Talent Recruiter at Foundation Academies

At Foundation Academies, we promise to equip our scholars to excel in learning and empower them to lead purpose-filled lives. Whether working in a classroom or support role, every member of our learning community is making a real difference in the lives of Black and Brown children. 

We’re looking for a dedicated and talented Talent Recruiter to become part of our Home Office Team! 

Schedule

Monday-Friday 7:30am to 4:15pm

Salary

$55,000-$74,500

In exchange for your dedication, here are just some of the compensation and benefits we offer:

• Merit-based pay increases annually 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefit plans
• Tax-deferred 403b retirement account with 25% matching up to a certain amount 
• Independent, conflict-free, financial wellness advising through Spring Financial
• Optional short or long-term disability benefits through Aflac
• Regular professional development and coaching
• Career advancement opportunities
• Smartphone and fully paid wireless plan through T-Mobile
• Windows-based work laptop computer
• Regular team-building activities and outings
• 10 sick days and 3 personal days that roll over annually
• Generous vacation time: 20 vacation days per year with 5 rolling over annually
• A rewarding career that positively impacts the lives of our amazing students

Competencies and Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition (40-70%; our recruiting season is the busiest December-August) 

• Lead both instructional and non-instructional recruitment searches across assigned teams ensuring hiring managers and candidates have a positive and equitable experience 
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers by providing excellent talent acquisition guidance and successfully project managing full cycle searches with the goal of closing roles within 3-4 months 
• Find ways to increase hiring process efficiency and efficacy at each hiring stage: application review, candidate tracking, and communication, phone interviews, interview scheduling 
• Manage the project management of high-volume recruiting in a way that allows for roles to be hired successfully by the necessary start date with a positive hiring manager and candidate experience 
• Outreach and cultivation strategy in order to identify a diverse pool of qualified talent for future and current openings 
• Maintain accurate candidate data within our Greenhouse applicant tracking system, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Regularly collect and analyze data recruitment data to independently and collaboratively make strategic decisions 
• Create process documentation, best practices resources, and management training for talent acquisition systems 
• Participate in strategic conversations around recruitment efforts in an effort to strengthen FA’s outreach and selection process 

Talent Acquisition Operations (20%)

• Maintain and iterate FA’s talent brand as an employer of choice by managing FA’s Linkedin account including Linkedin Recruiter Account, other recruitment channels, and CRM
• Coordinate FA’s referral bonus program to ensure we are incentivizing and rewarding referrals 
• Monitor the team’s use of Greenhouse features (new & old)  to suggest and implement changes in our workflow to improve efficiency and data collection

Talent Management (10-40%)

• Support with the research of talent management best practices (promotions, compensation, wellness) to collaborate with the Director of Talent Recruitment  on talent management proposals and implementation
• Partner with the Director of Recruitment to draft and edit process documentation and trackers for key talent management processes to be shared with the organization to ensure practices are accessible to all 

Qualifications

• Pass the required criminal history background check and provide proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.
• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 3 years of work experience; experience in education is helpful 
• At least 1 year of experience in talent acquisition, leading searches independently
• Experience with Greenhouse Recruiter preferred
• A focus on continual improvement and innovation 
• Strong attention to detail as well as proven organizational and project execution skills 
• Ability to build strong working relationships with individuals at all levels across an organization and externally 
• Great at data analysis and research 

Supporting/Additional Documents Requested

• Semifinalist candidates will be required to provide unofficial transcripts, evidence of certification/eligibility, and 3 professional references. 
• Hired candidates are responsible for the following: official transcripts, criminal clearance (fingerprinting), and medical clearance (TB/Mantoux testing).

Want to join our FAmily?

We are Foundation Academies: Trenton, New Jersey’s largest and highest-ranking K-12 free public charter school. Our mission is to ensure that all of our students secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation’s finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty. We serve more than 1,000 of the city’s K-12 population across four schools on two campuses. We admit students by lottery, irrespective of gender, race, household income, or academic ability. 

Our team of experienced and mission-driven urban educators values growth mindsets, lifelong learners, and individuals who believe that every child deserves an excellent education. We hold ourselves, our students, and our city to high standards because that’s what our families deserve. 

We are conveniently located a quick car ride to downtown Princeton, a 45-minute SEPTA ride to Philly’s Center City, and a hop on the NJ Transit Express to New York City.