Job details
Salary $59,700 - $110,900 a year job type full-time
Full job description
Type of vacancy: salaried, full-time
Start date: immediate
Location: remote/home office anywhere in the united states
Report to: director, human resources
Supervise: none
Compensation: salary range is $59,700 - $110,900, with comprehensive benefitsSalary is commensurate with experience.
Teaching lab is an equal-opportunity employer committed to reflecting the diversity of the students we serveWe pursue equity as both a means and an end and enthusiastically welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this role.
Summary of position
The manager, talent acquisition is responsible for implementing the strategy, systems, and processes to ensure consistent, effective, efficient, and equitable recruitment and onboarding processes for employees and contractors at teaching lab.
As a rapidly growing nonprofit, we seek driven and proactive individuals who have a high level of personal accountability, team players who see the interconnectedness between their role and the organization’s mission, and have the ability to “manage up” when needed to get complex work doneEligible candidates for the role of manager, talent acquisition must have experience in and a record of success in designing interview protocols and processes, applicant sourcing, candidate screening, staff onboarding, as well as experience in designing systems for recruitment and onboardingIdeal candidates will also have experience recruiting in an education context, the ability to develop rapport and connect interpersonally, be effective communicators, can create and follow through on project plans, have the ability to effectively pivot their own work or reprioritize in times of ambiguity, demonstrate effective critical thinking and problem solving, capacity and interest in learning, and the ability to manage workflows with and without formal authorityAbove all, this candidate must have a demonstrated commitment to racial and educational equityThis position has high potential for both large-scale impact and career growth.
Who we are
Teaching lab is a nonprofit organization with a mission to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning to achieve educational equityWe envision a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that enable life-long learning and meaningful livesUsing our head, heart, and habits model of professional learning, we transform professional learning from the ground up to dramatically improve student outcomesWe also work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these changesTo learn more about teaching lab, explore our website at www.teachinglab.org.
Essential duties and responsibilities
The manager, talent acquisition will engage in the following:
Build and maintain diverse talent pools:
Develop and implement a sourcing strategy to meet the organization’s short-and long-term workforce needs
Build and maintain an internal infrastructure, including a sourcing database with diverse, highly-qualified contacts and prospects
Lead recruitment and hiring processes:
Design and implement effective strategies for sourcing and acquiring a workforce that meets the organization`s needs
Collaborate with hiring managers to design the hiring process, creating necessary hiring materials and guides
Conduct all aspects of the hiring processes for employee and contractor positions, including: creating templates, conducting application review and initial screenings, communicating with candidates, scheduling interviews, checking references, and providing status updates to hiring managers
Continuously evaluate and improve teaching lab’s recruitment and hiring processes
Maintain records in the applicant tracking system
Optimize the onboarding process:
Oversee and conduct new hire orientation and onboarding process for new employees
Create onboarding plans and support both new hires and managers to complete them successfully
Maintain content for, coordinate, and facilitate quarterly onboarding sessions with “cohorts” of new hires
Be a open and available resource for new hires as they navigate their first 60-days with the organization
Learn and collaborate:
Network, and collaborate with education non-profits, race-equity, and hr industry professionals to stay abreast of best-in-class practices and implement within talent acquisition.
Engage in learning, community experiences, and team meetings with the teaching lab community.
Qualifications
Education, work experience, and knowledge
Minimum of three years of recruitment-related experience
Knowledgeable of recruiting best practices, and use of an applicant tracking system
Strong experience building relationships with diverse stakeholders across an organization
Experience working in education and/or in a non-profit setting.
Shrm-cp or phr certification (preferred)
Working experience in k-12 education (preferred)
Values, skills, and competencies
Strong commitment to teaching lab’s organizational mission and racial equity values in pursuit of educational equity
Superior critical thinking and creative problem-solving capabilities, including a self-starting/ entrepreneurial approach to difficult problems
Ability to define program objectives, establish metrics, monitor and evaluate progress, and manage projects independently through a complete life cycle of projects
Ability to deliver clear, user-centered human resources solutions
Exceptional organizational skills
Strong professional and interpersonal judgment
Ability to form credible and lasting relationships with diverse stakeholders
Compelling communication and influence skills
Working at teaching lab
All roles at teaching lab are contingent on business needs.
Teaching lab offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time salaried employees, including: medical, dental, and vision; a 401(k) program with a 4% employer match; short-term life, long-term life, disability, and worker’s compensation insurance; flexible health spending accounts; technology equipment; monthly technology reimbursement; and generous time off and leave policies.
This position is eligible for remote work anywhere in the continental united states, and may require some travel (monthly) when travel resumes.
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