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Junior Recruitment Officer; Temporary - Office

Job in Randburg, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Listing for: SPARK Schools
Seasonal/Temporary position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • HR/Recruitment
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Junior Recruitment Officer (Temporary) - SPARK Schools Support Office - 2026
Location: Randburg

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SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor and is leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools. The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa’s first blended learning model, which elevates student achievement and provides the tools teachers need to serve their students effectively.

The blended learning model, which combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allows teachers to anticipate student needs and equips schools to provide personalized education at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure the accessibility of university and careers for all.

SPARK Schools has a culture of collaboration, because getting South Africa to lead global education takes a team effort. We are innovators who strive for excellence through persistence and a sense of urgency to achieve SPARK Schools’ vision, mission and social transformational objectives. Our work environment is vibrant/cheerful, fast-paced/dynamic, engaging/stimulating, tech-enabled and data driven.

SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven entrepreneurial organisation, operating 21 primary schools and 5 high schools and serving over 16,000 families in 2026. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

Purpose of Role:

The Recruitment Officer is responsible for an efficient and effective recruitment and selection process to ensure that the Schools’ network attracts and recruits high performing and strong cultural fit candidates for vacancies.

Directly

Reports to:

Recruitment Officer

Requirements

Responsibilities:

  • Attraction:
  • Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, universities and providing network information and opportunities.
  • The posting and updating of job vacancies on the careers page and various job board portals.
  • Networking with various stakeholders to ensure an ongoing pipeline of potential referral candidates.
  • Shortlist and screening:
  • Determines applicant requirements by carefully studying the current job description
  • Thorough screening and shortlisting of CVs according to the requirements of the job description whilst ensuring ongoing feedback to candidates
  • Telephonic screening of applicants to ensure they meet the job requirements and SPARK cultural fit
  • Submission and coordination/marking of benchmark Subject Knowledge Tests
  • Coordination of review and assessment of Video upload/In-Person interviews:
  • Coordination of review and assessment of lesson demonstrations and Video/In-Person interviews with Line Managers and relevant panel members.
  • Administration:
  • Ongoing communication of feedback to candidates including confirmation of unsuccessful applications.
  • Make recommendations to applicants and relevant Line Managers with regards to location, job role, start date and salary.
  • Keep record of all recruitment data as per company recruitment policy and procedures.
  • Conducting fingerprints and criminal clearances with shortlisted candidates
  • Follow procedure of informing Line Manager and Human Capital Department of new employee start date.
  • Coordinate background checks including but not limited to; qualification and police clearance.
  • Coordinate psychometric assessments should this be required for a specific vacancy.
  • Internal recruitment facilitation:
  • Ensures the standards of internal recruitment are met in order to provide a fair and consistent process to identify suitable and high performing individuals.
  • Give constructive feedback regarding growth opportunities for candidates who do not meet the requirements for promotions and internal transfers.
  • Reporting and Recruitment Tracking:
  • Ongoing reporting of relevant data as per network objectives
  • Updating of comments and progress on the Recruitment Dashboard/Masterfile
  • Updating of the Recruitment Tracking Sheet in conjunction with the Talent Acquisition Manager
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in conferences and educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organisations.
  • Qualifications:

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