Admissions Director

Description

Director of Admissions

St. Mary’s Catholic School – Temple, Texas

St. Mary’s Catholic School seeks a dynamic, mission-driven Director of Admissions to lead student recruitment, enrollment management, and retention efforts. The Director of Admissions serves as the primary ambassador for the school, guiding prospective families through the admissions process while promoting the mission, values, and educational excellence of St. Mary’s Catholic School.

The ideal candidate is a relationship-builder who is passionate about Catholic education, highly organized, data-driven, and committed to delivering exceptional service to prospective and current families.

The Admissions Director fulfills the Catholic school's mission by planning and implementing the overall admissions process. The Director of Admissions has decision-making responsibilities within essential job functions, in keeping with school policies.

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Austin are canonically obedient to the Bishop and assist him in fulfilling his ministry and canonical obligations. Pastors, presidents, and principals serve as leaders of the schools, making Christ's mission present and enduring in them. To fulfill Christ's mission, the school leaders employ suitable collaborators, share it with them, and entrust them with various responsibilities.

Positions employed in this School help extend the ministry of the School leaders in particular ways, as outlined in the job description. The employee in this position is closely connected to and assists the School leaders in the performance of their ministry and, therefore, engages in ministry for the Church.

• Presents the school to prospective families through proactive communication, outreach, and events. Plans and implements a comprehensive admission program, including tours, open houses, shadow visits, and orientations for prospective families
• Serves as the primary relationship manager with all prospective families with timely communication, and directs the admissions process from the point of inquiry through enrollment
• Prepares admission material, engages a parent enrollment committee, and maintains admissions marketing on the website, with outreach to parishes, and collaboration with local family businesses, childcare centers, and religious education programs
• Maintains the accuracy of the school’s student/family database and serves as the school resource for questions/training
• Provides insight and input into the strategy and design of marketing initiatives to drive prospective families to consider St. Mary’s
• Communicates effectively within the school community and with administration, faculty, and parish
• Develop and implement annual enrollment and retention strategies.
• Manage the student admissions process from inquiry through enrollment.
• Monitor enrollment trends and provide regular reports to school leadership and the bi-monthly board meeting.
• Maintain accurate admissions records and enrollment data.
• Coordinate enrollment projections and waitlists.
• Coordinate with the business office to ensure that families' system accounts are created properly and maintained accurately.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective families.
• Conduct campus tours and admissions meetings.
• Plan and execute admissions events, open houses, shadow days, and information sessions.
• Represent the school at local parishes, community events, Howdy Hood, and other events.
• Develop promotional materials and recruitment campaigns.
• Manage prospective family communications through email, phone, website, social media, and other outreach channels.
• Manage and maintain the recruitment packet and all recruitment materials.

• Foster strong relationships with prospective, new, and current families.
• Coordinate onboarding activities for newly enrolled students and families.
• Conduct enrollment follow-up and retention outreach.
• Assist families in understanding tuition assistance, scholarships, and enrollment requirements.
• Support efforts to maintain high levels of parent satisfaction and student…