FWS Student Worker III, Off Campus (Recruitment & Admissions Intern)

OPPORTUNITY:

• Administrative support role for currently enrolled students.
• This is an off campus Federal Work Study Position. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Community:

Per Scholas is a national nonprofit that drives positive and proven social change in communities across the country. Through rigorous and tuition-free technology training and professional development, we prepare motivated and curious adults who are unemployed or underemployed for successful careers as IT professionals, and we create on-ramps to businesses in need of their talents. Today we provide our solutions in eight cities across the country: Atlanta, GA; Greater Boston, MA; Greater Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; the National Capital Region; Newark, NJ; and New York, NY. To date, Per Scholas has trained over 9,000 individuals, helping them build lasting, life-changing skills and careers in technology.

We believe our staff is the heart and soul of the organization. Our workplace culture is challenging, supportive, collaborative and mission-driven. We take a genuine interest in career paths and work-life balance, and welcome contributing ideas from staff at all levels. Working at  Per Scholas means working somewhere full of engaging, savvy, diverse people who care deeply about pushing our work forward.

We are looking for a Recruitment & Admissions Intern to help support and cultivate a pipeline of applicants and assist with the outreach and enrollment process training in our Atlanta, Ga training site. They will promote Per Scholas’ mission to prospective students through community outreach, digital engagement, and partnership development.

Recruitment & Admissions Support

• Assist with outreach and admissions process throughout its entire lifecycle, ensuring targets and benchmarks for recruitment and admissions are achieved each cycle.
• Communicate with candidates while quickly building rapport and trust.
• Assist to implement retention activities (Meetups, networking opportunities, etc.) for specific alumni populations including women and young adults.

Data Management Support

• Learn to design and produce reports to track, document, and measure progress and outcomes.
• Gain experience to organize and be prepared to report on recruitment and enrollment data.
• Develop strategic thinking skills to recognize data and trends and suggest improvements in a start-up environment.
• Work with local Digital Marketing Manager to run ads on digital channels and ensure that needed revisions to collateral materials are timely.

Other Projects:

• Participate in staff meetings and training.
• Provide telephone coverage as needed.
• Assist in coordinating class kickoffs.
• Work cross-functionally with a willingness to “get things done” while promoting a collaborative work environment.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the Site Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional Qualifications

• Student working towards relevant degree program in business or IT.
• Knowledge and entry level experience in (Google Sheets/Excel, Slides/PowerPoint, Salesforce, etc.), project management, and organizational skills with detailed follow-through abilities.
• Excellent written communication, presentation, and customer service skills.
• Willingness to learn business needs and how to source talent to meet the needs of the business.
• Develop evaluation and data management skills.
• Experience with social media marketing a plus, or a desire to learn.
• Prior knowledge or background in IT (if minimal, a desire and willingness to learn what’s needed) and a passion for technology is a plus.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Below are the minimum requirements of the education, experience, knowledge, and skills required to competently perform in this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be an enrolled student.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must be a current student in good standing and possess a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
• Must be enrolled in a minimum of six credits per semester.
• FWS fund eligible.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-directed, motivated individuals.
• People who sit around, waiting to be told what to do will not do well in this environment.