Admission Administrative Assistant

Choate Rosemary Hall is hiring an Admission Administrative Assistant position to join our Admissions department. The Admission Administrative Assistant provides comprehensive administrative and customer service support to the Admission Office, including direct support to the Director of Financial Aid. This position:

• serves as a welcoming and professional point of contact for prospective students, families, schools, consultants, and other constituents throughout the admission and financial aid processes.
• responds to inquiries, manages communications, maintains applicant records and materials in Slate,
• supports campus visits and admission events,
• assists with decision-reply and enrollment processes,
• and provides general administrative and project support to Admission Officers.

The position also supports the Director of Financial Aid and Financial Aid Committee through data entry, maintenance and completion of Clarity applications, communication with new and returning financial aid students and families, and other administrative responsibilities related to the financial aid process.

This is a full-time, hourly/non-exempt, year-round position scheduled to work Monday through Friday during first shift, 7.5 hours per day, with 1,950 annual budgeted hours.

• The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication, organizational, customer service, and interpersonal skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• The position requires proficiency with Microsoft Office and cloud-based systems, as well as prior experience working with database systems; experience with Slate and/or Clarity is preferred.
• Candidates must be able to work independently and collaboratively, manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, problem-solve effectively, and maintain accuracy and professionalism in a fast-paced environment.
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required; a college degree is preferred. Previous administrative and/or customer service experience is preferred.

Working at Choate: Choate Rosemary Hall is a coeducational, independent secondary school located in central Connecticut with 865 boarding and day students and over 400 employees. Choate serves intellectually gifted and motivated students of diverse backgrounds from across the globe whose commitment to serious study is enhanced in an academically challenging and personally supportive setting.

Choate provides students with transformative and meaningful experiences that instill lifelong habits of learning, leadership, and service, shaped by innovative and passionate educators. Teaching faculty at Choate are innovative, collaborative, and committed to our students' intellectual, social, emotional, and character development. Our faculty understands that each of our students has the potential for growth and works to encourage students to develop their own ideas and voices in learner-centered environments.

For its students and employees alike, Choate strives to be a diverse and inclusive community where all feel valued and embraced. On our campus, principled individuals from diverse backgrounds are united through common purpose, active engagement, and mutual respect. We celebrate differences and the richness of our varied backgrounds and experiences. Recognizing that working in an inclusive community can also present challenges, we embrace those challenges through ongoing dialogue and interaction, enhancing empathy and appreciation for those whose perspectives differ from our own.

Choate prohibits in all its programs, including hiring and employment practices, discrimination against or harassment of any member or group based upon age, gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other category protected by Connecticut or federal law, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.