Admissions Officer - Prep for Prep - New York, NY

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Admissions Officer

About Prep for Prep

Prep for Prep develops leaders from under-represented communities through access to a superior education and life-changing opportunities. Since 1978, Prep has identified New York City’s most able students of color through a highly selective admissions process and, following 14 months of rigorous academic preparation, placed them at leading independent schools in the City and boarding schools throughout the Northeast. Once placed, Prep offers its students a sense of community, peer support, critical post-placement services, and a host of leadership development opportunities through college graduation. The results are compelling: more Prep students have graduated from Harvard than any other institution, and over 90% of Prep’s 2,694 college graduates have earned degrees from the most competitive colleges in the country; nearly 40% have graduated from Ivy League schools. They are emerging leaders in every field from business and law to education and the arts, to science and medicine. Prep shares its best practices with like-minded organizations through an initiative called Smart Connections. Through Smart Connections, Prep has impacted over 250,000 students around the world, including in Argentina, India, and South Africa.

Prep’s $10 million annual operating budget is raised each year from private sources, including from its very generous 60-member Board of Trustees. Prep has 60 full-time employees as well as part-time school year and full-time summer faculty who teach our Preparatory Component classes. Prep is based on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with brownstone offices on West 71st Street and West 91st Street. Prep also makes extensive use of rental space at Trinity School and other schools in the vicinity.

General Responsibilities

The Admissions Officers are responsible for the recruitment of highly qualified applicants for Prep and PREP 9. They are also responsible for helping to admit the accepted students.

Priorities

Researches and reaches out to sources of student nominations throughout the five boroughs and surrounding area

Presents the Prep opportunity at school and community information sessions

Responds to phone and e-mail inquiries from interested parents and sources

Assists with parent information sessions

Proctors first level tests and interview sessions

Assists in planning of Orientations and the Achieve PREP 9 Reception

Disseminates information to schools, partner organizations, and parents

Interviews candidates

Reviews candidate work packets

Fields status inquiries from families and nominators

Reads and evaluates candidate folders as part of the Admissions Panel

Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge Requirements

BA from a competitive college

Two or more years admissions office experience

Independent school experience as student or staff member preferred

Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills

Ability to network and develop partnerships with sending schools and community partners

Strong work ethic and attention to detail

Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Fluency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, and Filemaker

Commitment to Prep for Prep’s mission