Job Description
POSITION: Talent Recruiter
REPORTS TO: Director of Talent Recruitment
POSITION TYPE: 12-month
START DATE: Immediate Hire
COMPENSATION: $54,911 - $65,894, Home Office grade 4
At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a team-oriented culture.
Some quick stats about us:
- 19,500 Students
- 2,300 Team Members
- 15 Secondary Campuses
- 9 Elementary Campuses
- 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
- 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
- 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
- 88% First-Generation College Students
- Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report
We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.
THE OPPORTUNITY
YES Prep needs a dynamic (title of role) with a robust set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, and build transformative relationships.
To put it simply, you will play a pivotal role in connecting the best talent with opportunities to ensure that all YES Prep positions are filled according to deadlines.
THE ROLE
When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:
- Representing YES Prep internally and externally at events with goal of networking and relationship building with potential candidate communities;
- Developing a pipeline of quality candidates and maintain contact with passive candidates and prospects that may be a match for future roles;
- Developing clear systems and procedures for data tracking, assessing progress toward goals, and making changes to ensure all goals are met;
- Managing recruitment at target university campuses and through strategic partnerships to increase the overall candidate pool for projected openings aligned to YES Prep values;
- Maintaining and nurturing talent partnerships to attract, engage, and cultivate prospective candidates to meet annual application goals;
- Creating meaningful partnerships with external stakeholders to increase applicants in high needs areas;
- Communicating regularly with the Staffing Team to get a clear view of YES’s hiring needs and organizational goals;
- Understanding the unique needs of campuses and Central Office departments to recruit qualified candidates;
- Identifying, developing, and implementing innovative sourcing strategies for key roles that result in quality talent pipelines to meet the unique needs of district growth for the present and in the future;
- Strategizing to diversify talent pools with prospective candidates for targeted talent pools, such as, but not limited to Bilingual elementary, special education, secondary English, and Secondary Math teachers;
- Leveraging social media, the talent website, the talent newsletter, and other mediums of communication to attract high caliber candidates;
- Utilizing data analytics to provide insights and recommendations to the organization related to the recruitment process;
- Facilitating and hosting recruitment events, in-person and virtually, to inform prospective candidates about the district, position requirements, and events to build a quality talent pool of candidates;
- identifying mission aligned, qualified, and passionately motivated employees;
- Maintaining good relationships with past and potential candidates;
- Additional duties as assigned.
THE PERSON
We seek staff with a multitude of backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, and resilience. Other traits needed and desired for this role are:
THE MUST HAVES
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
- Minimum two years of professional experience in recruitment, development, outreach, teaching, or equivalent role
- Belief in the mission and vision of YES Prep
- Passion for connecting people with opportunities across a multitude of platforms
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to travel local and surrounding areas to recruit on behalf of YES Prep
- Ability to work urgently either independently or with a group in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
- Ability to occasionally work outside of traditional work hours and weekends
- Comfortable with direct candidate outreach and navigating external partnership relationships
THE MUST HAVE BELIEFS
- Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools
- Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education
- Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos
- Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results
- Conviction that high expectations + high accountability = high performance and high growth
THE NICE TO HAVES
- Knowledge of applicant tracking systems and customer relationship management systems
- Proficiency with social media and professional networks
- Experience with executive recruitment
THE PERKS
- Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; offers commensurate with experience.
- Health and Supplemental Insurance – A $0 monthly medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. Employees must work 20+ hours a week to be eligible for a full spectrum of benefits, and 10 hours a week minimum for medical benefits.
- Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan.
- Paid Time Off – Employees working 20+ hours a week receive 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar.
- Paid Leave Programming – In the event you need to be out due to medical needs (including maternity and paternity leave), YES Prep offers paid leave, paid out at 100%, based on eligibility and tenure.
- Professional Development - YES Prep values longevity and performance over time. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development.
- Award Winning Culture – The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houston’s Best Place To Work in 2018, 2019, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.
YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.
