Specialist, Family Recruitment

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

Essential Functions Family Recruitment (65%)

Canvass within recruitment areas specified by the recruitment plan you are helping to execute; includes but is not limited to knocking on doors, making contact with local community groups and businesses, and handing out pamphlets to prospective families at events/high traffic locations

Make phone calls to new and prospective families

Track recruitment work in target area to ensure all potential families are contacted

Plan and market informational events for prospective families

Support new and existing schools in enrollment

Provide feedback to inform continued refinement of recruitment plans

Analyze recruitment trends and data to create metric-driven strategy around new family engagement that meets recruitment and enrollment goal

Engage external stakeholders with a focus on building new partnerships that will support the work of communicating educational options to families in the communities we serve

Foster relationships and develop champions with community based organizations, faith leaders, elected officials, civic and community leaders that lead to positive engagement of the community and neighborhoods where Rocketship has and will have a presence

Maintain, organize, and manage recruitment communications with interested families and applicants, including email, voicemail, Rocketship’s website, and social media

Coordinate student application data entry and support of central efforts to ensure lottery system

Family, School, & Community Engagement (30%)

Partner with founding principal to provide planning, training, and direct allocation of staff time/resources around family engagement and enrollment

Support school leadership in developing plans for ongoing family engagement and events for building school community

Cultivate external relationships with other community-based schools and nonprofits

Work with community partners to identify family and whole child support resources

Manage early family engagement with founding families to facilitate school-based decisions

Regional Team Engagement (5%)

Represent Rutherford County in regional discussions and projects

Provide input to inform enrollment modeling decisions

Work with regional team to foster community among faculty and staff members across the region

Collaborate with regional Family Recruitment team members across the Rocketship network to share best practices, develop strategy, and further Rocketship’s mission to close the achievement gap

Qualifications Required

A passion for Rocketship’s mission to eliminate the achievement gap and a belief that all families deserve high quality educational options

Excellent interpersonal communication and customer service skills

Genuine enjoyment of “on the ground” work, combining people and project management with direct execution of detailed processes.

Skilled at building strong working relationships with people in both senior- and junior-level roles

Experience managing through influence and driving results from multiple stakeholders without direct oversight

Experience designing and conducting outreach and/or recruitment campaigns

Absolute professionalism and customer service under all circumstances; ability to maintain strict confidentiality where required and discretion when involved in sensitive conversations

High tolerance for ambiguity, changing work priorities and deadlines

Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented, organized, and resourceful

Preferred

B.A. or B.S. Degree preferred

Fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

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