Student Recruitment and Enrollment Specialist

About This Role

This role involves executing recruitment strategies, managing leads, and building partnerships to drive student enrollment for an expanding network of K-12 schools. The specialist will engage prospective families, represent the schools at events, and ensure seamless communication throughout the enrollment process.

Responsibilities

• Execute Recruitment Team strategies to engage prospective families and generate new leads and applications for all nine (9) Prospect Schools.
• Manage and nurture student/family leads through all stages of Prospect’s enrollment funnel using various outreach tactics and CRM software (Hubspot).
• Build and sustain external partnerships with community-based organizations, feeder schools, and local businesses to promote collaborative recruitment pipelines.
• Represent Prospect Schools at internal recruitment events across all nine (9) campuses during the application and enrollment season.
• Participate in external outreach efforts, including school fairs, community tabling events, and canvassing days, including select weekends.
• Collaborate with school-based staff to ensure a seamless handoff of leads and delivery of exceptional customer service.
• Conduct Enrollment Specialist meetings with prospective families and manage communication to ensure timely, informative, and proactive messaging across all SRE-managed channels.
• Support translation and accessibility of enrollment and recruitment materials.
• Assist schools in guiding non-native English-speaking families through the admissions process.
• Co-manage recruitment materials and promotional SWAG in collaboration with the Associate Director of SRE.
• Co-manage student application and registration data via the application platform (SchoolMint).
• Research recruitment and enrollment data trends to inform network strategy.
• Support the Senior Director and Associate Director with "Bridge" enrollment (5th to 6th and 8th to 9th grade transitions) and student persistence initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years of experience in student recruitment, admissions, or a customer service-facing role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Suite, and CRM software (Hubspot)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Meticulous attention to detail

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years of experience in student recruitment, admissions, or a customer service-facing role

Nice to Have

• Fluency in Spanish
• Experience with admissions software or databases

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits