Community Outreach Assistant

About Aim High and Its Staff

At Aim High, students with limited options unlock their limitless potential. Our multi-year summer enrichment program empowers middle schoolers from low-income neighborhoods, igniting their love of learning and yielding real results—97% of Aim High alumni graduate high school and go on to college. Grounded in a welcoming community where every kid feels seen and supported, Aim High gives students the confidence to succeed in high school and beyond.

Aim High staff are dedicated to making a positive difference in the world. We are a team of collaborative, creative and mission-driven individuals who respect and encourage each other. Guided by the Aim High CORE values of community, opportunity, respect, and high expectations, we work together every day to narrow the opportunity gaps in Northern California. For more about Aim High, please visit www.aimhigh.org.

Position Summary

The Community Outreach Assistant position is a part-time, temporary position that focuses primarily on presenting the Aim High program to prospective new students/families throughout the admissions season. The Community Outreach Assistant will be an integral part of a successful admissions season. Candidates who have attended Aim High as a student or taught in the program as well as candidates who identify as LBGTQ, Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities (specific duties include but are not limited to): 

• Traveling to conduct Aim High presentations in-person at local middle schools to recruit students. 
• Organize information and send requests, updates, and messages to appropriate personnel and follow up in a timely manner.
• Public facing – interacts with prospective students, parents and families.
• Provide minor  technical support for students/families applying to Aim High.

• General office support, including but not limited to: entering students forms and data, mailings and assembling recruitment materials. 

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Flexibility, initiative, strong work ethic and problem-solving skills
• Access to reliable transportation
• High level of cultural competence; bilingual and/or proficiency in Spanish or Cantonese is strongly preferred given the communities we serve

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Recruitment Assistant Details

• Report to: Director of Admissions & Student Opportunities
• Job Location: In-Person, no remote option available. (Office located in Mission district in San Francisco, and recruitment takes place throughout the Greater Bay Area - SF, Oakland, Richmond, Marin)
• Aim High will provide technology and technology support
• Temporary, 4 month position (approximately February - June 2024)
• Hours/Week: 15-20 hours per week
• Hourly pay is $24/hour - $26/hour per hour depending on experience

Aim High strongly encourages everyone to obtain the available COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. The COVID-19 vaccine may be required for certain school sites and Aim High will comply with those policies. Aim High will review and consider requests for reasonable accommodations as needed.

At Aim High, we recognize that striving to be a truly anti-racist, diverse, equitable, and inclusive (A.D.E.I.) organization requires deep and long-term commitment. We know that we will make mistakes, and we are dedicated to learning from them. We ask our broader Aim High team – including staff, educators, board members, and supporters – to encourage, challenge, and join us in living out our commitment to A.D.E.I.

Aim High is an equal opportunity employer. Aim High seeks diversity in its community and affords equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, citizenship status, medical condition, or any other legally protected status.

Salary : $24 - $26