Menlo Park Academy, Ohio’s only public school exclusively serving gifted children in grades K-8, is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to join our Administrative Team. If you are an innovative organizer with charismatic people skills who thrives in an empowering educational workplace, and embraces our mission, we want to hear from you.

Position Type: Administration

Reports to: Director of Communications

Exempt Position; Full-Time (12 Months)

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Events & Outreach

● Prepare, order, and organize Admissions materials, give-aways, and marketing materials for events and ongoing use.

● Responsible for pre-event and event day preparations and facilitation including but not limited to materials, site confirmations, setup and breakdown, and on-site support. These events include but are not limited to Open Houses, Information Nights, recruitment fairs, and admissions and/or retention school activities.

● Schedule literature drop-off with designated outreach sites (such as preschools and community organizations), deliver marketing materials, and initiate an “Introduction to Menlo Park Academy” conversation.

Tracking & Database Support

● Participate in database training.

● Input archival data, and ongoing prospect information.

● Generate or collect prospect reports as requested.

Communication & Scheduling

● Responds to initial phone inquiries with requested information, schedules calls with the Associate Director of Admissions, and manages a callback log for other members of the team.

● Schedules prospective family meetings, updates and ensures accuracy of Admissions calendar as well as calendar for team as requested, and seeks to identify any potential scheduling conflicts between Admissions and School Calendar.

● Make initial contact, schedule meetings, attend if requested, and provide follow-up communications with area preschools, educational facilities, and other institutions at the direction of the Associate Director of Admissions.

● Champion other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

● Bachelor’s degree, preferred, with 1-3 years of relevant experience.

● Excellent computer skills, and proven experience with Google Business Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet), and Windows.

● Proven organizational skills, self-starter, and an ability to follow through on assignments.

● Strong interpersonal, presentation, and phone skills, with a proven ability to communicate and work collaboratively.

● Travel around Cleveland and its outreaching suburbs required.

● Evening and weekend hours required for recurring Admissions events.

Why Menlo Park Academy?

MPA is a public school that nurtures gifted children through an exemplary program and rewarding experiences, which develop the whole child and is consistently ranked as one of the highest schools in Ohio. We offer a curriculum as unique as our students who hail from over 40 different school districts in the Northeast Ohio area with innovative acceleration and differentiation options. MPA has consistently received high ratings by the Ohio Department of Education, is a regular recipient of the “Auditor of State Award” and was recognized as the No. 1 Charter Elementary and Middle School in Ohio for 2024 by U.S. News & World Reports and Niche.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Google Suite: 1 year (Preferred)
• Presentation skills: 1 year (Preferred)
• School admissions: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Cleveland, OH 44102: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person