Director Of Student Enrollment & Recruitment

Movement Schools is a rapidly growing network of public charter schools. We exist to love and value students by leading a movement of change in education through academic excellence, character development, and preparation for success in life. We believe in the inherent value and dignity of every child, and build schools where students and staff thrive.

Each Movement School is part of a larger community investment to help children and families thrive. These broader investments include early-childhood education, wellness centers, and after-school care.

Position Overview

The Director of Student Enrollment and Recruitment is responsible for developing the vision and strategy for how to make Movement Schools the most compelling and sought-after public school option for families in our local community and across the country. This leader will work alongside central and school-based leaders to set recruitment and enrollment targets and steward a team of individuals to drive the systems and activities to reach our goals. As the team leader, the Director of Student Enrollment & Recruitment plays a critical role in realizing our mission of loving and nurturing scholars by leading a movement of change in education through academic excellence, character development, and preparation for success in life. The Director of Student Recruitment and Enrollment will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and manage the student recruitment and enrollment team which this person will be charged to build.

To be successful in this role, a Director of Enrollment & Recruitment brings a track record for designing and implementing successful recruitment and enrollment strategies; and experience building and maintaining relationships with community members and partners. A Director of Enrollment & Recruitment should be comfortable working in an environment that requires you to build a strong culture, project manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines, while never losing sight of the mission, values, and overarching goals and desired outcomes of the team or Movement Schools. This leader is charged with always knowing what the recruitment and enrollment targets are across all school sites, progress against those goals, real and perceived barriers, and proactively make strategic decisions based on what the data is showing. They are also charged with ensuring all leaders that play a role in recruitment and enrollment efforts are consistently made aware of our performance and what is needed of them to lean in. While we aim to be thoughtful of evening and weekend workloads, occasionally a DER will need to be available to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends depending on event coordination duties.

Strategy and Vision Setting

• Lead and be present for on-the-ground efforts to drive relationships and recruitment and enrollment efforts
• Create and implement a network student recruitment strategy plan which includes recruitment and enrollment targets, benchmarks, and an emphasis on online/social media outreach, and community partner outreach
• Partner with the DOOs and recruitment and enrollment team to oversee data systems management of the enrollment process.
• Develop and update standard operating procedures for student recruitment and enrollment that can be used across the network and streamlined for school sites
• Partner with cross-teams to oversee execution of information sessions, lottery, and new family orientations
• Manage proper compliance of all charter enrollment laws and Movement Schools policies
• Develop and deliver a comprehensive training and support program-including leading on-the-ground efforts around family and community engagement, canvassing, etc
• Define metrics, set targets, and track progress against recruitment and enrollment goals with contingency plans
• Partner with Directors of Operations to oversee management of student and family enrollment process from accepted to the first day of school
• Lead the development and implementation of a network vision and strategy for student recruitment and enrollment, ensuring full enrollment of 100% of all Movement Schools throughout the year
• Train and launch student recruitment and enrollment cycles in conjunction with school teams

Managment

• Lead and manage enrollment systems and meetings to ensure school operations teams are planning and executing on recruitment and enrollment deliverables.
• Progress monitor student recruitment and enrollment goals
• Directly recruit, hire, and manage recruitment and enrollment team
• Manage weekly one on one meeting meetings with direct reports

Enrollment Systems

• Track and analyze all data regarding student recruitment benchmarks and goals
• Event planning for enrollment events for families to submit paperwork and learn more about Movement
• Manage the distribution and collection of enrollment packets and/or online enrollment procedures for families of admitted scholars
• Ensure that every enrollment milestone is executed on time and with fidelity
• Support the collection of student applications, in partnership with school based teams, and ensures that they are accurately entered into Movement Schools’ enrollment management system
• Manage and approve transfer process between Movement schools
• Manage the annual enrollment lottery

System Proficiencies

• Manage interface between PowerSchool & Salesforce for accurate reporting and streamlining
• Utilize PowerSchool enrollment system and Power School (SIS) to ensure fidelity of student information
• Partner with marketing team to access all systems geared toward recruitment and enrollment ROI

Student Recruitment

• Hiring and manage any student recruitment part time roles to support larger recruitment team as network grows
• Partner with the marketing and communication team to develop a marketing strategy to recruit scholars
• Develop process for scholars to transition from elementary to middle school as applicable
• Maintain a portfolio of programs and community organizations to build and sustain partnerships that support student recruitment

Student Transition

• Create and facilitate strong cooperation and systems across Movement Schools to optimize feeder patterns
• Work in partnership with families to support with the transition of scholars into, out of, and across Movement Schools

What you bring to the table

• Ability to establish relationships and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders
• Ability and proven track record for overseeing systems
• Strong project management experience; strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Experience in school operations, enrollment management, systems management or business operations (project management, vendor management, etc.) with track record of success
• Excellent organizational, planning and implementation skills. Always think multiple steps ahead
• Able to work humbly with multiple stakeholders ranging in knowledge and experience with data / tools
• 5+ years work experience in people and/or project management
• Bachelor's degree is required; Masters (Preferred)
• Demonstrated record of success in managing varied stakeholders to outcomes
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Systems, Google Systems, etc
• Strong adult culture leader with experience leading across lines of difference and an equity lens
• Ability to manage ambiguity and multiple priorities inherent in fast-paced work environments

Bonus skills and qualifications include:

• Master's degree in Education, Social Services, or similar field
• Experience working in nonprofit or education sectors with educationally underserved scholars
• Experience with managing and entering data with at least 95% accuracy; familiarity with data management systems (PowerSchool, Salesforce, etc.)

What we bring to the table:

• We are a fast-paced, energetic team and family with passionate people who are leading a movement to cultivate their best working environment we provide the following:
• Generous time off:
• On-going professional development opportunities:
• Continuous coaching and support
• Paid leave for illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, and military-related leave
• Wellness incentives
• Paid parental leave for new families
• Weekly school-based professional development
• Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability
• Competitive healthcare plan options, including medical, vision, and dental.
• Granted holidays, as well as a one-week Thanksgiving break, a two-week winter break, and a week-long spring break

Salary and Benefits

Movement Schools offers salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. We also offer a 401K salary match and retirement planning. All staff members receive extensive professional development, and are equipped with a laptop computer and all necessary supplies.