The Frederick Gunn School, founded in 1850, is a co-ed boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12, as well as a post-graduate year. Mr. Gunn had a deep appreciation for the natural world, believing that in nature students understand themselves as humans and their place in the world. He took a principled stand against slavery and spurred students (and the town at large) to examine their beliefs. In addition to the habits and skills students will need in college and life beyond, we teach them to follow Mr. Gunn’s example: to cultivate wisdom, to be trailblazers, to act with conviction, and to value character as highly as intellect and achievement.

Position Summary

The Admissions Receptionist is a 12-month position reporting to the Chief Enrollment Officer. The Admissions Receptionist is a critical member of the Admissions team often serving as the first person that a visitor to Admissions encounters. Excellent customer service and interpersonal and communication skills as well as patience, attention to detail and organization skills are essentials for this position.

Responsibilities

• Greet prospective families when arrive in Admissions and send them on tour with student tour guides
• Greet other visitors in Admissions area and guide them to appropriate location or faculty or staff member
• Welcome families back from tour and connect them with their Admissions Officer or scheduled faculty member
• Answer school’s main phone, address general questions and forward calls to appropriate parties
• Make appointments for tours and interviews for prospective families
• Process daily inquiries into Finalsite
• Mail viewbooks and other marketing materials to inquiring families
• Send email reminders for upcoming appointments (two days in advance of appointment)
• Print the admissions calendar and coaches/teachers calendar to guide Admissions Team as visitors arrive
• Prepare and print tour guide schedule to guide Admissions Team as visitors arrive
• Build and maintain positive rapport with student tour guides, offering guidance and feedback as needed
• Enter completed interviews in Finalsite and assign to appropriate Admissions Officer 
• Email list of Admissions visitors to school community one day in advance of visits
• Problem solve for unexpected situations (late visitors, unexpected visitors, etc)
• Serve as a thought partner with the team about ways to improve the admissions visitor experience and efficiency/effectiveness of the team
• Maintain Reading Room; includes stocking of coffee/tea area, light cleaning of room daily basis, organizing/tidying space throughout day
• Prepare the welcome sign for the Admissions visitors on daily basis 
• Help Admissions Assistants with processing applications as needed 
• Prepare goody bags for visiting educational consultants
• Pack and organize fair bags (pack mini viewbooks, swag, inquiry cards, banners, etc.) in advance of Admissions Officers travel to school fairs
• Monitor schedule of admission visitor’s meetings with Head of School and ensure he/she is available and on schedule
• Sort mail in School’s mailroom when needed
• Place Amazon orders, coffee and other office orders as needed
• Create name tags for Admissions and School events as needed
• Track stock of marketing materials and place reorders with marketing department as needed
• Record hours and pay TG's for summer tours
• Collect new student photos via emails and/or phone calls and then share with Dean of Students office 
• Add application pieces and create folders for new student profiles
• Enter educational consultant information into Finalsite
• Assist Admissions team as needed

Key Relationships

• Continuous engagement with Chief Enrollment Officer and other members of Admissions team
• Frequent interaction with faculty and staff members

Skills and experience

• Experience serving as receptionist in high quality customer service environment, strongly preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with emphasis on attention to detail
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, parents and school leadership
• Proficiency with Google suite

Compensation and Benefits 

This is a 12-month position that will report to the Chief Enrollment Officer. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Competitive benefits which include, but are not limited to: Medical and Dental and life Insurance, Employer sponsored retirement plan, vacation and sick time, tuition remission, and meals in the dining hall when school is in session. 

The Frederick Gunn School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Except in cases of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, or except as otherwise permitted or required by law, The Frederick Gunn School does not discriminate against applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, intellectual disability, learning disability or physical disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other protected class status under applicable law with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, discharge from employment or other terms and conditions of employment. Position announcements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to the job title and the education and skills required. Descriptions are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that are required or may be required in the future. 

BACKGROUND SCREENING: The Frederick Gunn School conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer, which includes using a third-party administrator to conduct the checks.

Mission StatementThe Frederick Gunn School cultivates independent critical thinkers empowered to be a force for good. We educate Highlanders to be ambitious citizens who are always learning and courageous in character like our founders Frederick and Abigail Gunn.

Core Values

Integrated Humans 

Thriving people learn to integrate the intellectual, the physical, the spiritual, and the emotional through an examination of the place of each, discernment about their relative role, and a commitment to balance and flourishing. 

Hopeful Faculty 

We prize faculty who believe resiliently, optimistically and with good humor in the students’ and faculty’s collective ability to grow and learn; know their discipline and practice, and understand character development. A faculty oriented around these principles will earn the confidence of students and create a place of purpose and fun where faculty and students want to be. 

Learning Ecosystem 

Thriving communities recognize the interdependent nature of their parts. Therefore, The Frederick Gunn School is a school that champions the interdisciplinary and inter-experiential nature of life and learning - one that incorporates the outdoors, athletics, and arts, as well as academics, into everyday life. 

Moral Character Development 

We are a school that nurtures Mr. Gunn’s belief in character as the driving force in a life well-lived, and that character emerges through the intentional pursuit—in knowledge and practice—of what is good, right, true, sustainable, and beautiful. 

Engaged Citizens

The Frederick Gunn School is a school that, despite growing cultural apathy, cynicism, consumerism and distraction, produces people who care deeply - who become wise, engaged, active citizens.