Recruitment & Community Coordinator (In-Field Recruiters)

KIPP; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off

Paid family leave

Flexible spending account or HSA

Employee assistance programs

Additional voluntary benefits

Job summary

KIPP Texas Public Schools is seeking a Recruitment & Community Coordinator to lead in-field outreach, community engagement, and student recruitment efforts across the region. The role focuses on hands-on application acquisition through events, partner collaboration, and field activities to achieve annual recruitment goals.

The RCC will manage volunteers, track outcomes, and maintain CRM data, with flexible hours including some evenings and weekends, to meet district targets in a mission-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Experience in recruitment or community engagement.
• Strong cultural competency with diverse populations.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strong planning and project management; ability to juggle priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport.
• Self-motivated, team player with integrity.
• Proficient in MS Office and Google apps.
• Reliable transportation to travel between campuses.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment activities and contribute to regional goals.
• Plan and execute recruitment events (block walking, tabling, community events).
• Pitch KIPP Texas to prospective families to meet targets.
• Maintain weekly field plans and track ROI.
• Orient volunteers during recruitment activities.
• Follow up with leads in CRM.
• Join weekly manager check-ins and participate in professional development.
• Collaborate with community partners.
• Upload leads into the CRM and manage SchoolMint actions.

Skills

Bilingual EN/ES

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Team player

Self-starter

Integrity

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of experience

Tools

MS Office

Google Apps

SchoolMint

Slack

Video conferencing

Job description

Recruitment & Community Coordinator (In-Field Recruiters)

• Full-time
• Start Date: Immediate opening
• Department: Regional Support and Leadership

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre‑K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas‑Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high‑quality, well‑rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas—founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018—we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy.

If you are passionate about joining a mission‑driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you! KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Recruitment and Community Coordinator (RCC) is responsible for outreach, community engagement, and implementing an annual student recruitment plan that aligns with our region’s student recruitment goals. This individual will be expected to spend the majority of their time focused on application acquisition efforts in the community. To be successful in this role, an RCC brings a track record for implementing successful recruitment strategies by using diverse in‑field tactics, building relationships with neighborhood partners, and meeting weekly targets. An RCC should be comfortable working in an environment that requires you to juggle multiple priorities and competing deadlines, while never losing sight of the overarching goals and desired outcomes. An RCC must be available to work flexible hours, including some nights, weekends, and holidays.

Key Responsibilities

Application Acquisition Efforts

• Contribute to an overall application goal for the region through participation in recruitment activities.
• Prepare for and execute recruitment activities such as block walking, tabling, and participating in community events across the entire region.
• Effectively pitch KIPP Texas as a school option to prospective families in the field to meet the application goal set for the intended recruitment activity.
• Maintain weekly field plans on an ongoing basis to track recruitment investments, outcomes, and returns on investment.
• Orient volunteers during recruitment activities to accomplish assigned functions.
• Follow up with leads through our CRM system.

Awareness and Nurture Strategy

• Drop off collateral and relevant marketing materials to businesses, daycare partners, apartment complexes, nonprofits, etc. to build awareness of our academic offerings.
• Follow up with prospective community partners to secure potential recruitment opportunities or other resources.

Administrative Tasks

• Join weekly check‑ins with the manager to get ongoing direction, feedback, and coaching.
• Participate in quarterly meetings and monthly professional development opportunities.
• Field recruitment‑related inquiries from School Leaders and Operations Leaders.
• Work closely with community partners to identify opportunities for collaboration.
• Upload all leads collected in the field into our CRM system.
• Execute daily SchoolMint actions, including applying priority validations, removing duplicate and current student applications, and updating unconfirmed addresses or phone numbers.

Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and/or 4 years of experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Job‑related experience with recruitment work preferable in a business, nonprofit, education, community engagement, or advocacy organization.
• Strong cultural competency skills, including the ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse population.
• Strong planning and project management skills, with an ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an energetic attitude; ability to successfully engage, cultivate, and steward relationships with community members and organizational partners effectively and quickly build rapport.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• High motivation and self‑starter with a "whatever it takes" attitude to work independently and as a team player.
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to the KIPP Texas mission and community.
• Service‑oriented, able to adapt to a changing environment while applying flexibility to work under pressure and remaining calm amid competing demands.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google applications (Sheets, Docs, Google Drive), with the ability to quickly learn new technologies (SchoolMint, Slack, video conferencing apps, etc.).
• Must have reliable transportation to travel between campuses and to and from community events/meetings.

What We Bring to the Table

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage options for employees and their families.
• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
• Paid family leave.
• Flexible spending account or high‑yield HSA.
• Employee assistance programs.
• KIPP also offers employee‑paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance, and disability insurance.

EEO

KIPP Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP Texas ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the Talent Team.

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