Student Recruitment and Enrollment Specialist

Job Description

Belief in Every Student's Promise

At Opportunity Charter School (OCS), we hold a steadfast belief that every student can excel, irrespective of their learning differences. Beyond academic support, we are committed to offering comprehensive social-emotional support. Each grade level benefits from a designated social worker, learning specialist, and culture team member, ensuring a holistic approach to addressing our students' needs. Our overarching objective is to guide each student and equip them with a well-established academic and social foundation, as well as a profound understanding of their individual strengths and challenges.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following and other duties and responsibilities may be assigned:

Admissions

Work with the Director of Student Recruitment and Enrollment to recruit students and families for the current and following academic year through community outreach and conducting various admissions events. Register students and collect required documents in order to ensure students' records are in compliance with New York State regulations.

Train school ambassadors to present at open houses and represent the school at fairs

Collaborate with external vendors to strategize and launch digital, traditional media, and mailing campaigns throughout the enrollment cycle

Maintain recruitment-related school website and social media content

Pro-actively make connections with city-wide feeder schools and community organizations and participate in all aspects of student recruitment including direct outreach and external school visits.

Plan and attend all student recruitment events, such as fairs, family events, open houses, tours, and presentations, including participation in the evenings and on weekends when necessary

Coordinate registration and conduct tours, orientations and open houses for prospective parents and students as well as build and establish more admissions events in order to recruit more students

Generate Reports pertaining to admissions and enrollment as requested

Assists with the management of the annual lottery and student enrollment process in compliance with state charter school laws

Call parents to offer spots and have the ability to document every contact attempted day or night

Assist parents with the enrollment process

Have knowledge of programs and services offered at OCS as well as knowledge of the Chancellor's regulations for incoming students

Assist with reports and tasks requested from supervisor

Maintain data on incoming student applications including lottery and waitlist number, students that did not accept offer as well as maintenance of waitlist applications, including distribution, date stamping, filing, spreadsheet, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree required

Minimum of 2 years experience in student recruitment and enrollment management

Proven track record of successfully leading recruitment strategies and achieving targets

Demonstrated experience in leading and managing recruitment teams

Proven ability to develop and implement comprehensive recruitment, enrollment, and retention strategies aligned with organization's goals

Experience in analyzing and leveraging data for strategic decision making

In depth knowledge of admissions processes and best practices

Experience in designing and executing effective student recruitment campaigns including social media

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Knowledge of Infinite Campus, ATS, and SchoolMint preferred but not required

Experience with Microsoft Office (required) additional experience with Google Suite preferred

Opportunity Charter School is an equal employment organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

TRS Eligible (Retirement Plan)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Referral program

Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Monday to Friday

Full-time