What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Specialist – School Choice Office (N203 - 2425) position at Hartford Public Schools?
POSTING NUMBER: N203 - 2425
POSTING DATE: February 26, 2025
CLOSING DATE: March 11, 2025
POSITION: Community Specialist – School Choice Office
REPORTS TO: Assistant Director of School Choice
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: The Community Specialist provides direct support for the implementation of the HPS Choice Office’s consumer engagement, recruitment, marketing activities and works to inform families of applying to the Hartford district. The Community Specialist attends community recruitment events, fairs, and provides technical assistance sessions to support families and other stakeholders during the HPS and Regional School Choice application process. In addition, the Community Specialist provides technical and staff support for overall operation of the department, including direct support to the HPS Choice Office stationed at the HPS Welcome Center.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Organizes and attends recruitment events, fairs and information sessions.
- Responsible for one-to-one information sessions and recruitment of families.
- Provides administrative support to assist in the development of promotional materials, general mailings and other efforts to implement the marking plan.
- Maintains reports on customer/parent contacts and recruitment efforts.
- Maintains contact with interested families through the recruitment season.
- Works in collaboration with Hartford schools to develop open house activities.
- Develops and maintains a centralized calendar of recruitment activities and events.
- Updates mailing list for recruitment and maintains communication data base.
- Assist with maintenance of the Hartford schools’ websites.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director or designee.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Prior experience in recruitment, marketing, or sales preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Internet and Microsoft Office, i.e. Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, Constant Contacts.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully multi-task.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of partners.
- Ability to work with parents and other stakeholders to problem solve matters.
- Ability to remain calm under very stressful conditions.
- Excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to use technology to maintain a variety of records.
- Extremely organized.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and deliver on tight deadlines.
- Able to work a flexible schedule, including hours outside the normal workday during recruitment campaign.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Non-certified
SALARY AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: twelve-month work year. Salary in accordance with Collective Bargaining Agreement for Hartford Educational Support Personnel (HESP) Salary Grid C470 $42,247 - $50,105. (2019-2026).
UNION AFFILIATION: Hartford Educational Support Personnel
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To be considered, all internal and external applicants must fully complete a Hartford Public Schools’ online application, which can be accessed through our Applicant Tracking System, Nimble, at https://app.hirenimble.com/jobs/hartford. Internal applicants should use a personal email address when applying. Please do not use your hartfordschools.org email. Candidates will be contacted directly by hiring managers for interviews.
An Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/V/D
Note: This posting does not necessarily reflect vacancies in the respective subject area and is solely intended to generate a talent pool for current and future certified teaching opportunities. The above description covers the principle duties and responsibilities of the position. The description should not, however, be construed as a complete listing of all duties or as a contract. In all cases, these relationships, functions, and their applications are subject to change by the superintendent of schools.
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Salary : $42,247 - $50,105
