Talent Acquisition Lead

Overview

Talent Acquisition Team Lead

Founded in 1997, Think Together partners with schools to change the odds for kids by providing award-winning programs during and outside the school day. We’re one of California’s largest nonprofits working in school districts from San Diego to San Francisco. Whether you’re interested in early learning, elementary, middle or high school, you can invest in your community by working at a local school or working within our home office providing support!

JOB SUMMARY:

As a Talent Acquisition Lead, you are responsible implementing recruitment strategy and overseeing a team of recruiters to drive fulfillment, compliance, and quality fulfilling targeted focus area (e.g., Area, Home Office, Operations) roles for Think Education, Talent Collaborative as well as Orenda positions. In this player/coach position, the TA Lead will also be responsible for full-cycle recruitment through six key stages: preparing, sourcing, screening, selecting, hiring, and pre-onboarding documents.

TA Leads hire for all levels of roles within the organization, including executive and senior leadership positions. The TA Lead is responsible for supervising and mentoring a recruitment team and ensuring compliance to all required processes and procedures. This role requires excellent communication, organizational, and decision making skills, along with a thorough understanding of the recruitment process in a high-volume, high quality environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team Leadership and Development

• Supervise and mentor a recruitment team, including onboarding, training, and ongoing development.
• Ensure the recruitment team meets monthly and quarterly hiring goals through effective leadership and support.
• Provide regular and consistent feedback to employees to support professional development and growth.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion when conducting employee investigations or performance management.
• Review new hire surveys with team and identify areas of process or customer service improvement.
• Implement strategic key plays as directed from talent acquisition leadership team.

RECRUITMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preparing

• Schedule and conduct intake with hiring managers for all new positions.
• Support hiring manager in creation/revision of phone screen and interview guide questions as needed.
• Collect all corresponding documentation and requests prior to posting requisitions.
• Ensure requisitions are posted in a timely manner and are properly formatted through Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Assist with any Hiring Manager training or refresher training as needed.
• Other preparation tasks as assigned.

Sourcing

• Utilize various sourcing methods, including job boards, social media, networking, and referrals, to identify and attract potential candidates.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future job openings.
• Engage with passive candidates and build relationships to generate interest and a future pipeline.
• Attend job fairs, community and college events and other sourcing occasions as a representative of the organization.
• Other sourcing duties as assigned.

Screening & Interviewing

• Review resumes and applications to identify suitable candidates for organizational opportunities.
• Conduct initial phone screenings to assess candidate qualifications, experience and potential fit for role.
• Schedule interviews, both in-person and virtual as needed, with hiring managers and provide ample communication with candidate on all corresponding details.
• Conduct interviews, as requested, and support with hiring decisions on specific needs.
• Use evaluation and intuitive skills to determine candidates’ suitability for positions, employing agreed-upon position specifications, competencies, and skills to present the best candidates to management.
• Provide an equitable screening and interviewing process for all internal and external candidates.
• Provide timely updates to candidates and hiring managers on status of requisition, application, etc.
• Other screening and interviewing duties as assigned.

Offer

• Create and send offer letter through Applicant Tracking System (ATS) in line with agreed compensation and other pertinent information (start date, title, etc.).
• Secure transcripts and other documentation as part of interview process.
• Complete references as required.
• Communicate all onboarding requirements (fingerprinting, pre-employment tests, references, etc.) to all candidates to ensure a smooth process.
• Collaborate with Talent…