Recruitment and Selection Specialist
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Title: Recruitment and Selection Specialist
Department: Office of Talent
Reports To: Director, Recruitment
Salary Range: $57,390 - $77,284
For forward-thinking administrators and educators, opportunities abound in the School District of Philadelphia. The School District of Philadelphia is committed to transforming the education opportunities it offers the city’s more than 203,000 school-aged children. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools, principals and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?
Job Summary
Conducts strategic outreach to recruit high-quality, diverse, and qualified candidates for the School District of Philadelphia. Cultivates, screens and hires candidates and builds positive relationships with candidates applying for school-based support, instructional, administrative and central office positions. Meets the needs of the assigned areas by recruiting candidates who can work towards achieving the mission of the School District.
This is a full-time, 12-month non-represented role. The salary grade is 4024, which ranges from 53,834 with a midrange of 72,496 depending on experience.
Essential Functions
- Solicits and follows up on referrals from all District staff; strategically networks within and beyond the District and uses a variety of resources (social media, etc.) to identify and cultivate high-potential candidates.
- Generates an experienced and diverse hiring pool for all positions; maintains an up-to-date and accurate database for employee information, including application data and phone interview scores.
- Posts all positions on the District’s website and other sites; actively manages the posting and advertising of positions on a variety of job boards and online social networking communities.
- Analyzes recruitment data to develop/modify marketing and recruitment strategies; becomes an expert on the designated area of concentration for recruitment.
- Completes initial application reviews to identify the most promising candidates and phone interviews to assess the degree of potential fit for the position; manages an efficient system for tracking candidates and applicants throughout the hiring process.
- Conducts research on prospective talent and meets with candidates to cultivate for our open roles.
- Designs a screening process for all roles; coordinates and manages the interviewer process including scheduling, creating performance tasks and reference checks.
- Drafts, sends and manages the offer letter process.
- Facilitates weekly update meetings.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Two years of full-time, paid, professional experience in human resources, recruitment or selection which has included developing and implementing strategies to recruit diverse and highly qualified candidates for an organization which uses high volume recruitment.
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- Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Demonstrated knowledge of:
o talent recruitment & selection, particularly in the education and/or non-profit sector.
• Demonstrated skill in:
o exceptional customer service orientation and relationship management.
o strong results-orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to:
o develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with functional, academic and administrative leaders.
o exhibit purposeful urgency when faced with pressing human resources needs.
o exhibit high level of integrity and personal responsibility for ensuring that problems are solved and hiring needs are met at any given point in time.
o effectively manage & prioritize a high volume of work, from a multitude of work streams, in a fast-paced environment.
o illustrate exceptional strategic & problem-solving skills and judgment.
o develop appropriate solutions to resolve urgent human resources needs.
o possess an unwavering commitment to equity.
o build and maintain strategic relationships and quickly make connections between people, networks, and organizations.
o influence others to achieve outcomes.
o be a proactive problem solver & innovative thinker, particularly in the face of challenges.
o create and manage systems, processes, and databases to ensure efficient operations.
o exhibit confidence and professional maturity in interacting with a range of stakeholders.
o work with diverse stakeholders.
o communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
o use and be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
o establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Nondiscrimination
The School District of Philadelphia provides to all persons equal access to all categories of employment in this District, regardless of race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin or handicap/disability, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.
