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Recruitment and Communications Specialist
Position Overview
The Recruitment and Communications Specialist serves as the primary community relations contact for schools contracting with Athlos Academies. The Recruitment and Communications Specialist develops and implements plans to help schools grow enrollment, as well as supports schools with communication and marketing needs. This position reports to the Chief of Operations and Growth and coordinates closely with the graphic design and social media team.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Develop and implement strategic marketing and communication plans for schools
- Create, manage, and analyze paid digital advertising campaigns
- Coordinate events and community relations efforts to be carried out by school teams
- Work closely with partner schools to offer training, support, and motivation in recruitment efforts
- Monitor, evaluate, and report on the effectiveness of various recruitment activities and events
- Coordinate internal and external communication, including media relations and marketing materials
- Coordinate with the graphic design team in the development of print and web-based materials
- Promote organization brand nationally and in targeted regions
- Present information to a variety of stakeholders ranging from parents to school board members, both in person and virtually
- Other duties as required
Qualifications and Skills
- 3-5 years of experience in a public relations or communications field
- Experience in an education setting strongly preferred
Educational Background
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field
Skills/Intangibles:
- Strong work ethic
- Creative problem solver
- Proven experience in digital marketing and data analysis
- Strong written communication and editing skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize
- Ability to motivate others
- Adept at project management and organizing
Principal of Lower School- Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish
Job Duties:
- Models the Athlos culture.
- Participates in and provides professional development.
- In collaboration with the leadership team designs and executes a successful model of professional development
- Communicates with parent/guardians and the community professionally.
- Provides leadership and support on adopting research-proven, standards-based, student-centered instructional practices.
- Leads and coaches lower school teachers in creating coherency in instructional practices and routines within the school that model a growth mindset.
- Assists teachers in effectively gathering and using relevant student data to improve instruction
- Ensures that teachers are implementing special education services in accordance with federal and state law
- Develops student achievement goals
- Supports the implementation of the Athlos Behavior Management philosophy that utilizes aspects of PBIS and restorative practices
- Serves as a student discipline officer, counsels students regarding school behavioral issues, communicates with parents and processes suspension cases.
- Work with the school Social Worker to oversee programs/efforts such as performance character curriculum, anti-bullying and student mediation.
- Guides implementation and execution of teaching strategies and school-wide structures in the Lower School program in accordance with the Athlos model
- Collaborates with the leadership team to establish a culture of excellence that values the individual and embraces the group
- Oversees school operations to ensure efficiency
- Serves as a member of the Crisis Management Team
- Maintains open communication with teachers, parents, and outside agencies.
- Adheres to and effectively manages approved school budget
- Manages operations, finance, human resources, and office manager
- Collaborates with Principal of Upper School to ensure a cohesive education model in alignment with school mission and charter
- Assists with additional duties connected to school leadership while developing a strong school climate.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
- Education: Master’s Degree in Education Administration or related field.
- Certification Required: Principal Certificate and/or Education Administrator License.
- Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching and/or school leadership experience in a multi-cultural/diverse setting.
- Experience: Leadership or teaching experience in a Middle School setting
- Startup charter school experience preferred.
What is it like to work here?
Athlos Academies is a work-hard, play-hard kind of organization.
Team Culture
We take our work as a social venture seriously. Supporting the students, teachers, and leaders we serve is a serious matter, but we also build relationships together in more informal settings.
Benefits
As part of the team, you’ll enjoy:
- A competitive salary
- Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan with generous employer match
- Life and disability insurance
- Paid time off and holiday pay
- Ergonomic workspaces in a spacious, collaborative environment
- Access to the basketball court, turf, weight room, and locker rooms
Embodying the Athlos Academies Model
Just like our three-pillar model benefits the lives of Athlos students, it has its benefits in the workplace, too.
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Books read and discussed
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Prepared Mind
As a team, we’re constantly learning. Our monthly book club broadens our perspectives, challenges us to think creatively about applying key takeaways to our organization, and gives us a common language to use in the workplace. We pride ourselves on truly being a learning organization.
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Movement breaks
(and multiplying everyday)
Healthy Body
Athlos believes that students who lead active and healthy lives are better equipped to learn in the classroom. The same is true in the workplace — one of the best ways to stay sharp in the office is by taking a few quick, intentional movement breaks during the day.
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Athlos shout-outs given
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Performance Character
At Athlos, we use shout-outs as a way of celebrating our colleagues’ accomplishments and recognizing their demonstration of the Performance Character traits. In turn, this helps build strong and supportive workplace relationships.
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Here’s what our team members enjoy about working at Athlos Academies…
It’s rare to find companies that break up their workday with yoga, dancing, mindfulness activities, or freestyle basketball. Movement breaks allow us to model what we teach in our schools and contribute to our unique Athlos culture.
At Athlos, we’re surrounded by people who are 100 percent invested in the lives of the kids we serve and share a passion to change public education for the better.
Since joining Athlos Academies, I have enjoyed the passion of each employee as we all work hard to make a difference in education. It is also exciting to be active during the work day, which helps fuel the body and mind much like it does for the students at our schools.
I could not be more thankful to be part of a unique organization that takes pride and invests in their employees. There is a strong sense of team culture that unifies our collective ambition to improve public education.
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