THE OPPORTUNITY
Start date: April 1, 2026
The Associate/Assistant Director of Admissions, Early Learning Center and Lower Division, is an integral part of our growing admissions, enrollment, and marketing team, enabling Avenues New York to enroll right-fit students and families each year. This role ensures that our campus is fully enrolled for the beginning of each school year, students and families are invested in the vision of an Avenues education, and the ethos of the Avenues community is clearly communicated and understood in the great city we call home. The incumbent for this role will join a caring, cohesive, dedicated, fun, hard-working, and exceptionally talented team of admissions professionals.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As Associate/Assistant Director of Admissions, you will:
- Support clear, focused, and ambitious recruitment plans to build a diverse pool of well-qualified applicants and ultimately meet or exceed enrollment goals
- Convey the unique value of an Avenues education in nuanced, compelling ways, and guide families through their journey from inquiry through admission and enrollment
- Identify “right-fit” students and families through careful, holistic review
- Ensure every family feels cared for and respected, regardless of the admissions outcome
- Plan and execute high-quality recruitment and yield events that highlight Avenues' unique value
- Collaborate with our marketing and communications colleagues to best share the Avenues story
- Establish strong relationships with feeder schools, community organizations and educational consultants
- Support and drive continuing enrollment efforts and strong retention by maintaining relationships with families and campus leadership to best support student persistence and success
- Immerse yourself within the Avenues community, developing authentic and positive relationships with key stakeholders (current students, parents, and faculty) to support both the admissions of new students and the ongoing enrollment of current families