Responsibilities

• Marketing - Demonstrate a proactive approach to finding students and identifying new recruitment pipelines locally and beyond. Develop and implement a strategic marketing plan to raise the visibility of CCJDS in the community, connect with mission-appropriate families, and increase the number of families who consider CCJDS for their students.
• Build relationships with community partners such as preschools and organizations serving potential families.
• Create and effectively target marketing materials (digital and print, including school website, videos and social media) that are compelling and consistent with the mission and values of the school.
• Admissions - Manage the admission process from early identification of prospective applicants, through the application process, to final decisions about acceptances and onboarding of new students.
• This includes identifying and reaching out proactively to prospective families; promptly responding to inquiries; planning and hosting tours and open houses; coordinating parent interviews and student assessments; assuring that admission files are complete; training and managing admissions ambassadors (student and parent volunteers); and coordinating and assisting with the decision-making process.
• Plan and coordinate onboarding of new students/families, including buddy assignments, welcome events, communications, and coordination with front office staff.
• Enrollment Management - Monitor attrition and retention throughout the year, working with the administration and faculty to organize specific retention efforts at key grade levels and with individual students and families as appropriate.
• Assist the Business Manager in the yearly re-enrollment and financial assistance process.
• Community Engagement - Establish a strong Admissions presence as part of school life and an outreach program that widens the school’s network and reputation in our East Bay community.
• Participate actively in CCJDS events and as a CCJDS representative at community events.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or higher
• Three of more years of professional experience in admissions or a relevant marketing and customer service role. Classroom teaching experience may be considered as fulfilling some of this requirement
• Effective time management, strong organizational ability, and excellent follow-through
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitative skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A friendly and professional personality, good listening skills, and the ability to connect with a diverse group of parents, students and colleagues
• The ability to be welcoming and inclusive of all, and to treat all current and prospective community members with respect.
• The ability to treat all information relating to prospective and current families with the utmost of confidence.
• A strong commitment to the mission of CCJDS, including our whole-child educational philosophy and our commitment to building an inclusive, diverse Jewish community.

Benefits

• 100% Health and Dental insurance for a full-time employee
• School contribution to TIAA-CREF 403B Retirement Plan
• Support for Professional Growth
• Generous tuition remission for employee with student(s) enrolled at CCJDS.