Admissions Coordinator

Job title Admissions Coordinator

Reports to VP Enrollment and Admissions

Overview:

The Gersh Organization is dedicated to changing the lives of children on the autism spectrum. Our team of professionals is committed to providing opportunities, inspiration, and guidance for every child to reach their full potential, regardless of the challenges they face. With our family of programs in various locations in Long Island, Washington State, New Hampshire, and Puerto Rico, Gersh is the leading provider of educational and support services for children on the autism spectrum and their families.

Reporting to the VP of Enrollment, the primary function of this role is to help grow enrollment by facilitating and managing the admissions process for our NY / Long Island locations and programs (West Hempstead / Queens / Huntington / Long Island City), from point of inquiry through enrollment. This position is on site, has significant interaction with prospective families, faculty, staff, and external constituents such as special education attorneys, educational consultants, State agencies and School Districts.

Main Responsibilities:

• As first point of contact, convey the school’s mission, and explain our programs, curriculum and admission process to prospective families and external constituents
• Respond to all inquiries in a timely manner and follow up as necessary
• Gather, manage, input, and maintain admission and contractual documents and records in our database, ensuring the files are complete, accurate and up to date
• Schedule and organize visits and student observations on site
• As appropriate, guide parents and constituents through the legal and tuition funding processes
• In collaboration with the Director of Admissions and Principals, analyze student admissions files and make recommendation for placement
• With strong attention to details, issue admission and legal documents for enrollment
• Respond to legal requests
• Help Prepare weekly statistics regarding all admission activities
• Coordinate re-enrollment activities with constant monitoring of attrition and retention
• Coordinate and participate in all recruitment efforts – open houses, fairs, events, etc.
• Support the development of enrollment materials and marketing strategy
• Support our Finance and Leal departments as it relates to Enrollment
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the Director of Admission

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience
• A strong belief in and ability to articulate Gersh mission
• 3+ years of experience in an admission function in an educational setting
• Experience working with children on the Autism Spectrum or special education preferred
• Experience working with external constituencies such school districts or Special Education attorneys a plus

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Retirement plan
• Flexible spending account