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Talent Recruiter- IDEA Permian Basin (Immediate Opening)

Employer
IDEA Public Schools
Location
Midland, TX, United States
Salary
Competitive

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Position at IDEA Public Schools

About IDEA Public Schools :  

 

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that   all   our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 50% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 3 times the national rate for students in our communities!  

 
IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve  over 65,000  students across Texas and Louisiana. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions an d new launches in  Tampa Bay , FL  (2021) ,  and  Jacksonville, FL (2022) !  

 

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.  

 

To learn more about IDEA, check out this   video .  

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:  Talent Recruitersarecharged with attracting top instructional talent to IDEA Public Schools. They are engaging and enthusiastic ambassadors of IDEA, representing IDEA through external communication, hosting and attending events, and partnering with regional organizations. They rely on data analysis to drive their work in partnership with the regional staffing team to ensure that every instructional vacancy at IDEA is filled with a high-quality candidate.  

 

Accountabilities:  

 
  • Meet target teacher application number forthe IDEAregion.  
    • Represent IDEA at career fairs and other events to attract large groups oftalent 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.  
    • Hold events including meet and greets, coffee shop hours, school tours, etc.  
    • Leverage Jobvite to track and monitor prospects and ensure thatthey convert to applicants.  
    • Engage in at least 4 external events each month.  
    • Hold at least151:1 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.  
  • 95% of instructional vacancies are filled by May 31 st
    • Aggressively monitor applicant poolsfor each content areato ensure that there is a enough strong candidates to fill vacancies and adjust actions accordingly.  
    • Steward quality prospects forward in the IDEA screening process  
    • Partner with the regional staffing team to identify trends and adjust approaches to recruitment accordingly.  
    • Identify top sources of talent and increase recruitment efforts within these pipelines.  
    • Support regional staffing team throughout the screening and hiring process  

     
  • Twodirectly recruited applications and at least three high quality applications for every high-need teacher vacancy (SpEd and secondary STEM)  
    • Track and monitor all prospects regularly in Jobvite CRM  
    • Regularly update and add notes on prospect in Jobvite CRM  
    • Attend and host content-specific recruitment events   
    • Strategically engage in prospect meetings for individuals who qualify for high needs roles  
    • Track high-quality prospects to ensure quick conversion  
    • Increase regular touch-points with prospects in high needs roles  
    • Create meaningful partnerships with local organizations and schools that yield content-specific candidates  
    • Head hunt key prospects through Indeed, LinkedIn, TFA Beta Connect and other job boards  

     
  • 30% of individual teacher hires in IDEA region were directly recruited
    • Track and monitor all prospects regularly in Jobvite CRM  
    • Regularly update and add notes on prospect in Jobvite CRM  
    • Strategically engage in prospect meetings for individuals who are high-quality   
    • Attend regional tactical to understand hiring needs of region  
    • Track high-quality prospects to ensure movement throughout entire screening process  
    • Increase regular touch-points with prospects who are high quality even after application is received  

     
  • Meet 100% of internal referral goals.   
    • Partner with Talent Partners to set individual campus goals.  
    • Monitor overall progress for the region and communicate updates to the Regional Staffing Team.  
    • Work with the marketing team to create marketing materials for internal referrals.  
    • Develop incentives to drive internal referrals.  
    • Follow up on internal referrals to ensure that they convert to applicants.  

     
  • 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    

     

    Competencies:  
    • Passion for IDEA Public Schools' mission and vision  
    • Experience managing volunteers to hit ambitious goals  
    • Experience developing and leading training or professional development sessions (community organizing and/or campaign trainings preferred)  
    • Exceptional event planning and execution skills  
    • Detail orientation and strong organization skills  
    • Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings  
    • Ability to travelbetween all schools and regions across Texas and Louisiana  
    • Strongly preferred:  Fluency in Spanish  
    • Knowledge of K-12 education policy issues (preferred)  

     

    Qualifications:  
    • Education: Bachelor's Degree  
    • Experience: 2+ years' experience in recruitment, grassroots organizing, outreach, and/or campaign management  

     

    Knowledge and Skills:  
    • Spanish Fluency- reading, writing, speaking (preferred)
    • Microsoft Office  

     

    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.

    Company

    IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA currently serves nearly 66,000 college-bound students in 120 schools across Texas and Louisiana and is gearing up to open schools in Florida for the 2021-2022 school year.

    Interested in learning more about working at IDEA Public Schools? 

    Visit us at www.ideapublicschools.org/careers.

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    Telephone
    956-377-8000
    Location
    2115 W. Pike Blvd
    Weslaco
    TX
    78596
    US

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