Now Hiring - Recruitment Specialist - EDU Startup, Alpha - $200,000/year USD in Chula Vista, CA

Are you a quota-crushing recruiter or salesperson looking to make a positive impact? Do you love the idea of using your skills to open parents' minds to a radical, new type of school fit for today's world? Alpha is a private K-12 school unlike any other in the heart of Austin, TX. There are no teachers lecturing at the front of the room. There are no traditional grades. There are no assigned seats. All the old, bad ways of running a school have been rejected, and in their place are three fulfilled promises to families: Students will love school. Kids would rather be at school than on vacation. Students will learn two times faster than in a traditional school. Using adaptive software, students can advance in their strongest subjects far beyond what a traditional school would allow. Students will learn life skills. By participating in thoughtfully designed and energetically delivered workshops, kids learn how to be successful in the modern world. As Alpha prepares to open new campuses in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Brownsville, we are looking for outstanding salespeople to recruit families that want a cutting-edge education for their kids. Recruiters are a great fit for the role because influencing families to choose the best education for their kids is a lot like convincing an experienced professional to make a career move. If you have experience meeting a sales or recruiting quota, are incredible at networking, and get excited about the idea of changing childrens lives, read on. What You Will Be Doing In this role, you will be the lead recruiter for a new school, enrolling 50-100 families each year: Networking (social media, local media, existing connections) Hosting campus tours and kickoff events Developing relationships with feeder schools Educating prospective families about Alpha's mission and vision and the impact it will make on their children's' lives Learn more about how Alpha is redefining education at [please apply online] What You Wont Be Doing You will NOT be a passive order taker sitting in an admissions office waiting for the phone to ring. You will be aggressive and on the go all the time. You will NOT waste time pushing Alpha on families who aren't excited about Alpha's vision. A good "no" is as valuable as a good "yes". Recruitment Specialist - EDU Startup Key Responsibilities Alpha knows what to do to fill its schools with kids, as evidenced by two thriving Austin-based campuses. You will bring the "how" the energy, finesse and strategic networking instincts to execute a playbook that includes: Conducting weekly small group family events Meeting with families Networking into local parent groups Building relationships with top company recruiters, HR departments, realtors and feeder schools Knowing the local social media chatter Knowing how Alpha compares to local programs, its pluses and its shortcomings Creating referrals from committed and existing Alpha families If you can do all this, you're halfway there. But the most important responsibility you will have is to close the sale. You will have a quota to fulfill, and should be comfortable with this. Basic Requirements Willingness to work in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio or Brownsville five days a week Demonstrated experience meeting a recruiting or sales quota; you must be able to demonstrate your high standards and what it takes to sell A college degree Ability to legally work in the United States Nice-to-have Requirements A name-brand alma mater or other credentials that demonstrate academic excellence Experience specifically selling new, interesting products or services that require you to educate as well as persuade prospective buyers Ability to acclimate to a new city or audience quickly About Alpha Want to build better schools? Join the thriving community of Alpha. Alpha is a K-12 school in the heart of Austin, TX committed to redefining the way kids go to school. Change starts with our three promises to parents: Students love school. Students learn two times faster than in a traditional school. Students learn life skills. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you What to expect next: You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application. Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online screening assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments. You will be paired up with one of our recruiting specialists who can answer questions you might have about the process, role, or company, and help you get to the final interview step. Important If you do not receive an email from us: First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again. Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from [please apply online] mark as Not Spam since you will receive other emails as well. Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form - by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked. If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting [please apply online] if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply. Crossover Job Code: LJ-4409-US-ChulaVis-RecruitmentSpe.001