Community Outreach Coordinator, OSE

New York City Department of Education; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

New York City Department of Education seeks a Community Outreach Coordinator to lead direct outreach to families for NYCPS admissions, enrollment, and related initiatives. The role involves coordinating with Borough Outreach Managers, organizing events, and leveraging interagency partnerships to recruit and enroll students citywide.

Responsibilities include regional trainings, data reporting, and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or related activities; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six years of related experience; or
• Equivalent combination of education/experience with at least one year of the first option.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with families, schools and community-based organizations about NYCPS admissions, enrollment processes, and deadlines.
• Organizes and hosts events in partnership with community stakeholders to disseminate admissions information.
• Supports outreach events, workshops, enrollment fairs, and information sessions across NYC.
• Builds relationships with Borough Outreach managers to improve engagement with families and students.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Bilingual (preferred)

Stakeholder relationships

Public outreach

Travel across NYC

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years community work

High school diploma + 6 years community work

Tools

Google Drive

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Community Outreach Coordinator, OSE - 27238

Level: N/A

Division/Office: Office of First Deputy Chancellor

Borough: Citywide

Posting End Date: 10/23/2026

Position Summary: The Office of Student Enrollment (OSE) manages admissions, enrollment, and transfers for students in New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Early Childhood programs, 2-K through grade 12, including District 75 schools. Additionally, the office oversees 11+ sites consisting of Family Welcome Centers, and a call center, which are family facing offices that conduct enrollment transactions and provide community based support to families. OSE designs and implements enrollment and admissions policies and processes that provide all students with access to high quality public schools. OSE also has teams dedicated to supporting our most vulnerable students, including students with disabilities, students in temporary housing, foster care, and other special populations.

The Community Outreach Coordinator is responsible for direct outreach to eligible students and their families, leveraging interagency support and mobilizing existing NYCPS resources to recruit and enroll students across the city in all admissions processes (and other NYCPS educational initiatives. This position works in coordination with various NYCPS offices and is expected to meet daily outreach goals through phone banks, visibility events, trainings, canvassing, and recruitment. The Community Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for working with the Borough Outreach Managers to create and implement an outreach plan to most effectively reach families and assist programs within their designated area, as well as collaborate on citywide projects and initiatives.

Each Community Outreach Coordinator serves as a NYCPS generalist as well as a contact person within the areas for which they are responsible. The Community Outreach Coordinator will fulfill several key functions, including: 1) working directly with families and communities to provide support in all application, registration and enrollment processes, 2) providing program and school staff with support in application, registration, and enrollment processes, 3) leading regional recruitment, enrollment training and outreach for families, communities, and program/school staff. Performs related work.

Reports to: Borough Outreach Manager

Direct Reports: N/A

Key Relationships

Staff from the Division of Early Childhood Education, various offices within the NYCPS including FACE, outreach specialists in counterpart City agencies, MOIA, New York City Early Education Centers, OSE staff, community and faith-based organization partners, families, volunteers and other NYCPS stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with families, schools and CBOs to inform them of NYCPS admissions, enrollment processes, and deadlines.
• Organizes and hosts events in partnerships with community stakeholders for purposes of disseminating admissions and enrollment information.
• Support outreach events, workshops, enrollment fairs, and information sessions throughout New York City
• Works with Borough Outreach managers to build and maintain key relationships with stakeholders to improve outreach efforts to families and students.
• Acts as liaison to NYCPS program initiatives to provide support, including enrollment outreach and general programmatic and operational support.
• Supports families, communities, and school staff with information on all NYCPS applications, registration, and enrollment processes, as well as general program information.
• Recruits and mobilizes volunteer teams; trains volunteer leaders and community groups to do outreach.
• Works directly with early childhood education program and 2K-12 school staff to resolve issues related to recruitment and enrollment.
• Handles escalations related to recruitment and enrollment; directs further inquiries appropriately and in a timely manner to the appropriate NYCPS (or City agency) entities.
• Conducts regional recruitment related trainings for new early childhood education and 2K-12 programs.
• Performs data maintenance and reporting; issues daily reports to Borough Outreach Managers to utilize for metrics and data tracking to measure success and performance outcomes via CRM or other designated systems. Supports phone outreach campaigns to families regarding admissions, enrollment, registration deadlines, and program opportunities.

Qualification Requirements

Minimum

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Preferred

• Strong interest in NYCPS enrichment initiatives and programs.
• Knowledge of Chancellor’s Regulations related to Admissions & Enrollment.
• Experience working with grassroots organizations in diverse communities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write persuasively, clearly, and concisely.
• Ability to understand, track, and communicate data analytics.
• Ability to establish relationships and credibility among diverse community stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Google Drive and the Microsoft Office 365 Suite
• Experience working in a high call-volume environment.
• Ability to accurately report daily/weekly metrics.
• Experience developing and facilitating trainings.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to multitask, analyze, and drive process improvement.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual proficiency strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
• Ability to assist with transporting and distributing outreach materials and event supplies.

(Internal candidates who are selected for this position and who currently hold comparable or less senior positions within the DOE will not earn less than their current salary.)

NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding.

*NewYorkCityResidencyis NOT Required *

We encourage all applicants from theNewYorkCitytri-state area to apply.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

DOE Non- Discrimination Policy

The Department of Education of the City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's actual or perceived sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or pregnancy. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy .

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