Part Time Admissions Office Associate

Westminster School; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Westminster School is seeking a candidate for a temporary, part-time Admissions role. The position carries about 20–25 hours per week, Monday through Friday, and spans from October 2026 through April 2027.

Responsibilities include recruiting, interviewing, and evaluating prospective students, and developing relationships with families. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of Admissions experience, with strong communication skills and a commitment to boarding school life.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Three to five years of Admissions experience preferred.
• Strong communication and commitment to boarding school life.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting, interviewing and evaluating prospective students.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with prospective families.
• Coordinating Admissions Office programs and projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Westminster School, one of the leading small independent boarding schools in the country, is a diverse, co-educational high school, a close-knit community of 95 faculty and 430 students (75 percent boarding, 25 percent day students) set on a 200-acre campus in Simsbury, Connecticut. Since its founding in 1888, Westminster School has been committed to the core values of community, character, balance, and involvement. Our motto - virtute et numine - by grit and grace - defines and distinguishes the Westminster experience, our community, and our alums.

Position Summary

We are seeking candidates interested in a temporary, part-time position in our Admissions office. This position will include Admissions office responsibilities such as recruiting, interviewing, and evaluating prospective students, developing and maintaining relationships with prospective families, coordinating various Admissions Office programs and projects, and participating on the Admissions Committee. The proposed schedule for this position is 20-25 hours per week Monday-Friday and the role is anticipated to last from October 2026 through April 2027.

Job Qualifications

A bachelor's degree is required, and three to five years of Admissions experience is preferred. The successful candidate will have strong communication skills and a sincere commitment to boarding school life.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $16,000-21,000 for 7 months, commensurate with experience. This position is not benefits-eligible.

Westminster School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from candidates of color. Westminster School reaffirms its long-standing nondiscriminatory policy and employs individuals of any race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, or disability to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available at Westminster. Westminster does not discriminate in its hiring, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students

In keeping with our support for a diverse community, Westminster abides by all applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, ancestry and/or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.

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