Director of Admissions (Bard High School Early College Bronx) | Bard College Job at Bard College, Bronx, NY

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  • Bard College
  • Bronx, NY

Job Description

Job Title: Director of Admissions

About the Bard Early Colleges

Bard Early Colleges are founded on the belief that many high school?age students are eager and ready for the intellectual challenges of a college education. Bard Early Colleges act on this belief by providing younger scholars with a tuition-free, credit-bearing college course of study in the liberal arts and sciences following the 9th and 10th grades. Students are taught by college faculty in seminar classes; they receive up to 60 college credits and an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from Bard College, concurrently with a high school diploma. Bard Early Colleges begin preparing students for college work as early as the 9th grade and offer ongoing guidance and academic supports.

Now in its third decade, the Bard Early College network serves over 3,300 students in campuses in the Bronx, Lower Manhattan, Queens, and Hudson, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Bard College has awarded more than 5,500 A.A. degrees to its early college students.

Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Bronx, a partnership between Bard College and the New York City Department of Education (NYDOED), invites applications for an Admissions Director to join our staff.

Position Duties

The Admissions Director will support all aspects of the outreach and student recruitment at BHSEC Bronx. The Director will report to the Principal of BHSEC Bronx and Bard Early College Network leadership.

The Director?s duties will include the following:

  • Conduct outreach to students, families, schools, and youth-serving organizations, via high school fairs, schools visits, social media and other modes
  • Plan and manage admissions events, such as open houses, new student orientations, summer bridge programming, and the school?s assessment, ensuring that the school meets its set-aside target of 90% of offers to Bronx residents.
  • Serve as liaison to middle schools, non-profit, community- and faith-based organizations
  • Review admissions applications and assessments
  • Coordinate with staff and faculty at the school to help process and grade assessments
  • Recruit and train a group of student ambassadors to help with the admissions process
  • Manage student enrollment data
  • Become well-acquainted with, and help to inform the NYCDOE application process
  • Represent strategic priorities as needed to key organizational partners, including foundations and policy makers
  • Support other aspects of school planning as needed

Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $75,000 per year with benefits; we are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package???????.

Start Date: Hiring for an August 2024 start date

Duration: Full-time ongoing

Location: 1619 Boston Rd, Bronx, NY 10460

  • B.A. (required)
  • Experience working with students
  • Familiarity with the education landscape in the Bronx. (preferred)
  • Facility with Microsoft Word, Excel, and other basic office software
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • An interest in engaging and challenging younger students with diverse racial backgrounds, economic backgrounds, and a variety of approaches to learning and/or needs for learning supports
  • Experience with early college programs strongly preferred.

To apply, send a letter of interest, resume, and three references through the Interfolio link provided here:

Review of applications begins immediately and will proceed until the position is filled.

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Bard High School Early Colleges shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

About Bard College

Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College's mission has expanded across the country, around the world, and to meet broader student needs.Now, approximately 2,000 undergraduates study in Annandale and more than 200 graduate students study in Bard programs, plus nearly 1,000 students in our early colleges. Total enrollment for Bard College and its global affiliates is approximately 5,000 students. The undergraduate program at our main campus in the Hudson River Valley of upstate New York retains a reputation for scholarly excellence and civic engagement. We are committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow's thought leaders.

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