The Mountain School of Milton Academy seeks a Director of Admissions & Enrollment starting in the 2025-26 academic year.

The Mountain School is a semester-long, residential academic program for high school juniors set on four hundred acres in central Vermont. Each fall and spring semester, 45 students from across the country join our campus where they take academic classes, participate in our farm and outdoor programs, and build a diverse and interdependent community of scholars. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive marketing and admissions strategies
• Maintain and develop relationships with contacts at schools, camps, and educational non-profits
• Cultivate relationships with parents and students that lead to applications and enrollment
• Coordinate recruitment events at schools and other venues; manage volunteers to run these events and/or travel to run events, sometimes on weekends and evenings
• Create and advance initiatives to increase diversity in the student body
• Collaborate with alumni and parents to engage prospective students and families
• Manage and improve website and online portal for admissions and enrollment
• Coordinate digital marketing and maintain a collection of digital and print marketing materials
• Make and communicate admissions decisions, partnering with faculty admissions committee
• Oversee & manage financial aid awards
• Collaborate with the Semester Schools Network on shared initiatives and events

Additional Roles:

• Participate in administrative leadership meetings
• Work with the director on strategic planning for the program
• Take part in the residential life, shared work, and activities of the school, including weekends and evenings

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree and at least three years of admissions work
• Skills in constructive communication and collaboration with staff and administrators
• Ability to organize, plan and implement tasks independently
• Commitment to working in, and working to create, a welcoming and inclusive community
• Ability to maintain a sense of humor and positive outlook and foster a positive work environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with database management systems such as Blackbaud
• Experience with web design and online marketing, using social media channels and Squarespace
• Experience with the financial aid process, including use of SSS by NAIS
• Experience in independent/boarding schools
• Experience with advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion work at an institution

Salary and Benefits: The salary range for a full-time position is $65,000 to $85,000 depending on experience. This position comes with benefits that include health, dental, and either on-campus housing or a housing stipend.

The Mountain School encourages candidates who would add to the racial, cultural, and gender diversity of the school community. Candidates will be required to complete criminal, sexual offender, and driving record check as well as fingerprinting checks. The Mountain School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

To apply for this position, please send a resume, a concise statement of interest specific to the Mountain School, and a list of three references to Alex Myers at [email protected]

Preference given to applications received by April 25, 2025. We will continue reviewing applications until the position is filled.

About The Mountain School of Milton Academy

Mission The Mountain School cultivates a diverse and interdependent community of scholars who learn to know a place and take care of it. Through collaborative learning and shared work, students emerge from their semester prepared to reach beyond the self and focus on the common good. Who We Are Each semester 45 motivated high school juniors from all over the country come together to live and work on the school’s farm in rural Vermont. Students and faculty build together a semester based on trust and an appreciation of difference, creating an academic and work-based community in which every voice matters. While living with teachers in small houses, students help to make important decisions concerning how we live together. Courses provide a demanding, integrated learning experience that takes advantage of the school's small size and mountain campus. Balancing intellectual inquiry and experiential learning, the curriculum challenges students to think flexibly, speak their minds and return to their schools equipped for continued academic success. Engagement with the farm and forest sparks an appreciation for their food, their fuel and their labor.

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