Assistant Director of Admission, Recruitment

Woodberry Forest School seeks an Assistant Director of Admission to join its eight-person enrollment team. This is a highly relational role, reporting to the Director of Recruitment and working closely with the Assistant Headmaster, Director of Admission and Tuition Assistance, and Associate Director of Internal Programs to support the school’s strategic enrollment efforts.

The Assistant Director will manage a portfolio of prospective students and families, represent Woodberry in key markets, and help drive recruitment, yield, and enrollment outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage prospective students and families from inquiry through enrollment

• Build relationships with educational consultants, placement counselors, and other external partners

• Engage Woodberry’s internal network, including regional associations

• Travel during recruitment and yield seasons to represent the school

Tour Program Leadership

• Recruit, train, and supervise student tour guides

• Develop tour messaging and coach students on delivery and engagement

• Coordinate daily visits and special events

• Partner with students to create authentic, student-driven content, including social media that engages prospective students

The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator who values relationship-building and can assess both academic readiness and character. A strong appreciation for Woodberry’s culture, comfort with travel, and enthusiasm for working with students are essential. Experience in admission or a related field is preferred. This is a residential position, and the Assistant Director is expected to participate fully in the life of the school.                                               

Woodberry Forest School is one of the nation’s premier independent boarding schools for boys. Located on 1,200 beautiful acres in Madison County, Virginia, near Charlottesville and Washington, DC, Woodberry is an all-residential school. Woodberry enrolls approximately 400 students from the United States and abroad. Since its founding in 1889, Woodberry Forest has become recognized internationally as a leader in the education of boys. Students are carefully selected from an outstanding group of strong applicants.

Woodberry maintains a generous tuition assistance program, with forty-six percent of students receiving financial assistance, totaling over $7 million. The school is committed to enrolling the best possible students regardless of a family’s ability to pay and is actively engaged in an effort to build the endowment for tuition assistance. The faculty includes men and women of significant educational backgrounds and experience. All students and most faculty, and their families live on campus.

This administrative faculty position offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, which may include housing and meals. 

Woodberry Forest School is an equal-opportunity employer.