Associate Recruiter

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Job description

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential. And it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

The Position

At Rocketship, high quality educators and staff are critical to our mission to eliminate the achievement gap within our lifetimes. As we grow, we continue to need talented educators to join our team of motivated staff across the country.

The Associate Recruiter will be an instrumental member of our growing Recruitment Team. Reporting to a Lead Recruiter, the Associate Recruiter will work closely with the Recruitment Team to cultivate and screen high quality educators for Rocketship's schools.

This is a full time non-exempt position. Hours are 11am-7pm Pacific Time to allow for evening candidate calls (note that hours on Friday may be either 9am-5pm or 11am-7pm Pacific Time). This position may be based in the California Bay Area (preferred), Milwaukee, Nashville, or DC. If based outside of the CA Bay Area, must be able to work the scheduled hours in Pacific Time.

This position is contingent on term-limited supplemental funding and will be reassessed annually.

Essential Functions:

• Increase the quantity and quality of teacher applications:
• Sourcing high quality candidates through databases and online communities
• Writing and sending messaging to candidates through online platforms
• Conducting and scheduling cultivation calls with prospective candidates
• Researching and identifying new sources for educator talent
• Managing registration and logistics for local and national job fairs with occasional attendance
• Selection of highly qualified candidates:
• Reviewing resumes and conduct phone interviews with qualified candidates
• Managing logistics for interviews including scheduling and candidate reimbursement
• Direct Hiring:
• Responsible for full cycle recruitment (sourcing through closing) of instructional hourly staff members (exact hiring assignment to be determined based on regional needs)
• Recruitment team operational support:
• Using applicant tracking system and Google Apps systems to keep records and monitor progress
• Supporting job posting or candidate list management and outreach
• Managing recruitment-related data entry and data cleaning
• Preparing candidate and interviewer materials
• Other special projects to be determined
• Support positive candidate experience:
• Serving as the first point of contact for staff members interested in working at Rocketship Education
• Providing regular touch points with newly hired teachers to keep them engaged throughout the year including sending new hire welcome packages.

Qualifications:

• 1+ year full time work experience


Work experience in at least one of the following fields:

• Talent recruitment
• Sales, political canvassing, or fundraising
• K-12 Education
• Detail oriented; you love when everything is in its place
• Strong systems for organization; you live by your calendar and have a neat inbox
• High energy
• A passion for people; you have a genuine curiosity about others
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and anti-racist hiring practices
• Goal-oriented and motivated by achieving quantitative and qualitative results
• Customer service orientation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Commitment to Rocketship's mission to eliminate the achievement gap in our lifetime

Physical Demands:

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. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

Compensation:

Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and welfare benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.

Rocketship Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools' employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Click here for our Sexual Harassment Policy and here for our Title IX Policy. For questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Equity/Discrimination Title IX Compliance Officer, Address: 350 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 109, Redwood City, CA 94065. Phone: ext. 115.