Education Talent Acquisition Partner CTE & Teachers

Description

Job Purpose

The Recruiter supports the full-cycle talent acquisition process for a multi-state charter school network. This role focuses on sourcing high-quality educators, CTE instructors, school staff, and administrative personnel, managing applicant pipelines, conducting and coordinating interviews, and ensuring a positive candidate experience. The Recruiter plays a critical role in maintaining compliance with state licensing and credential requirements and helping schools meet staffing needs throughout the academic year.

Duties and Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Pipeline Management

• Assist in creating and maintaining the Recruiting Workflows in partnership with HR, Academics, and Operations to ensure adoption and compliance throughout the hiring process.
• Manage the full recruitment cycle for teachers, CTE instructors, support staff, school administrators, and leadership roles.
• Build and maintain active pipelines for high-need areas, including CTE program pathways (e.g., health sciences, manufacturing and construction trades, business/marketing, etc).
• Develop year-round sourcing strategies for both traditional educators and professionals transitioning into CTE teaching roles.
• Partner with school leaders to understand staffing needs, licensure requirements, industry certification needs, and program-specific experience.
• Maintain accurate candidate pipelines in the ATS (e.g., Paylocity Recruiting).

Sourcing & Candidate Outreach

• Source CTE and academic candidates through job boards, educator networks, trade associations, workforce development groups, and industry partnerships.
• Conduct proactive searches for licensed teachers as well as experienced industry professionals eligible for alternative or CTE-specific licensure pathways.
• Build relationships with universities, technical colleges, union apprenticeship programs, and certification bodies to support CTE recruitment.
• Coordinate and represent the organization at traditional education job fairs as well as CTE-specific events (e.g., skilled trades expos, career center partnerships).

Initial Screening & STAR-Method Interviewing

• Conduct structured initial interviews using the STAR behavioral method to assess candidate competencies, alignment with school values, and role suitability.
• Evaluate candidate qualifications, licensure or credential status, industry experience (for CTE candidates), and cultural alignment with the charter school mission.
• Document interview findings thoroughly in the ATS for hiring team review.
• Recommend and forward qualified candidates to relevant teams (school leadership, Special Education directors, Executive team, etc.) for subsequent interviews or demo lessons.

ATS & Data Management

• Maintain accurate candidate data, interview documentation, and hiring statuses within the ATS.
• Generate routine recruiting reports such as pipeline metrics, time-to-fill, and CTE-specific hiring trends.
• Support continuous improvement of recruiting workflows.

Candidate Experience & Employer Branding

• Provide timely, professional communication to all applicants.
• Support employer branding efforts that highlight the charter network’s mission, culture, CTE pathways, and student impact.
• Ensure candidates experience a respectful, transparent, and engaging hiring process.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with school leaders, CTE program directors, Special Education leaders, and HR to align on staffing needs and candidate profiles.
• Ensure smooth handoff of candidates to hiring managers for second-round interviews, panel interviews, and demonstration lessons.
• Assist with onboarding tasks when needed to support peak hiring seasons.

Qualifications, Education and Experience

Necessary and desirable qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Must have a passion for improving educational opportunities for urban students and for building a strong, mission-driven organization.
• Commitment to continued personal and professional growth, and a commitment to the company’s mission, vision and growth.
• Experience conducting structured behavioral interviews (STAR or similar methods).
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and relationship-building…