Associate Director for Dyslexia Admissions

About the role

The Associate Director for Dyslexia Admissions plays an important role in the success of our Foundations program within Applewild. This position focuses on the outreach and recruitment of mission-appropriate day and boarding students who have diagnosed Language-Based Learning Differences (dyslexia, etc).

Responsibilities

• Receive initial inquiries from prospective families.
• Answer questions and review neuropsychological and IEP documentation.
• Familiarity with Language-Based Learning Differences as well as neurodiversity.
• Build relationships with educational consultants, advocates, special education departments, and social media to raise visibility and attract mission-aligned applicants.
• Steward applying families through the application and enrollment process.
• Create new marketing opportunities for this program.
• Collaborate with the overall admissions team:
• Finalize application files.
• Follow up with applicants when specific items are missing.
• Schedule admission tours and visits.
• Support admission events with set up and breakdown.
• Welcome families to our campus, ensuring they are treated with courtesy and respect.
• Conduct campus tours and participate in open houses.

Requirements

• Fluently deploy Google Suite productivity tools (GMAIL, Sheets, etc) and MS Office tools (excel).
• Models discretion and diplomacy.
• Being or becoming an expert with Blackbaud enrollment management software.
• Produces reports for the team so progress can be tracked.

Qualifications

• A warm welcoming personality paired with a desire to do whatever it takes to ensure the school is shown in its very best light.
• Maintains a positive outlook and helps maintain an upbeat forward-looking culture.
• Proactively solutions-oriented, and creative about troubleshooting.
• Cultural competence and a genuine curiosity about people.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Available for some evening and weekend responsibilities.
• Valid Driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Willing and able to drive students in 15-seat passenger vans.
• Must pass background check.
• CPR and First Aid Certified (Applewild offers certification course).
• Able to comfortably and frequently walk our hilly campus, and to pick up 50-pounds.

Skills

• Experience working with dyslexic students and their families.
• Understanding of the strengths and needs of students with Language-Based Learning Differences.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with educational professionals and families.
• Proficiency in using technology tools for admissions processes.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Compensation is based on experience, skills, and the job responsibilities ultimately negotiated.
• Additional benefits available include health insurance, retirement plan, PTO, reduced infant, toddler, preschool, prekindergarten tuition, tuition remission for mission-aligned children for grades K-9th, and on-campus housing is possible.

Pay

This is a full or part-time job with some remote work allowed. Compensation is based on experience, skills, and the job responsibilities ultimately negotiated.

Schedule

Available for some evening and weekend responsibilities.