Job Description

The Opportunity 

The Recruiter will serve as a critical member of the Recruitment Team supporting talent acquisition at KIPP Columbus. The primary responsibility of the Recruiter will be to manage a requisition load of both instructional and noninstructional roles with an emphasis on candidate outreach and communication and stakeholder relationship management.  This position will support candidate screens and interviews talent pipeline management strategic projects and recruitment events. The Recruiter will report directly to the Recruitment Manager.

Key responsibilities of Recruiter include but are not limited to the following:

Recruitment Pipeline Management

• Recruit candidates using a variety of outreach strategies including cold sourcing (ie LinkedIn)

• Support the KIPP Columbus Referral Program

• Get investment from current staff members to support in recruitment efforts (ie Recruitment Ambassadors)

• Support the representation of KIPP Columbus at career fairs and other recruitment events and assist in organizing events hosted by KIPP Columbus

• Strengthen partnerships with organizations including: universities and graduate school programs organizations that are educationfocused and teacher prep programs 

• Develop relationships with prospective candidates to encourage them to apply

Candidate Screening

• Conduct initial resume reviews and phone screens with prospective candidates

• Monitor the progress of prospective candidates through the recruitment process including timely communications from school leaders and hiring managers

• Maintain and manage detailed records of candidates through Smart Recruiter and various applicant tracking systems

• Create and get investment for competencybased hiring with the Head of Schools and hiring managers

• Create and modify rubrics and interview guides at the direction of the Director of Recruitment

Candidate Relationship Management

• Create a strategy around candidate experience in the interview process in alignment with the Senior Director of Recruitment

• Act as a point of contact for candidates throughout their interview process with KIPP Columbus

• Build upon KIPP Columbus employer brand to set up new hires for success with a realistic understanding of the daytoday job responsibilities

• Manage the communication with new hires to ensure matriculation and a smooth onboarding process

Recruitment Management and Planning

• Strategically plan for the immediate vacancies and projected vacancies

• Work with school leaders and hiring managers in best practices in retaining their staff

• Provide support to KIPP Columbus school leaders and hiring managers during inperson interview days including managing candidate logistics sharing interview notes and performance tasks with hiring managers

• Assess seat/vacancy clarity based on conversations with hiring managers

• Work with hiring managers to get clarity on how new hires are performing to better inform hiring strategy

Other Recruitment Team Responsibilities

• Stay updated on trends in education and recruitment and bring fresh and innovative ideas to the work

• When possible seize opportunities to interact directly with students families or staff members to build connections at the school level and to contribute to the success of our schools and programs

• Serve as a thought partner for teammates and partners across the organization

• Develop and maintain operational systems to manage complex projects and report progress across to key stakeholders

Qualifications :

• Bachelor degree from an accredited fouryear college or university

• Minimum of 2 years of successful fulltime experience in recruitment or hiring 

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in K12 urban education

• A demonstrable commitment to pursuing equity

• Excellent communication and influencing skills to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and the school network

• Exceptional strategic analytical and critical thinking skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (creating spreadsheets reports and presentations)

• Belief that outstanding school leaders staff and teachers can achieve excellent outcomes for all students

• Ability to persevere with a sense of optimism strong problem solving skills and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community

• Willingness and commitment to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students

• Ability to multitask and work within an ambiguous fastmoving startup environment while driving toward clarity and solutions

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Extreme flexibility with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities

• Model the values of KIPP Columbus (Imagine Navigate Seek Persevere Integrity Responsibility and Empathy)

Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits

KIPP Columbus offers a competitive salary robust benefits package including medical dental and vision insurances as well various voluntary benefits (such as short term disability long term disability life insurance and participation in the Ohio SERS/STRS retirement plan.)  We also offer seasons of life support with 10 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid spousal leave/adoption leave.  

Statement of NonDiscrimination

KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission employment etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability gender nationality race or ethnicity religion sexual orientation or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

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