Part-Time Student Recruitment Associate

Company Description

KIPP
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools  is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. As an organization that serves a student population that is over 90% Black, we center and value the experiences and perspectives of students, families, staff of color and the surrounding community. We also work to dismantle white supremacy.

In the 2024-25 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.

• KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 4th grade, 6th - 8th grade 

• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade 

• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade 

• KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th grade

For the current school year, teachers at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools work the following hours Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Hours for teachers and students may vary slightly by school.

• K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm 

• High School Staff: 6:45am - 3:45pm, High School Students: 7:15am - 2:30pm, Wednesday High School dismissal is at 12:30pm. 

Every Wednesday is a student early release day, which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development and content team meetings. *This doesn’t include Wellness Wednesdays when all staff leave at student dismissal. 

To support these schools, we will employ more than 300 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach where you can also view all of our job postings.

Job Description

As a member of the shared services operational team, the part-time student recruitment associate is responsible for implementing our comprehensive student recruitment plan. This includes family outreach, event planning, digital marketing (social, email, SMS texting, web, SEO, etc.), collateral development, and copywriting. The student recruitment associate will work closely with the student recruitment manager, school leaders, marketing and communications team members, community engagement team, and compliance team to build strong family demand for KIPP Jacksonville schools and convert interested families into enrolled families. They’ll represent KIPP Jacksonville externally to potential families and work to ensure KIPP Jacksonville is fully enrolled. 

The ideal candidates are energetic, forward-thinking, and detail-oriented individuals. A strong results orientation and strong interpersonal skills are a must, as is an ability to work enthusiastically in a constantly changing environment and balance multiple priorities and competing deadlines. Additionally, the capacity to excel operationally is critical for success in this role. This is a non-exempt role and reports to the manager of student recruitment. Candidates should have experience executing grassroots engagement strategies, building relationships with stakeholders in the community, using data to identify best practices, and having an orientation toward collaborative planning. Some experience in marketing and communications is preferred. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Please Note: KIPP JAX is hiring one (1) part-time student recruitment associate. The student recruitment manager will determine the exact portfolio of schools and day-to-day responsibilities of the associate. The responsibilities below illustrate the work that a student recruitment associate may take on throughout their 25 -28 hour work week. 

Recruitment Project Management, Strategy, & Execution (30%)