Talent Acquisition Specialist - Specialized Credentials
The Noble Network of Charter Schools
Chicago, IL
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$65,000–$75,000 Per Year
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
POSTED
8 days ago
About Noble
Noble is Chicago’s highest-performing and largest network of public charter schools. Our 17 campuses and 1,680 employees currently serve 12,000 students, 99% of whom identify as persons of color, 90% of whom are from under-resourced communities, and 81% of whom are first-generation college attendees. Noble’s mission is to ensure that all students have equitable and positive school experiences that equip them to complete college and lead choice-filled lives.
We are proud to be recognized nationally for college access and persistence. Noble supports more than 31,000 alumni, with 99% of Noble students accepted into college and historically almost 90% choosing to enroll.
Who We’re Seeking
Noble’s Talent Team finds the best talent in the nation to ensure that all of our students have an excellent educational experience. We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist (TAS) whose primary focus will be on recruiting the nation’s best talent to work at Noble through a variety of outreach efforts including direct sourcing, pipeline re-engagement, and partnership development.
While this person will join a team of recruiters and hold recruitment responsibilities, this specific TAS position has a focus on supporting recruitment of positions requiring specialized credentials (Learning Specialists, Social Workers, Paraprofessionals) and critical pipeline programming.
This position will report to our Manager of Specialized Credentials and will work closely with the other members of Noble’s Talent Team and the broader Noble People Team. TASes must operate well in a fast-paced environment, uphold the highest standard of professionalism, and be impressively organized and able to prioritize time across multiple immediate and long-term projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all campuses are fully staffed with outstanding, transformational educators with a focus on roles requiring specialized credentials (i.e. Learning Specialists, Social Workers, Paraprofessionals, Case Managers, Deans of Specialized Services) ready to deliver on Noble’s six commitments.
- Support the Manager of Specialized Credentials Recruitment in the implementation and tracking of Talent’s multi-year recruitment strategy with a goal to ensure all Noble campuses are both fully staffed, and staffed with the highest-quality talent.
- Support the Manager of Specialized Credentials Recruitment in partnering with the Relay Graduate School of Education to recruit, admit and support a pipeline of Relay program participants, serving as a critical representative for Relay’s special education residents.
- Manage the direct sourcing and recruitment for a portfolio of school-based roles (to be determined based on the profile of the selected candidate) as well as flexing to support sourcing high-need roles as they emerge.
- Serve as critical support to external sourcing providers and staffing agencies providing as-needed staffing for roles requiring specialized credentials.
- Serve as a critical support to university partners and Noble campuses seeking student teaching and internship placement and support for post-secondary students, including social work interns.
- Uphold Noble’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring these principles are integrated into decision-making, policies, and practices in ways that best serve our diverse community of students and staff.
- Implement Noble’s candidate screening tools with fidelity and rigor, identifying areas of strength and opportunity and implementing strategies to ensure Noble’s candidate screening is best-in-class.
- Ensure a high quality implementation of a holistic candidate sourcing and recruitment plan including responsive marketing, candidate and campus communications, job description and maintenance, candidate screening and campus support.
- Represent Noble with external stakeholders - including sourcing partners, university leaders, vendors, candidates and community leaders - by leveraging exceptional communication, relationship-building, and strategic influence skills to advance the mission and strengthen strategic partnerships. This includes Talent’s relationship with Teach for America and Golden Apple.
- Serve as a critical thought leader in talent acquisition, pipeline development and maintenance, school leadership, candidate screening and campus-based staffing solutions to Noble’s hiring managers in order to guarantee all campuses are connected with the best possible talent, and receive the best possible service and support.
Ideal Candidate Traits
- An unwavering commitment to Noble's theory of change and mission to prepare students for college success, with a firm belief in the potential of every student and power of education to realize that potential.
- At least two years experience recruiting, sourcing, screening and interviewing candidates for K-12 roles.
- A proven record of measurable results in alignment to the role’s core functions characterized by curiosity, resiliency, creativity, a spirit of service and effective problem solving.
- Excellent project management skills with the capacity to assume direct responsibility for complex projects.
- A working understanding of the K-12 sector, including comprehensive experience as a staff member at a K-12 campus.
- The ability to work collaboratively, communicate effectively, listen effectively, and build and maintain trust with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders including: Noble staff, leaders, teachers, students, external partners, vendors and candidates at a variety of levels.
- Strong embodiment of Noble’s core values: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Follow-Through; Humility & Self-Awareness; Respect; and Results.
- Data-driven decision-making - applied skill in analyzing and applying sourcing, recruitment, marketing, applicant, hiring and performance data to identify trends, inform strategy, and drive continuous improvement.
- The capacity to sustain excellence, and drive results while navigating challenges with clarity, urgency, decisiveness and a lean toward collaboration.
Minimum Candidate Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required with a preference for a degree in education, human resources or similar fields.
- At least two years of experience in exemplary project management, including participating in strategic planning, project tracking, and demonstrated track record of both pursuing feedback and adjusting practices based on feedback to improve practice.
- Exceptional communication skills - able to write with clarity and impact, and speak strategically, persuasively and with care to a variety of stakeholders, and present Noble effectively to diverse audiences.
Compensation
We strive to be the best place to work, and our employee benefits are thoughtfully designed to support us in this ambition. Compensation for this position falls between $65,000 and $75,000 per year. Factors such as years of experience and skill sets may impact placement within, or outside, this range. A comprehensive compensation plan will include a competitive benefits package.
Statement of Non Discrimination
Noble is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.
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