KIPP Texas is hiring: Talent Recruiter in Austin

• Department: Regional Support and Leadership

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

KIPP Texas Talent Recruiters are integral to ensuring that KIPP TX attracts, recruits and hires exceptional talent in order to drive talent infrastructure in support of key organizational goals across all KTX regions and central offices. Talent Recruiters serve as lead experts providing exceptional thought partnership, guidance, and talent acumen coaching to hiring managers. Talent Recruiters champion equitable recruitment processes and systems aligned to best in industry practices and KIPP Texas Core Values.

As a talent recruitment team member, you will be accountable for analyzing and gaining insight into organizational staffing needs, maintaining equitable selection processes, sourcing and cultivating best-in-class talent to fill current and future staffing needs, developing and implementing hiring systems with stakeholders, and executing talent strategy with fidelity to meet organizational talent recruitment goals:

95% of roles filled within time to fill parameters

97% hired for confirmed vacancies by First Day of Summer Professional Learning

Key Responsibilities

KTX Talent Recruitment Service Model Delivery

Client Experience

1. Provide expert thought partnership and talent insight to hiring managers and key recruitment stakeholders utilizing metrics (time to fill, compensation, candidate pool etc.) to influence effective high leverage recruitment actions and efficiently hire.
2. Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, job requirements, ideal candidate profiles, selection criteria, and execute appropriate selection process logistics.
3. Complete initial candidate screenings and share qualified candidates with hiring managers for hiring decisions.
4. Provide critical feedback and input throughout the selection process in support of strategic talent decision-making.

Candidate Experience

1. Create and implement end-to-end hiring processes to ensure a positive experience for candidates.
2. Engage and cultivate active and passive talent aligned with current and future KIPP Texas opportunities.
3. Maintain and track consistent candidate touchpoints to ensure a pool of diverse and qualified candidates.
4. Serve as point of contact for candidates interested in KTX opportunities providing support and resources to build knowledge of roles, responsibilities, and KIPP Texas organizational overviews.

KTX Talent Recruitment Strategy and Process Execution

1. Own and manage the recruitment life cycle for assigned roles.
2. Build awareness and promote recruiting efforts in collaboration with talent recruitment team and partners.
3. Proactively source prospective high-quality applicants and candidates through online platforms such as LinkedIn and other professional networks (internal referrals, external agencies etc.).
4. Represent KIPP Texas at job fairs, recruitment events, and campaigns.
5. Coordinate and facilitate candidate screenings (resume reviews, initial candidate interviews, panel interviews, reference checks etc.) and additional touchpoints.
6. Review and develop candidate screening materials and resources used to evaluate candidate role alignment and readiness.
7. Maintain accurate records of recruitment resources and materials including interview guides and notes shared between stakeholders and candidates.
8. Regularly update the applicant tracking system and provide accurate data to determine hiring needs and priorities.
9. Identify opportunities and adjust recruitment strategies to meet goals through actively monitoring and analyzing:
10. Candidate funnel and pipeline data
11. Monitor and report progress towards priority goals.

Serve as an active member of Talent Recruitment Team and Family

1. Participate in Talent Recruitment working groups, special projects, and initiatives.
2. Foster a culture of collaboration through active participation in manager, team, department, and organizational meetings.
3. Engage in learning and continuous improvement through co-creating a personalized learning plan and participating in development experiences to improve practices in equity-based recruitment and leadership.

Performs other duties as assigned. Responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the network.

Qualifications

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college/university or Associate's with 3 years equivalent experience in talent recruitment or similar field.
2. Minimum 2 years of experience in talent recruitment or talent management preferably in a public K-12 education environment or comparable years of experience working in education.
3. Previous experience managing ATS software (ie. SalesForce, SmartRecruiters, Lever etc.) preferred.
4. Working knowledge of MS Office and Google applications.

Skills

1. Strong collaboration, planning, and communication skills written and oral with ability to influence others to action.
2. Experience in building relationships with diverse stakeholder groups and networks to meet organizational goals.
3. Results-oriented with demonstrated success tracking results using data for systems and processes improvement.
4. Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to utilize talent analytics, prioritize competing demands, align key stakeholders, and solve talent-related concerns.
5. Ability to multitask and flexible to changing needs.
6. Effective time management and organization skills.

What We Bring to the Table

1. Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
2. Paid family leave.
3. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families, inclusive of virtual physician visits. High deductible health plan with HSA also offered.
4. Employee assistance programs.
5. Participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
6. 457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1,200 a year. 403b plans also supported.
7. KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance.
8. Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Considerable time spent at a desk using a computer/laptop.
• Attending conferences or training sessions.
• Hybrid work - will be in office 3 days a week.

Travel Requirements

Ability to travel to various locations within Texas or nationally, travel time up to 20%.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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