Grace Episcopal Day School’s mission is to nurture the potential and growth of each child by providing a joyful and inclusive learning environment rooted in wonder, purpose, and belonging. Founded in 1959, our school strives to be an inclusive and diverse community committed to deep learning and growth for students in their earliest years of education. With an enrollment goal of 110 students from age 2 to Grade 5, Grace seeks a Director of Enrollment Management who is excited about advancing and supporting this vision through storytelling and collaboration and with a strategic, data-driven approach in the competitive landscape of greater Washington, DC.

The Director of Enrollment Management is the conscious creator of the Grace Episcopal School community of families, introducing them to our philosophy and vision so that they might find the school where they feel belonging and connectedness. In our second year of a strategic enrollment plan, the director is the chief of designing and implementing a program that achieves our goals to grow incrementally in overall enrollment.

Grace is the only independent school in the DC area that has a tuition discount program called Community Tuition. Aligned with our longstanding mission of being an inclusive community, Community Tuition is one of our most essential tools in nurturing this inclusivity and creating a community of equity. Families who do not feel they can pay the full cost of tuition are encouraged to apply, and the school offers a tuition that invites them to become equitable partners in the Grace community.

Responsibilities include:

• Reporting to the Head of School, the Director of Enrollment Management sits on a small administrative team and helps manage and direct the programs and events of the school;
• Creates and maintains a strong marketing strategy to enroll up to 30 new students per year;
• Creates and maintains a retention strategy for current families;
• Manages enrollment from inquiry to enrollment, including tours, student visits, open houses, school fairs, application review, and visits to feeder schools;
• With support, manages the website, including updating homepage content, alerts, and images to tell the story of Grace internally and externally.
• Provides monthly updates to the Board of Governors on enrollment, marketing, and Community Tuition goals;
• Manages the Community Tuition process with the Head of School and Business Manager.
• A communications team member, the Director of Enrollment Management, supports a communication strategy to uplift Grace’s brand through the website, curated video content, and social media.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree
• Preference will be given to candidates with at least one year of experience in enrollment management or experience working in an early childhood and/or elementary school setting
• A comfort with and a passion for getting to know families who seek a school for their children an
• A love for young children
• A willingness to collaborate with a team and bring a learner’s mindset
• A desire to be the chief storyteller for the school
• Multi-tasking skills that balance seated computer time with phone calls, in-person meetings, and running events
• Proficiency with databases, Excel, social media platforms, Canva