Choate Rosemary Hall seeks a candidate for an Admission Officer or Assistant Director of Admission with a start date of August 2024. The Choate Admission Office is composed of a Chief Enrollment Manager and eighteen professionals in a range of positions who work in collaboration with other members of the Choate community including form deans, department heads, teaching faculty, and coaches. This position is a year-round administrative faculty position reporting to the Chief Enrollment Manager. This admission professional is a member of the Admission team and as such assists with all aspects of the admission and recruitment process.

To fulfill these responsibilities the Admission Officer or Assistant Director:

conducts interviews with prospective candidates and their families.
reads, reviews, and evaluates candidates for admission.
travels out of state on behalf of the School and plans itinerary, marketing, advertising, and logistics for each trip.
supports and counsels prospective families throughout the admission process.
works some evenings and weekends as assigned.
assumes regional responsibility for a portion of the applicant pool: gather and analyze demographic research, leverage current relationships in territory, identify and grow potential markets, offer highly personalized communication with prospective families in territory throughout the application cycle.
builds and maintains relationships with secondary school counselors at established and potential feeder schools and community-based organizations.
represents the School at receptions, fairs, information sessions, and on-campus events to effectively communicate the value of a boarding school education.
works with Ten School Admission Organization (TSAO) peers to coordinate group travel efforts such as fairs and panels.
collaborates with the admission team to plan and implement all Choate Rosemary Hall admission events and initiatives on and off-campus: Spring Visits, Counselor/CBO visits, student ambassador programs, virtual events, yield activities, etc. for prospective students and their families.
visits classes, school events (athletic/artistic/academic), and other functions to keep current on life at Choate.
attends professional development opportunities including but not limited to Enrollment Management Association, The Association of Boarding Schools, and cultural competency training.
coordinates with on-campus departments and committees (i.e. arts or athletics) to recruit and yield candidates with special interests
chairs and serves on admission committees as assigned by the Chief Enrollment Manager.
takes on other duties as assigned by the Head of School or Chief Enrollment Manager.