Director of Enrolments and Community Relations Join to apply for the Director of Enrolments and Community Relations role at Caulfield Grammar School .
About Us Caulfield Grammar School is an internationally recognised, independent, co-educational school committed to providing exceptional educational opportunities from Early Learning through to Year 12.
With over 3,700 students across five campuses and our Student Experience Programs in Yarra Junction and Kakadu, Caulfield Grammar passionately strives to deliver innovative specialist educational programmes enabling quality learning every day, in every experience, for every learner, for life.
About Community Engagement Community Engagement is a critical professional services team.
Working collaboratively to support all our campuses, it comprises Admissions, Scholarships, Marketing & Communications, Events, Archives, Uniform, Philanthropy, Alumni and our active and committed parent support groups across our school.
Role Summary The Director of Enrolments and Community Relations is a vital leadership role that influences the growth, reputation, and long-term success of Caulfield Grammar School.
This position is responsible for shaping and executing a strategic enrolment vision that ensures the school continues to welcome families who are deeply aligned with its mission, values, and educational philosophy.
More than just managing enrolments, this role is about building meaningful connections, creating a consistent, values-led experience across all campuses, and fostering a strong sense of belonging within the broader school community.
As a key custodian of the school's public image and enrolment performance, the Director plays a central role in strengthening community ties and enhancing the school's visibility and appeal.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Community Engagement, this full-time permanent position is based at our Caulfield Campus and offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of students and families, while contributing to the strategic direction.
Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Lead the development and delivery of a long-term, school-wide enrolment strategy; align and embed the strategy with campus leadership teams, maintaining high-level stakeholder engagement; collaborate with campus leadership teams and local communities to drive enrolment growth across all campuses.
Team Leadership: Cultivate and foster a collaborative environment, ensuring high-performing and highly engaged teams; establish clear expectations and priorities across your teams, ensuring alignment with the school's strategic direction.
Marketing, Communication and Data: Partner with Marketing and Communications to ensure coherence across messaging between Caulfield Grammar's story and the enrolment experience; shape key messaging and event experiences to reflect the school's values, Anglican ethos, and educational priorities; analyse and interpret enrolment data to inform tactical decisions and execute strategic initiatives.
Enrolment Operations: Lead and manage activities across the full enrolment lifecycle; establish and embed consistent enrolment practices, including onboarding and transitions across all campuses; ensure enrolment policies and processes are inclusive, transparent, and tailored to the needs of each campus; manage diverse enrolment streams including boarding, domestic, scholarships, Early Learning Centre (ELC), international students, and special pathways such as Indigenous scholarship programmes; uphold and communicate enrolment policies that set clear expectations for families; oversee student onboarding processes, ensuring consistent communication, community engagement and event planning across campuses; lead the design and implementation of a cohesive onboarding experience for new students.
Resource Management: Manage the team's budget and expenditure efficiently while overseeing resources, property and equipment; achieve enrolment targets through proactive planning and stakeholder engagement; contribute to the enhancement of digital platforms and support enrolment growth.
Community Engagement and Relations: Design and lead the implementation of an engagement framework to build and strengthen relationships with prospective families, feeder schools, overseas agents, boarding regions and Early Learning Centres; represent the School at domestic and international recruitment events to promote the benefits of a Caulfield Grammar education.
Values and Behaviour: Model and live the Caulfield Grammar School values and behaviours.
Essential Skills and Experience Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to represent the school domestically and internationally, including participation in overseas recruitment trips.
Demonstrated experience in education enrolments, with a deep understanding of the size, complexity and strategic requirements of managing enrolments across five campuses.
Strategic planning and marketing expertise, with the ability to develop tailored enrolment strategies for each campus.
Strong analytical and engagement capabilities to identify and fulfil enrolment needs through targeted outreach and promotional activities.
Ability to navigate and simplify complex operational environments while respecting and leveraging campus differences to achieve enrolment targets.
Experience leading and managing teams, including goal setting, performance management, coaching and providing constructive feedback and recognition.
Extensive experience building strong relationships with and managing multiple stakeholders.
Experience leading and fostering a collaborative, inclusive, trusting culture.
Confident and articulate public speaker with strong written communication skills.
Ability to prioritise and respond to sensitive issues in a timely manner.
A current willingness to obtain an Employment Working With Children's Check (WWCC).
Personal Attributes Upholds high standards of personal and professional conduct and acts as a role model.
A responsive and relationship-focused leader who fosters a positive and collaborative work and learning environment.
Composed and adaptable, maintaining clarity and focus in challenging situations with competing priorities and deadlines.
Self-aware and committed to ongoing personal and professional growth, driving continuous improvement.
Skilled in building strong, collaborative and trusted relationships with key stakeholders to positively influence outcomes.
A proactive, solution-oriented leader dedicated to employee wellbeing and high performance.
Ability to hold difficult conversations with sensitivity, empathy and moral courage in support of school policies, procedures and values.
Commitment to the school's mission and values.
Why Caulfield Grammar School Our culture is defined by five values: Pursuing Excellence, Inspiring Creativity, Thriving Together, Embracing Diversity and Living Wholeheartedly.
These values guide the way we work together with passion and authenticity based on our guiding principle of a Mind for Life.
Our Benefits Competitive base and 13% superannuation.
Continuous professional development opportunities.
Access to outstanding facilities and resources.
Health and wellbeing activities throughout the year.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
How To Apply Please submit your application by clicking the APPLY button to be directed to our website.
Applications will be reviewed and screened upon submission.
Enquiries Caulfield Grammar School is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our School community.
All employees, direct/indirect contact volunteers, third-party contractors and external education providers must comply with our Child and Youth Safe Policy and Child and Youth Safe Code of Conduct.
Applicants will be required to undergo background checks as per the School's Security Vetting Policy and guidelines.
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