Bilingual Scholar Recruitment Intern

Primary Purpose

Supports our Scholar Recruiting team to drive leads and applications for prospective families and convert leads to applications in an effort to increase scholar applications. Scholar Recruiting Interns will articulate the Uplift value and benefits to prospective families and support the team with recruiting events, tabling, phone calls, and other tactics.

• Plan and organize logistics for school "Meet-the-Admin" events
• Maintain an aggressive posture toward identifying and capitalizing on new and innovative recruitment opportunities to drive scholar applications
• Serve as the face of Uplift at community events
• Closely track prospective families, applications per open seat for each grade and school; update tracking tools/reports; follow up with prospective families either over phone or email
• Collaborate with recruiters to develop campus-specific strategies to achieve application goals, in line with network best practices
• Persuasively convince families to apply to Uplift and accept lottery offers
• Assist with re-enrollment and pre‑k help as needed
• Leverage existing families for referrals at local events
• Visit local businesses to spread literature and information about Uplift
• Follow‑up with new families at the start of the year to check in on their Uplift experience

• Education Requirements:
  
  Associate’s degree or higher preferred; relevant work experience may be substituted for degree preference; being an Uplift alum may be substituted for degree preference
• Special Skills/Certifications
  • Effective organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
  • The ability to work independently and be self‑motivated

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Bi‑lingual
  
  Skills:
  
  Spanish preferred but not required
• Technology:
  Basic understanding of Microsoft Office, Google, Outlook, etc.

Frequent walking and standing; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting; repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching; occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds). Must have reliable transportation to get to and from recruitment events.

Role requires frequent travel to businesses and communities across the DFW metroplex. May spend some time on school campuses or at the Central Management Office.

Starting Salary: $20/hr.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.