Admissions Manager

The Educational Alliance Inc.•New York, NY

About The Position

Educational Alliance (EA), one of New York City’s original settlement houses, was founded in 1889 to offer educational, social, and cultural services to Jewish immigrants arriving to the Lower East Side. Today, EA is a proudly Jewish institution that partners with diverse communities throughout Lower Manhattan. We provide New Yorkers with high-quality, transformational programs that enhance their well-being and socio-economic opportunities, reflecting our belief that everyone in our city should be given the tools to thrive. Manny Cantor Center at Educational Alliance brings together a wide range of high quality, multi-generational programs and services to serve the Lower East Side community as well as other parts of NYC. As we have for 130 years, MCC offers best-in-class programming focusing on education, health & wellness, arts & culture, and civic engagement. We are seeking a full-time Admissions Manager to work with our Early Childhood Education program. The Admissions Manager will build relationships and server families' introduction to our school community. Working within an inspired and dynamic team, the Admissions Manager helps build a vision for integrated and accessible progressive education in Chinatown and the Lower East Side.

Requirements

BA in education or related field preferred or extensive experience in school admissions and enrollment required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to respond to inquiries in a timely manner, answer questions, describe school philosophy and help families navigate enrollment systems
Facility with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word and Forms
Ability to manage competing priorities in admissions and enrollment
Must be able to work as a team player with the rest of the school leadership and operations team

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with early childhood education preferred
Bilingual Mandarin/English or Spanish/English a plus

Responsibilities

Respond to inquiries and answer families’ questions about our school philosophy, funding structure and application/enrollment processes
Lead regular tours and/or information sessions of our school for families and visitors
Track families through every stage of the enrollment process, from inquiry to registration, including managing tour sign-ups and helping families determine the funding option that is right for them
Support families through the application process and follow up as necessary
Manage waitlists and communicate regularly with families through multiple modalities
Work with Marketing team to develop promotional materials including brochures, flyers and digital outreach campaigns
Support families to complete 3K/UPK enrollment process through MySchools
Facilitate the financial aid committee and together with the Director of Operations the Head Start ERSEA selection committee
Communicate paperwork requirements for each funding source clearly and transparently. Work with families to complete paperwork and follow up in a timely fashion to collect outstanding documents
Meet with families to determine and document eligibility for Head Start and Early Head Start
Maintain live enrollment, waitlist, financial aid and application spreadsheets
Share offer letters with families and coordinate with Billing Manager to generate tuition contracts
Manage registration process, including tracking of medical forms, immunizations and emergency contact information
Track Allergy and Asthma documentation and compliance for all children throughout the year
Regular and accurate communication of enrollment status for invested stakeholders
Acting as a part of the administrative cabinet, any other duties deemed appropriate by the Senior Director of program
Manage enrollment timelines for different funding sources – Head Start/Early Head Start, 3K, UPK, tuition and financial aid
With support of school leadership, marketing and research/evaluation teams, develop plans and strategies to support full enrollment
Revise and update enrollment documents as necessary
Keep informed about changes to enrollment requirements from DOE, Head Start and other partners
Collaborate with the Marketing team around effective strategies to increase visibility of the school in the community and beyond
Plan and execute 4 school wide family engagement activities per year
Collaborate with both the education and operations departments in the planning stages