate Director of Admission

Department: Office of Admission

Reports to: Director of Enrollment Management

Status: Full-time, 12-month position

Westover School is a vibrant independent boarding and day school dedicated to empowering young women through rigorous academics, leadership opportunities, and a supportive community. Our mission-centered admission process is essential to sustaining a diverse, engaged, and thriving student body.

The Office of Admission plays a critical role in shaping Westover's future by identifying, recruiting, enrolling, and retaining students who will contribute meaningfully to the school's academic and community life. As Westover continues to strengthen its enrollment model, the Office of Admission is focused not only on mission fit and student quality, but also on building a healthy enrollment mix, expanding the school's day student market, strengthening geographic markets, and improving the overall sustainability of enrollment.

The Associate Director of Admission plays a key role in recruiting and enrolling mission-appropriate students who can thrive at Westover School. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment Management, this position manages an assigned recruitment territory, cultivates relationships with prospective families and educational partners, and contributes to all aspects of the admissions process.

This role requires a high level of initiative, strong interpersonal skills, comfort with extensive travel, and the ability to balance strategic planning with day-to-day execution in a fast-paced, student- and family-centered environment.

• Travel extensively, approximately 50% or more during peak periods, to represent Westover at school fairs, conferences, independent-school events, consultant meetings, community events, and other recruitment opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a sophisticated recruitment calendar aligned with enrollment priorities and the annual admission cycle.
• Cultivate relationships with educational consultants, placement directors, school counselors, heads of school, coaches, community leaders, and other influential referral sources.
• Establish and maintain a network of high-value feeder schools and referral partners.
• Interview prospective students and families and serve as a compelling ambassador for Westover's mission, educational program, and community.
• Participate in admission decisions and enrollment strategy discussions as assigned.
• Conduct strategic outreach to admitted students and families to maximize yield.
• Participate in yield events, revisit programs, accepted-student programming, and personalized follow-up with high-priority families.
• Support summer melt-prevention and matriculation efforts to ensure that enrolled students successfully transition to Westover.

• Maintain accurate and timely records of interviews, communications, recruitment activities, prospect status, travel, and enrollment activity in the admission database.
• Utilize Blackbaud K–12 and other enrollment technology to manage the prospect pipeline and monitor recruitment performance.
• Develop regular reports on territory activity, funnel performance, day-student prospects, yield, and other enrollment metrics.
• Use data to identify underperforming segments, high-potential prospects, and opportunities for intervention.
• Evaluate recruitment activity based on measurable outcomes rather than volume of activity alone.
• Contribute to forecasting and enrollment modeling as requested by the Director of Enrollment Management.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant demographic, market, and independent‑school enrollment trends.

• Collaborate…