Associate Director, Recruitment (Outreach)
Uncommon Schools is a non-profit network of 55 public charter schools serving more than 20,000 students in grades K-12 across six cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, Rochester, and Troy. Our mission is to start and manage outstanding urban public charter schools that close the achievement gap and prepare students from low-income backgrounds for success in college and beyond.
Job Description
The Associate Director of Recruitment (Outreach) is a position that executes balanced outreach strategies to source teachers and operations staff for 24, K-12 Schools in Brooklyn, New York. The Recruiter will work closely with the Senior Associate Director of Recruitment to develop and implement national and regional recruitment strategies that staff our schools with diverse, high-quality talent.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate and articulate a detailed understanding of the Uncommon Schools mission
- Build and execute specific and targeted strategies to attract quality teachers and operations staff
- Collaborate with partners to plan and implement on-campus recruitment events and initiatives (career fairs, information sessions, panels, professional learning, etc.)
- Strengthen regional and national relationships to increase awareness of Uncommon Schools’ brand
- Use recruitment tools (applicant tracking systems, resume databases, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Handshake, Mailchimp, and spreadsheets) to source high-quality talent
- Write creative and compelling communications to promote career opportunities to target audiences and move partners to action (professors, faculty, AmeriCorps staff, mission-aligned organizations, etc.)
- Assess data to adjust outreach strategies, support recommendations, and drive outreach decisions
- Strengthen communication and relationships with school leaders and Selection recruiters to assess short and long-term talent needs and trends
- Travel 30% to local and national events to engage with high-quality candidates
- Performs other related duties as needed
Qualifications
- Must be committed to our mission to prepare students for success in college and beyond
- Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate goals, strategies, projects, and initiatives
- Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and responsibilities
- Proven ability to take multiple perspectives to solve challenges in real-time
- Ability to utilize data to inform practices and build short-term and long-term goals
- Ability to collect and apply input from managers or team members to achieve strong results
- Ability to selfÂ-reflect and self-assess workstreams
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Additional Information
Uncommon Schools offer salaries commensurate with experience and generous benefits and vacation package. All staff members receive extensive professional development, a laptop computer, and all necessary supplies.
Uncommon believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building a hardworking team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. At the same time, we work to ensure an inclusive community by creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.