Bilingual Enrollment Officer

POSITION SUMMARY

The Bilingual Student Enrollment Officer’s principal duty will be to increase student enrollment. Related duties include improving student achievement by promoting parent and community involvement in the education process; providing information on services available to eligible students and families; conveying information regarding school and/or district activities and procedures; and referring families to other agencies. The enrollment officer will be responsible for recruiting, enrolling, completing enrollment applications, handling documentation, collecting information, and providing customer service, while being a resource to the families.

Incumbents in this classification provide support to fiscal department, students and teachers which directly augments learning and fiscal stability.

• SKILLS are required to perform single, technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills to meet changing job conditions. Specific skills required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include having the ability to build strong and trusting relationships with families and business/community partners. The operation of standard office equipment, using pertinent software applications, and preparing and maintaining accurate records are job requirements.
  
  Must be able to gain the confidence and trust of others easily, follow through on commitments, and identify and create the processes necessary to get the job done.
• KNOWLEDGE of where potential K-12 students are recruited from, necessary marketing materials for recruitment, and where recruiting events are held and/or taking place.
• ABILITY to work with diverse individuals and/or groups; work with various data; and utilize specific job-related equipment. In working with others, problem-solving is required to identify issues and create action plans. To identify the company’s distinctive advantages; understand what unique capabilities we can offer; thoroughly understand the landscape in which you will operate. Specific abilities required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include adapting to changing work priorities;
  
  communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; setting priorities; providing customer service; organization; and working as part of a team.
• FBI/BCII background check which meets Ohio Revised Code 3319.39 et seq.

• Promote, recruit, and enroll potential students to our various campuses.
• Host and facilitate enrollment meetings with potential families and community leaders.
• Develop relationships with childcare facilities to promote enrollment of new students.
• Maintain a database of student/parent contacts and volunteers for the purpose of documenting and/or providing reliable information.
• Organizes various activities (e.g., presentations, forums, volunteer opportunities, etc.) to support the school and parents, showcase students’ talents and abilities, and celebrate the community's diversity.
• Participates on a variety of committees/boards (e.g., Student Intervention Committee, Race/Human Relations Committee, Community Prevention Board, etc.) for the purpose of receiving and/or conveying information to promote parent and community involvement in the educational process.
• Recruits parent volunteers for the purpose of assisting teachers in classroom activities.
• Communicates with parents on behalf of the school for the purpose of ensuring that an ongoing partnership between the home and school is formed, and language barriers are removed.
• Confers with teachers, parents, and /or appropriate community agency personnel for the purpose of assisting in the evaluation of student’s progress and/or making appropriate referrals.
• Contacts parents at their homes for the purpose of obtaining information about students, which helps teachers and providing information to parents about the school and its policies and programs.
• Coordinates with community leaders and organizations for the purpose of building resources and expanding program capabilities.

• Deal sensitively with people, recognize individual…