Student Recruitment Manager

Description

Organization Overview

Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC) Schools is comprised of a non-profit network of public charter schools designed to significantly increase high school graduation rates, college entrance, and college graduation rates for underserved students in North-East Los Angeles, and the North-East San Fernando Valley.

Our mission at PUC Schools is to develop and manage high-quality charter schools in densely populated urban communities with overcrowded and low-achieving schools. We create school programs and cultures that promote college graduation for all students. We uplift and revitalize communities through the success of our students and through inspiring them to uplift our communities now and forever and through the development of educational and other supportive partnerships.

The Team Member we are searching for

The ideal Student Recruitment Manager believes in and is passionate about the mission and commitments of PUC Schools and exhibits this through their leadership, reflection, execution of school culture, and collaboration to ensure student success. The Student Recruitment Manager reports to the Director of Operations and is responsible for supporting all PUC schools focusing on high-priority schools with recruitment and enrollment. An exemplary Student Recruitment Manager will accomplish this by leveraging experience to establish effective recruitment and conversion plans, improving enrollment operations systems, and ensuring follow through and accountability of a recruitment plan at school sites. Additionally, the Manager will be responsive to current conditions and will need to collaborate with school leaders, office managers, and select designated personnel.

What you will need to accomplish:

• Develop a thorough understanding of community dynamics and relationships surrounding the schools through research, analysis, and relationship-building
• Assess immediate and long-term enrollment and recruitment needs in collaboration with school leadership
• Draft and execute scholar recruitment plans inclusive of but not limited to community outreach, parent and staff engagement, and onsite events
• Build capacity of school leaders and operations staff to engage families, scholars, and staff on the importance of enrollment and recruitment and opportunities for their participation
• Identify inefficiencies and gaps in school site enrollment operations systems and develop plans to improve
• Provide updates to school leadership and other designated personnel and address school site needs as they arise
• Engage in outreach to nearby neighborhood schools and local community organizations for purposes of recruitment
• Lead initiatives to generate awareness in local communities (i.e. direct mail, flyer distribution, door hanging, canvassing at community events, etc.)
• Monitor student leads from digital advertising campaigns and ensure follow-up from schools
• Follow-up with student leads via phone, email and/or text
• Ability to create recruitment materials independently and in collaboration with designated personnel
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

What do we require from you?

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in related field, or equivalent training and experience preferred

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and Google-based applications

Skills and Abilities

• Commitment to PUC’s core beliefs and educational philosophy
• Strong organization and project management skills with the ability to juggle competing priorities, especially related to supporting in the planning enrollment-related school site events and enrollment operations
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-layered organization and build strong relationships with school leaders and other home office and school-based colleagues
• Enthusiasm for engaging with the community, identifying opportunities for schools to engage in outreach with the community
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Experience with student recruitment and enrollment
• Willingness to go above and beyond to contribute to the success of the schools
• Flexibility to attend evening and weekend events
• Persistent with excellent follow-through
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Must be flexible and collaborative
• Bilingual and fluent in Spanish preferred
• Strong work ethic, accountability, and ownership of work
• Regular attendance, dependability and, punctuality in conformance with the standards are essential to the successful performance of this position

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Occasionally required to kneel, climb, and reach with hands and arms above shoulder level, lift up to thirty pounds. To bend, sit, stand, squat, stoop, walk, push, pull, and reach with hands and arms at shoulder level or below. Always required to wear the appropriate safety equipment for the task, which may include gloves, goggles, aprons, belts, etc.

Compensation & Benefits:

• This is a full-time exempt, salaried position
• Our benefits include:
  • Comprehensive group health benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision and additional voluntary benefits
  • 403b Retirement Plan with an annual contribution match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Ongoing Professional Development

DISCLAIMER: This job description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions (as covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act) expected of an incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of an incumbent. An incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Nothing in this position description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Institution and its employees.

PUC Schools is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Salary : $66,560 - $69,000