Job Description
Starting Date: Immediately
Hybrid 2 days from home
Starting at $52,000 + commensurate with experience
Job Function: Under the supervision of the Executive Director of HR – the Talent Acquisition Coordinator works to:
- Lead, plan, direct, coordinate, and execute recruitment initiatives to ensure schools are fully staffed.
- Coordinate candidate selection in the areas of certification, highly qualified teachers, retention, and performance management.
- Develop and maintain talent acquisition pipelines to identify prospective candidates.
- Collaborate effectively with staff to oversee the hiring and selection process.
Duties:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to the following. Other duties may be assigned by the Executive Director of HR and the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).
- Work with Campus-Based Talent Leaders and other supervisors to develop plans to keep schools fully staffed, ensure job specifications and desired candidate qualities are clear, and provide feedback on candidate selection.
- Internalize staffing, recruitment, selection, hiring, and retention processes.
- Strong organizational, teamwork, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated self‑starter with the ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy.
- Collaborate with organizations to build talent pipelines.
- Coordinate charter‑wide recruitment initiatives overseeing preparation and budget.
- Drive and manage the candidate journey throughout the selection process to ensure a positive experience.
- Manage and oversee collaboration with colleges/universities to place students.
- Manage special projects as assigned by the CHRO including reports, district job fairs, and recruitment promotional items.
- Verify certification status of teacher applicants and employees with the Texas State Board of Education Certification (SBEC), universities, colleges, and education agencies in other states.
- Assist with the maintenance of complete job description documentation.
- Review employment applications and associated documents for completeness and accuracy.
- Maintain records and provide reports as necessary regarding resumes, applicant flow, and employee selection (in computer database and files).
- Schedule and attend on‑site career fairs as needed to expand the network of candidates.
- Manage various platforms to attend virtual career fairs and recruit campus staff to attend.
- Prepare and post job openings internally and externally as appropriate.
- Reach out to candidates using social media, partnerships with universities, etc.
- Assist with teacher retention strategies.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of constituents or employees of the organization.
- Willingness and ability to use Microsoft Office suite for spreadsheets, letters, and other written communications.
- Application of common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Physical ability to sit, use hands to grasp, handle, or feel, talk or hear; stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from a four‑year college or university (preferred).
- 3‑5 years of experience with Recruitment & Certification requirements.
- Ability to travel.
- Comprehensive Human Resources experience (preferred).