Scholar Recruitment Internship

Uplift Education is a public school organization focused on helping students reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace. The Scholar Recruitment Intern supports the Scholar Recruiting team by generating leads, increasing applications, engaging prospective families, and assisting with recruitment events and outreach activities.

What you'll do:

• 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; updates tracking tools/reports; Follows 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 table at local events
• Visit local business to spread literature and information about
• Follow-up with new families at the start of the year to check-in on their Uplift experience

What they're looking for:

• Effective organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• 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
• Associates degree or higher preferred; relevant work experience may be substituted for degree preference; being an Uplift Alum may be substituted for degree preference
• Spanish preferred but not required