About The Branson School
The Branson School is a coeducational, college-preparatory day school of 420 students, grades 9-12, located in Marin County, California. Branson is more than just a great school. It's an ever-evolving educational community that challenges and supports students as they grow into confident, thoughtful, ethical individuals.
We encourage students to be brave in whatever they do - in the classroom, on the field, on stage, in the community, even with their peers. The faculty and staff value collaboration, continual growth and improvement, reflection, and student centered teaching. Branson employees work in a beautiful, well-resourced environment with dedicated students. The faculty is widely regarded as outstanding and there exists in the faculty an admirable esprit de corps and a positive attitude about their work and their relationship with students.
Mission Statement
Branson develops students who make a positive impact in the world by leading lives of integrity, purpose, learning, and joy.
Community Statement of Belonging
Branson believes the well-being of people and the planet are inextricably linked and are essential to creating a truly excellent learning environment and a vibrant, caring community. We aspire to have every member of the Branson community feel a deep sense of belonging and inclusion.
Core Values: Courage, Kindness, Honor, Purpose
Position Description
The Admissions Associate represents The Branson School to a wide-ranging prospective audience and plays an integral role in the cultivation, consideration and selection of each year's incoming class. This person must serve as a warm, knowledgeable and energetic Branson representative at open houses, campus visits, school fairs, and other admissions events. They must be comfortable reinforcing the merit of a Branson education to prospective students, parents, high school placement counselors, and outreach organizations. This is a full time, exempt, year round position with an annual salary range of $82,000-$92,000.00, commensurate with experience.
Work Requirements
The Admissions Associate manages a wide range of tasks related to admissions. This person must be team-oriented, organized, energetic, and enjoy the challenges of working with diverse groups of people. They must have the ability to remain composed in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.
A high level of professionalism, discretion, and judgment is crucial to this role as well as expert-level written and verbal communication. The Admissions Associate must enjoy the independent school environment and interacting with teenagers and parents. Most importantly, this person must enjoy working with eighth graders!
Responsibilities of the Admissions Associate: Critical features of this job are described below. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
Functions & Responsibilities
- Oversees the Ravenna database and the completion of applications
- Interviews prospective student applicants
- Trains and manages student hosts
- Collaborates to implement programs to recruit and retain students from underrepresented groups
- Maintains communication with Ravenna liaison to ensure the system runs smoothly
- Rebuilds and updates the Branson application on Ravenna annually, including overseeing live testing and the Online Launch Review (OLR) every August
- Corresponds with middle school registrars to assist in the completion of applications
- Reads and evaluates student applications
- Serves as a key member of the Admissions Review Committee
- Daily coordination of the fall Campus Visit program (as well as Revisits in the spring).
- Plans, organizes, and supervises Campus Visits for prospective student applicants
- Helps plan admissions events in the fall and spring, such as open houses, school fairs, info sessions, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Branson event, and the New Student Welcome day
- Acts as a liaison with applicants and their parents through the entire application process via phone calls and emails regarding completing the application on Ravenna and registration for admissions events
- Maintains accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date records of the admissions database
- Organizes and oversees mailings, correspondence, and clerical office tasks
- Assists in updating content for the admissions pages on Branson's website
- Helps update the admissions office's recruitment and marketing plans
- Collaborates with the team to develop and maintain statistical reports to enhance recruitment strategies, yield management, forecasting, and operational efficiency
- Participates in reader training
- Assists the Director of Admissions as required
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2-3 years of progressive admissions experience;
- Able to effectively communicate in-person and in writing
- High technological literacy; experience with Ravenna is a plus
- Exhibits a personality that demonstrates enthusiasm and the interpersonal skills to relate well with students, faculty & staff, administration, parents, and the community
- Comfortable with public speaking
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to organize efficiently and effectively
- Discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to travel and work evenings and weekends as required
Desired Qualifications
Proficiency in Google and Ravenna as well a willingness and ability to learn other applications and new software as necessary; and fluency in a language other than English, ideally Spanish or Mandarin.
Physical Requirements
- Use strength to lift items needed to perform the functions of the job
- Must be able to push and carry equipment
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time, have good mobility skills, and be able to walk long distances
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Branson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants, employees, volunteers and interns, and the School makes decisions based on the merits of each candidate. Branson prohibits discrimination based on an individual's race, color, religion (including all aspects of religious beliefs, observance or practice, including religious dress or grooming practices), sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy and breastfeeding), sexual orientation (including heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality) national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital status or registered domestic partner status, uniformed service member or veteran status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics or information, or any other basis protected by law. The School will afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, employees, volunteers, and interns as to all terms and conditions of employment, including, without limitation, compensation, hiring, training, promotion,
