Talent Recruitment Manager

Established in 1998 with 97 students, CCCS has steadily increased to more than 4,000 students in grades K-8 across 12 state-of-the-art buildings on four campuses. The school is a true community success story that has transformed the lives of thousands of students and their families, while breathing life back into a city that was once one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant manufacturing suburbs. 

Job Summary: 

The Talent Recruitment Manager leads and manages all efforts, systems, and processes in attracting top talent (high-quality teachers and staff). This is a local, on-site opportunity supporting recruitment efforts within the Chester community and surrounding areas.

Essential Functions:

• Articulates a thorough and compelling understanding of Chester Community Charter School’s (CCCS) vision, missions, and culture to prospective candidates through candidate outreach
• Develops an annual plan, which will be implemented throughout the year to attract and recruit talent through a targeted teacher recruitment campaign as well as other positions, and revises the plan throughout the year, as needed, to adjust to a potentially changing economic and market environment
• Analyzes in measurable ways the effectiveness of the annual plan, and adjusts the plan
• Collaborates with other CCCS team members to develop and executes online marketing, social media, word-of-mouth, career fairs, and other recruitment strategies that will optimize recruitment results
• Manages candidate relationships from recruitment through application, interview, onboarding and beyond
• Manages and maintains TalentEd Applicant Tracking System, which includes but is not limited to: job postings and closings, creating new accounts and closing accounts when needed, and updating internal system
• Enhances and expands relationships with strategic partners in order to foster better working relationships in order to attract top quality talent
• Manages and maintains external job board postings and identifies and cultivates relationships with strategic partners for recruitment
• Assists, when necessary, new hire onboarding
• Collaborates with school leaders to create a welcoming team environment and family atmosphere for candidates
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Five years of experience in recruitment, preferably in the education space
• Experience leading sourcing, outreach, and pipeline building
• Background or previous experience in advertising and marketing preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong background in benefits administration
• Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check Clearance
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
• FBI Criminal Background Clearance

Demonstrated Knowledge of:

• The major contributing factors that affect the job market, both locally and nationally, especially as it relates to teachers and other education positions
• Effectively using data to identify opportunities and modify strategies when appropriate
• Using various databases, including but not limited to: Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, and Recruitment Web Applications

Demonstrated ability to:

• Work collaboratively with peers and colleagues
• Think creatively and in an organized and methodical manner in order to execute strategic plans
• Draft requested reports as needed in order to supply management with requested information in order to make informed decision

Note: CCCS has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.