Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

About Permian Basin

Permian Basin is a large region encompassing the majority of West Texas. When you think of the Permian Basin, think oil country, Friday Night Lights, sunny days and gorgeous sunsets. The two major cities that IDEA Public Schools will serve are Midland and Odessa, located about 15 miles from each other and situated almost exactly halfway between El Paso and Fort Worth. Though only 17% of residents have a college degree, the community is eager to innovate, partner and transform the education system for the next generation of scholars.

IDEA Public Schools is proud to launch in Permian Basin as a high-quality education opportunity for families, with a commitment to serve over 10,000 students at scale by launching 14 schools across Midland and Odessa.

Role Mission: IDEA's Founding Regional Director of Staffing for the Permian Basin will be charged with leading recruitment and hiring for one of IDEA's newest regions. This is to ensure there is an excellent teacher in every classroom and an excellent leadership team leading every school and that they have strong support & regional staff members helping them achieve their all-important work.

The regional director will work closely with the regional Executive Director and regional leadership team to attract, engage, and select high quality leader, teacher, regional team, and campus support staff candidates for all openings, and to support managers with the retention of their talent. They will also build a team of Talent Recruiters and Talent Partners over the next three years who will support schools with all of their talent needs. The Regional Director is responsible for developing the regional recruitment strategy and managing the selection, hiring, and matriculation process for all campus & regional headquarter positions to ensure that our region has the talent IDEA requires in order to meet its yearly student achievement goals and, ultimately, 100% college matriculation. In the Permian Basin, this also includes building & managing unique local talent pipelines for high priority positions, including teachers. Regional Directors of Staffing serve as strategic partners to school and regional leaders around organizational health, retention, staffing, and other talent needs.

Accountabilities:

1. 100% of all roles in the region are filled by the first day of the relevant work calendar.

• Determine regional hiring projections and weekly benchmark goals to manage hiring throughout the year.
• Schedule and plan early hiring events.
• Communicate progress with senior district and regional leadership.
• Evaluate the health of our grade level and content pools based on our projected hiring need and adjust course accordingly.
• Engage in monthly check-ins with principals to review hiring progress.
• Effectively screen candidates for teaching and co-teaching positions through reviewing applications and video interviews, and conducting phone interviews.
• Ensure candidates receive communication from IDEA within the appropriate timelines in order to provide the best candidate experience
  • Review applications and communicate within 7 days of application submission
  • Review and communicate with candidates who have submitted video screening by the established benchmark dates
  • Hiring managers schedule final interviews within 5 days of receiving a candidate
  • Candidates hear back from IDEA within 5 business days from their final interview
• Post all necessary requisitions in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS/Jobvite)
• Conduct annual Hiring Manager Training
• Train on the use of our ATS (Jobvite)
• Support campus hiring managers in the hiring of Athletic Coordinators, Tutors and any other approved supplemental program positions that serve a campus (ex: 21 st Century)
• Manage & coach a staffing intern to oversee administrative & logistical work, freeing up the Director's time to oversee more strategic work required to achieve goals

2. 95% of campus instructional & regional team roles are filled by 5/31/2020

• Partner with the regional staffing teams in other regions to identify prospects for transfers and promotions and manage these processes.
• Effectively screen candidates to ensure that there are three strong candidates for every leader vacancy, and 2-3 strong candidates for every teacher and co-teacher vacancy.
• Plan and facilitate regional super interview days.
• Communicate consistently around vacancies and promotions to ensure a smooth hiring process for all positions.
• Coach and develop principals to manage a strong hiring process that enables them to efficiently and effectively hire the right people to join their teams.
• Campus instructional roles are: Teachers, Instructional Support, Academic Counselor, College Counselor, Director of College Counselor, Assistant Principal of Instruction, Assistant Principal of Operations and Social Workers plus any other instructional role that is approved.

3. Attract (7 x number of teachers needed) teacher applications to the IDEA Permian Basin region in the 19-20 school year. (including at least 2 directly recruited applications for every SpEd position and all college prep math and science positions)

• Represent IDEA at career fairs and other events to attract large groups of talent to IDEA.
• Leverage social media and other mechanisms for communication to attract and engage prospects.
• Strategically engage in individual outreach to ensure that top prospects become applicants.
• Lead recruitment events including happy hours, coffee shop hours, school tours, etc.
• Leverage Jobvite Engage to track and monitor prospects and ensure that they convert to applicants.
• Identify top sources of talent and increase recruitment efforts within these pipelines.
• Engage in at least 4 external events each month.
• Hold at least 15 1:1 meetings each month with strong prospects.
• Create and maintain a calendar of recruitment events.
• Leverage other staffing team members as well as other stakeholders to attend events.

4. Manage the Internal Referral campaign to bring a total of 35 referrals for any position for IDEA Permian Basin.

• Partner with regional team members, founding teacher fellows, principals-in-residence, and another other staff to identify people in their networks to cultivate for staff opportunities.
• Develop incentives and rewards to encourage internal referrals.
• Partner with teams in other regions to identify other pools for referrals.
• Follow up with referrals to ensure that they convert to applicants.

5. Design & manage the launch of at least 2 innovative local talent pipelines by June 30, 2020 ( e.g. IDEA Alumni Rural Teaching Fellowship, Relay/UTPB partnership, incentive programs, etc )

• Understand the region's current trends and plans for growth to identify the best strategic opportunities to create strong teacher talent pipelines.
• Work in collaboration with Executive Director, IDEA Senior Leaders and other Human Assets staff to ensure alignment and information exchange to solidify partnerships (internal or external) that support the creation of innovative pipelines
• Act as the liason between IDEA and any external partners as it relates to talent programs and pipelines that support both organizations.

6. 90% retention of all regional staff (in-region team members & team members in residency training in other regions)

• Collaborate with Executive Director on strategies to engage the regional staff and build strong regional culture.
• Conduct empathy interviews, pulse checks, and retention conversations ( etc ) to understand the needs and career plans of regional staff members and debrief with the Executive Director
• Conduct exit interviews to determine reasons for departures
• Consult with current and potential regional team members if/as requested to help with career planning
• Provide support and resources to managers as needed to help them improve engagement of their direct reports

7. Build relationships of trust and collaboration with clients (hiring managers), so that 100% report being satisfied or highly satisfied with the partnership

• Initiate regular communication about the performance of hiring managers you support (as it relates to hiring & retaining talent) and about the health of the business partnership itself; seek and give honest two-way feedback.
• Embrace the challenge of navigating complex business partnerships (sometimes encountering resistance), and seize this challenge as an opportunity to influence transformation at any and all levels of the organization
• Help clients and other partners understand the connection between sometimes seemingly dichotomous priorities (e.g. national/regional, individual/collective, short term/long term, etc )

8. Live Values of IDEA

• Believes and is committed to our mission: that all students are capable of getting to and through college

• Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them

• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly

• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change

• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization

• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes

• Embodies IDEA's core values

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Year 1 - intern

Competencies:

• Exceptional Coach and Manager: You're a caring and passionate leader and role model who can mentor, develop, and lead your team to exceptional results.
• Compelling Communicator: You're able to woo people through clear, succinct, engaging written and verbal communication.
• Savvy Networker: You enjoy building relationships with people and organizations, and are able to build investment in working and partnering with IDEA across internal teams and external organizations.

• Strategic Problem-Solver: You can develop creative ways of addressing problems in order to reach your goals.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree required
• Experience:4+ years of work experience in Talent Acquisition or Human Resources & 2+ years of experience in education preferred

• Management experience preferred

Compensation:

• Salaries for this role typically fall between $78,000 and $101,000 commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.