Recruitment Specialist - Part Time (Wed-Thurs-Sat)

Job Purpose:

The Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for building and maintaining strategic community partnerships to support the organization’s growth, with a focus on recruiting children and families into the program.

A successful Recruitment Specialist will be energetic and self-driven, outgoing, and personable with the ability to work independently and as a part of a cohesive team. Confidence in public speaking and presenting to large and small audiences is a critical part of this role.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Conduct 70 to 100 outreach and orientation phone calls daily.
• Build awareness of the organization through presentations, speaking engagements, in-person meetings, and networking with schools, community organizations, corporations, faith-based institutions, and other relevant groups.
• Manage and develop partnerships: Design and implement a recruitment strategy tailored to targeted Long Island neighborhoods.
• Generate applications: Implement a strategic plan to engage youth and families, assisting them throughout the enrollment process.
• Attend external events, including fairs, community board, and neighborhood meetings.
• Strengthen the brand: Plan and execute community events to promote the organization’s mission and mentorship needs.
• Represent the organization as a spokesperson at community events and potential media engagements.
• Collaborate with the Digital Content Creator to create digital recruitment materials and social media campaigns.
• Assist in developing marketing materials for recruitment efforts.
• Conduct orientation sessions for new participants.
• Attend and participate in agency-sponsored events.
• Additional duties as assigned.