Admissions Associate

We are currently seeking a full-time experienced Admissions Associate to join our team. As an essential part of the Admission team, you will play a crucial role in recruiting and enrolling new students. You will be the first point of contact for the school, responsible for creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all visitors. Your primary role will be to provide personalized attention to families - from their initial inquiry to the enrollment and re-enrollment of their children at the school. Our admission team works closely together to achieve the school's admission goals, and the environment is fast-paced and constantly changing. This requires all team members to be highly organized, innovative, and adaptable.

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What you will be doing - role overview_**
- Develop a close relationship with the QMS community by actively participating in its events, programs, and activities to understand its unique culture.
- Be the primary point of contact for prospective families from their first inquiry to enrollment.
- Organize and conduct informative and engaging tours for prospective families
- Guide prospective families through the admission process, including class visits, testing, interviewing, and reviewing their applicant files.
- Execute initiatives and events to enroll students, such as orientations, open houses, external school fairs, new family events, etc.
- Ensure efficient administrative functions, including accurately recording and reporting all information to collaborate effectively with the team on each inquiry. Monitor data, make informed decisions, and identify trends.
- Support the Admissions Director in identifying and developing strong working relationships with outside institutions or groups that could contribute to attracting students.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with recruitment partners to identify prospective students and emerging markets for international student enrollment efforts.
- Cultivate relationships with families, agents, and recruitment partners to support the re-enrollment of current domestic and international students for the succeeding year, with constant monitoring of attrition and retention.
- Contribute to the development and publication of appropriate marketing materials and initiatives that interpret the school to prospective students, ensuring consistency of message and design, tailored to appropriate markets.
- Participate actively in events, programs, and activities to create a personal connection with the QMS community and develop an awareness of what makes QMS stand out from other schools.

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Here's what we offer:_**
- A competitive salary
- A group benefit and RRSP plan
- A collegial work environment where employees have fun together
- A welcoming, vibrantly multicultural community
- Tuition Fee discount for eligible staff children
- Meaningful work in an educational environment with future trailblazers of tomorrow
- Professional development opportunities
- Lunches and parking provided (taxable benefit)
- Assistance with accommodation may be available