Director of Financial Aid/Associate Director of Admissions

 

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 alumni.

 

The Director of Financial Aid oversees and manages the School’s financial aid program, managing need-based aid in excess of $6,500,000. A thorough understanding of and experience with need-based financial aid is required. The successful candidate will have exceptional analytical skills, strong interpersonal, communication, and technological skills, and a demonstrated commitment to working with prospective and returning families.

 

In addition, this position will include Admissions Office responsibilities such as recruiting, interviewing, and evaluating prospective students, traveling to represent Westminster at school fairs and functions, and participating on the Admissions Committee. This full-time faculty position includes one season of coaching, evening duties in our residential community, student advising, evening and weekend duties, and other responsibilities as needed. 

 

A bachelor’s degree, background in Admissions work and three years of Financial Aid experience is required; a master’s degree and previous experience with students at the secondary school level is preferred. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to boarding school life. Salary is competitive; the employment package consists of excellent benefits and housing is provided. To apply, please send a resume, writing sample or educational philosophy and a list of references to Lee Huguley, Dean of Faculty, at: lhuguley@westminster-school.org.

 

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 and/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.