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Director of Student Development / Enrollment Team Lead

Employer
Fusion Academy
Location
Princeton, NJ, United States
Salary
Competitive

Job Details

About the Organization

Fusion Academy is a revolutionary alternative, accredited private school for grades 6-12 that offers a fully individualized classroom: one student, one teacher. As the nationwide leader in one to one schooling, Fusion Academy has campuses throughout the country.

Every student at Fusion is unique - some students are accelerated learners; some need flexible scheduling; and others have special learning needs due to attention challenges, learning differences, or social and emotional difficulties. No matter why students come to Fusion, our model is simple - through compassion and acceptance, Fusion students learn on their terms, on their schedule, and in their learning style.

Our model is a unique academic program offering services year-round on a rolling admissions basis. Our environment is highly personal and socially inclusive. Equal emphasis is placed on students' emotional well-being as it is on academic achievements. In addition to full time enrollment, students at Fusion Academy may take a class for credit or enroll in our tutoring/mentoring program.

The Fusion culture offers a special place to work, teach, and learn. Fusionites are a special brand of educators--they are creative, passionate, embrace change, and have fun! They communicate honestly and with compassion to both students and colleagues. People join the Fusion family for more than just a paycheck; they seek to work with peers who share these values. And because Fusion is growing rapidly, we offer considerable opportunity for career advancement throughout the country.

Location

Princeton

Description

Position Summary:

The Director of Student Development leads the operational elements of the student experience from initial enrollment through graduation. As a key member of the enrollment management team at Fusion Academy Princeton, this staff member serves on the leadership team and reports directly to the Head of School. Your goal in this role is to provide a celebrity experience to all stakeholders (parents, teachers, students, and administrators) through the contracting and scheduling process.

Job tasks include providing student initial course selection, continued planning and family meetings, contracting (enrollment and re-enrollment), and scheduling. The Director of Student Development is a robust role serving both guidance and business capacities. This requires skills in counseling, customer service, sales, report interpretation, and data entry.


Your Day to Day:

Student Contracting and Scheduling
  • Conduct preliminary transcript interpretation for initial class selection (official interpretation by registrar) and communicate with registrar regarding any unusual circumstances.
  • Own the contracting process for parents including creating contracts for each term and managing course changes. Contracting includes intentional messaging regarding Fusion enrollment policies.
  • Create and review contracts in Salesforce for completeness and accuracy.
  • Assist parents with payment procedures and questions using the Billing Portal and facilitate communication with the Account Specialist.
  • Partner with the Assistant Director and/or Head of School to select teachers based on personality, subject matter, and availability for contracted classes.
  • Puzzle piece schedule to balance student requests, teacher availability, and maximizing enrollment capacity.
  • Manage campus master schedule.
  • Develop and manage shadow day experience for potential incoming students.
  • Maintain updated student information (grade level, status, etc) in the Student Information System in partnership with the Director of First Impressions.

Guidance Counseling
  • Maintain updated grad planning guide for each full-time student based on individual post-secondary plans as communicated with parents and students and monitor progress toward Fusion Academy Princeton graduation requirements.
  • Own the planning and execution of re-enrollment, including registration, course planning, scheduling, and contracting for the full year (fall, winter, spring, and summer terms).
  • Individualize student plans, schedules, and pacing, using tutoring and mentoring sessions effectively to meet student's cognitive and emotional needs (including skill building, SAT/ACT prep, executive functioning, homework support, and post-secondary counseling).
  • Stay abreast of each student's next step in terms of scheduling: know if they will go into mastery learning sessions, be ready for second semester, be ready to transfer to another school, or graduate with Fusion.
  • Periodic transcript audit for accuracy - minimum review prior to transcript request.
  • Assist families in requesting transcripts through Parchment as needed.
  • Support post-secondary application process as needed: upload school profile, transcript requests, counselor recommendations, etc.

Business Aspects
  • Maximize enrollment capacity of campus by pro-actively planning with the Head of School for teacher hiring and scheduling to provide ideal schedules to students.
  • Maximizing student schedules by offering courses and programs to meet the individual student's needs.
  • Review reports in Power BI with the Head of School on a weekly basis to have full knowledge of campus goals for the next 90 days and strategize around how to meet those goals. The Director of Student Development should have a full understanding of the number of student hours scheduled per week, per quarter, and per year as well as provide projections of positive and negative changes based on current student enrollment and re-enrollment.
  • Own the substitute teacher plan on campus and partner with the Assistant Director as needed, including communicating with leadership team, teachers, and families.
  • Ensure all sessions or courses are accurately scheduled and all completed sessions are rendered as taught or student absent.
  • Manage ongoing schedule additions, removals, or changes, and delegate where appropriate.
  • Ensure timely communication with all families and teachers around schedule changes.


Position Requirements

Candidate Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree in applicable field preferred
  • At least three years relevant work experience
  • Prior work experience in admissions, enrollment, or college counseling is preferred.
  • Prior work with Salesforce is a plus.
  • Flexibility in working hours to include increased volume support as needed
  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams,etc.); Web proficiency.
  • High level of attention to detail with focus on quality while working in a high-volume environment
  • Ability to work efficiently and effectively independently as well as collaboratively
  • Team player with positive, flexible attitude, integrity, and strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong communicator (in-person, written, virtually) and an ability to learn new systems quickly.



All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.

Number of Openings

1

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt
This position is currently accepting applications.

Company

Fusion Academy is a national network of private schools with just one teacher and one student in every classroom serving grades 6-12 . When you step on one of our campuses, you’ll immediately feel the Fusion difference. We intentionally hire people who are passionate about education, have fun, enjoy collaborating with their teammates, and want to change the world through education. Just like we want each of our students to feel like they are part of the Fusion family, we want each of our staff members to feel they fit at Fusion.

Company info
Website
Telephone
616-301-1221
Location
72 Monroe Center Ave SE
Grand Rapids
MI
49503
US

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