Talent Recruiter

Company Description

KIPP TEAM & Family is our network office that includes support teams – such as Leadership Development, Recruitment, Advocacy, Facilities, Finance, HR and more – dedicated to empowering our schools and ensuring the success of KIPP students throughout New Jersey and Miami. Our schools are part of the nationally recognized “Knowledge Is Power Program” network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students for success in college and in life.

The first KIPP New Jersey school opened in Newark in 2002 and since then our school network has expanded to educate 8,684 students in grades K-12. By 2027, KIPP New Jersey will provide a world-class education to over 10,300 students across Newark and Camden. By offering highly effective educators with strong bonds to families, more time in school learning, services that support a variety of student needs, and a culture focused on achievement, our students in New Jersey and Miami are on the path to and through college, career, and choice-filled lives.

Here’s what you need to know:
As an organization, we believe that it is our responsibility to achieve outstanding results for kids and families, which means staffing our schools with Outstanding TEAMmates. As members of the Talent Acquisition Team, recruiters play a key role in staffing our schools by cultivating and assessing candidates, managing the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), and supporting hiring managers in making data-driven hiring decisions.

The Talent Acquisition is goal-oriented and proactive, and it is critical that recruiters hit their goals. Here are the current topline goals for this role (percentages may shift over time, but this is the general structure):

• Staffing and Hiring
• Meet portfolio staffing goals for first day of school and end of quarter (% seats staffed)
• Meet portfolio hiring goals for the last day of school (known vacancies filled)
• Meet team-wide expectations for time to hire
• Data Integrity:
• Meet team-wide expectations for % of applications are reviewed and scored weekly
• Stakeholder Management:
• Send the School Leadership Team recruitment data update to each school in portfolio weekly
• Meet the team-wide expectations for stakeholder satisfaction on regular surveys

• Review and score applications
• Conduct and score phone interviews
• Source candidates through a variety of platforms
• Proactively build a pipeline for future vacancies through sourcing and cultivation strategies
• Schedule final interviews and demo lessons for qualified candidates
• Provide candidates with the information they need to prepare for their demo lesson and final interview
• Collect and organize key candidate documents such as resumes, transcripts, certifications, and references
• Set candidates up for success through communication, coaching, and practice as needed
• Calculate salaries and request offer letters
• Collaborate with school teams to create a welcoming TEAM & Family atmosphere for candidates
• Support other recruiters with pivoting candidates and coverage as appropriate

• Send weekly recruitment data update to each school in portfolio
• Attend and participate in regional leadership meetings for the appropriate grade band
• Schedule and lead talent check-in meetings (3x annually) to foster alignment between a variety of key stakeholder groups about staffing needs for upcoming school years
• Provide proactive, clear, and direct information to stakeholders
• Lead weekly meetings to advise School Leaders on staffing plans, prospective candidates, and hiring decisions around candidate pipeline, level of experience, and school budget considerations
• Know the leaders, teachers, and students at your respective schools by visiting schools for meetings and demo lessons when appropriate
• Build trusting relationships with School Leaders, hiring managers, and school-based staff through clear, direct, and reliable communication
• Engage in system, process, and communication improvements as stakeholder groups change and our organization grows
• Actively participate as a member of the talent acquisition…