Director of School Development: UHNW Admissions & Advocacy

Alpha School; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 360,000 - 440,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha School is seeking a Director of School Development to lead UHNW family engagement and enrollment strategy across multiple metropolitan areas. This role focuses on building partnerships, managing sensitive parent escalations, and protecting the school model while expanding community advocacy.

On-site, full-time leadership with evenings/weekend events as needed. You will own local admissions, cultivate private wealth networks, and document precedents for network-wide playbooks to preserve

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading high-stakes relationships in private or independent K-12 education, fundraising, or wealth management.

Responsibilities

• What You Will Be Doing: build metro-level advocacy, manage admissions end-to-end, turn enrolled families into public champions, resolve escalations, report patterns to leadership.

Skills

Executive communication

Relationship management

Stakeholder management

Public speaking

Education

Private school leadership experience

Job description

Alpha School is seeking a Director of School Development to lead UHNW family engagement and enrollment strategy across multiple metropolitan areas. This role focuses on building partnerships, managing sensitive parent escalations, and protecting the school model while expanding community advocacy.

On-site, full-time leadership with evenings/weekend events as needed. You will own local admissions, cultivate private wealth networks, and document precedents for network-wide playbooks to preserve