Recruitment & Community Coordinator (In-Field Recruiters)

KIPP Texas Public Schools; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical

Dental and vision plans

Flexible paid time off

Paid family leave

HSAs

Employee assistance programs

Legal plans

Identity protection

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

KIPP Texas Public Schools in Dallas seeks a Recruitment and Community Coordinator to lead outreach, community engagement, and the annual student recruitment plan aligned to regional goals. This role focuses on field efforts, building relationships, and meeting weekly recruitment targets.

Success requires a track record in recruitment strategies, bilingual English/Spanish skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities with flexibility for evening/weekend hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and/or 4 years or similar experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Job-related experience with recruitment-related work preferable in a business, nonprofit, education, community engagement, or advocacy organization.
• Strong cultural competency and ability to work with diverse populations.
• Strong planning and project management skills with ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an energetic attitude; engage, cultivate, and steward relationships.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to the KIPP Texas mission and community.
• Service-oriented with flexibility to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google apps; quick learner of SchoolMint, Slack, and video conferencing tools.

Responsibilities

• 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 community events.
• Pitch KIPP Texas to prospective families in the field to meet recruitment goals.
• Maintain weekly field plans to track recruitment investments and ROI.
• Orient volunteers during recruitment activities to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Follow up with leads through CRM system.
• Join weekly manager check-ins for direction and feedback.
• Participate in quarterly meetings and monthly professional development.
• Field recruitment inquiries from School Leaders and Operations Leaders.
• Work with partners to identify collaboration opportunities.
• Upload leads into the CRM and update records in SchoolMint.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Strong planning

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Independent & team player

Integrity

Adaptability

Microsoft Office & Google apps

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

SchoolMint

CRM systems

Slack

Job description

Company Description

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.

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

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.

Recruitment and Community Coordinator (RCC) Job Description

The Recruitment and Community Coordinator 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, the 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.

Responsibilities include juggling multiple priorities and competing deadlines while maintaining focus on overarching goals, and working 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 which may include 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 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, which include applying priority validations, removing duplicate and current student applications, and updating unconfirmed addresses or phone numbers.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and/or 4 years or similar experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Job-related experience with recruitment-related 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; able to 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.
• Highly motivated and self‑starter / self‑directed learner 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, Drive). 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.

Additional Information

• 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.
• 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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