Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions
Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions
July 1, 2023
Live Oak School invites applications, nominations, and inquiries as it embarks upon a search for a permanent Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions. The Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions is responsible for oversight of the admissions process. They are one of the key ambassadors for Live Oak and provide leadership on issues related to student recruitment, admissions, and enrollment management. The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to building a mission-aligned, diverse, and inclusive community that is reflective of the socio-economic, racial, ethnic, varied family structure, and gender diversity of the Bay Area.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Live Oak School is an all-gender K-8 independent day school in San Francisco founded in 1971, serving nearly 420 students in grades K–8. Live Oak supports the potential and promise of each student. They provide a strong academic foundation, foster skills to effect change, and develop courageous and conscientious learners from all backgrounds. They inspire students to advance equity and inclusion, to act with compassion and integrity, and to pursue a lifelong passion for learning. Live Oak believes deeply in the symbiotic relationship between each individual and their communities—their school, their neighborhood, their city, and ultimately the whole world. Their Mission and Values emanate out from that essential truth — helping the individual access everything that they need to flourish necessarily benefits the entire group and practicing compassion for those around us necessarily benefits each individual.
ABOUT THE ROLE AND ITS OPPORTUNITIES
The Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions will be a thought partner with and report to the Head of School. They will serve on the senior leadership team, known as the Strategy Steering Team. Members of the admission team will report to the Director of Admissions. The Director will provide appropriate and accurate information to applicants, families, organizations, and educators to ensure the applicants best match the School’s programs. They will work with the Associate Director of Admissions, faculty, and program administrators to both observe and select students for enrollment creatively and efficiently.
In addition to the customary responsibilities of a K-8 Enrollment Management and Admissions Director for outreach, assessment, data management, tracking and reporting key admissions performance indicators throughout the cycle, volunteer management and coordination, and timely communication and effective marketing, they will also support the larger diversity and strategic goals for the school.
A full position profile is available https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/live-oak-director-enrollment/ Live Oak School is committed to equity in its pay practices and posts expected compensation. This is a full-time position with a competitive benefits package. Salary will take into account years of experience, specialty skills, and other factors; the salary range is $150,000 - $165,000.
APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS
We welcome initial inquiries, nominations, recommendations, and individual applications for the Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions role. Evaluation of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until a permanent Director of Enrollment and Admissions is named. The start date for this opportunity is July 1, 2023. Inquiries, nominations, and letters of interest with a résumé may be sent in confidence to:
Lois Mufuka Martin, Managing Director
Melissa Scott, Senior Associate
LiveOakEMA@storbecksearch.com
For more information about the school, please visit Live Oak School at https://www.liveoaksf.org/
Live Oak School is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Live Oak School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, citizenship status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and faith in administration of its educational policies and programs, admissions policies, Adjusted Tuition program, and athletic and other school-administered programs