Admissions Director

SS. John Neumann & Maria Goretti Catholic High School

1736 South Tenth Street

Philadelphia, PA 19148

 SS. John Neumann & Maria Goretti Catholic High School (SNG) seeks an experienced admission professional to manage all aspects of the SNG enrollment process. The Admissions Director will have an entrepreneurial spirit to attract new prospects and must have a customer centered approach to achieve enrollment goals. The Admissions Director will oversee the admissions team and will provide SNG leadership with regular updates of actions, progress, data reports, and detailed analysis of local and national enrollment trends.  This position reports directly to the school president.  

 Key responsibilities include:

Admissions:

• Identify and cultivate relationship throughout the city of Philadelphia
• Establish short and long-rang goals and objectives.  This includes, but not limited to:
  • In collaboration with the school president, prepare and present annual enrollment and marketing goals/plans
  • Manage the admissions team to efficiently and effectively support enrollment objectives
  • Identify and optimize opportunities throughout the community that have potential to support enrollment goals
  • Interact regularly and warmly communicate with prospective families to assist their journey through each stage of the admission process
• Demonstrate expert level knowledge of the SNG community, accomplishments, policies and plans for the future
• Meet with prospective students & families, offer personalized tours, coordinate shadow days and student interviews
• Coordinate all admissions events including:  walk- thru’s, open house, accepted student events, & 7^th grade visitation day
• Support families through the acceptance and enrollment process
• Welcome new families to Saints John Neumann & Maria Goretti Catholic High School

Outreach:

• Collaborate with school minister for all parish partner (grade school) outreach and summer programs
• Collaborate with the school president to examine effectiveness of all marketing efforts
• Regularly communicate with partner schools and local athletic programs
• Represent SNG at local high school nights, visits to middle schools and PREP programs

Additional Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Office of Catholic Education (OCE) planning and efforts, as appropriate; provide required reports to OCE; attend meetings and training opportunities throughout the year.
• Serve as a member of the school’s scholarship/financial aid team
• All other duties as assigned

 The successful candidate will be an independent thinker who is:

• Creative, entrepreneurial, and collaborative
• Highly organized
• Goal oriented
• Attentive to details
• Skilled in communications, including strong writing and editing abilities
• Expert level in Microsoft Office Suite programs and have strong computer skills
• Experienced with web-based data management systems and reporting
• Energized by a fast-paced professional environment
• High degree of integrity, confidentiality and commitment to the mission of Catholic education

Qualifications and Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree and relevant professional experience in admissions/recruitment in an

educational setting is required. All required clearances and Safe Environment Certification and

official transcripts will be required before employment can begin.

 Candidates interested in the position of Admissions Director should submit their cover

letter, references, resume and salary expectations to Tim Cairy, president, at tim.cairy@neumanngorettihs.org

 Deadline for applications is July 17, 2025.

Interviews will be granted to the most qualified applicants.

PA required clearances and Safe Environment Certification and official transcripts will be required before employment can begin.

As a religious organization, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is also bound by Canon Law and Catholic teachings.  For this reason, there may be occasions when an employee’s failure to adhere to the truths of the Catholic faith are a factor in employment-related decisions.  In the event an employee fails to adhere to, or takes a position publicly that is contrary to, Catholic doctrine and teachings, or any policy or procedure maintained by the Archdiocese, the employee may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Employment practices will not be influenced by an individual’s legally protected status or any other basis as may be required by local, state and/or federal law as those laws apply to the Archdiocese. 

Any employee with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination in the workplace is encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of Human Resources.  Employees can raise concerns and make reports without fear of reprisal.  Anyone found to be engaging in any type of unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.