Talent Recruiter (Jan 2026 Start Date)

Heres what you need to know:

At KIPP New Jersey we believe that kids deserve strong passionate qualified teachers and staff in every school. As an organization we believe that it is our responsibility to achieve outstanding results for kids and families which means staffing our schools with Outstanding TEAMmates. As members of the Talent Acquisition Team recruiters play a key role in staffing our schools by cultivating and assessing candidates managing the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and supporting hiring managers in making data-driven hiring decisions.

The Talent Acquisition Team is goal-oriented and proactive and it is critical that recruiters hit their goals. Here are the current topline goals for this role (percentages may shift over time but this is the general structure):

• Staffing and Hiring
  • Meet portfolio staffing goals for first day of school and end of quarter (% seats staffed)
  • Meet portfolio hiring goals for the last day of school (known vacancies filled)
  • Meet team-wide expectations for time to hire
• Data Integrity:
  • Meet team-wide expectations for % of applications are reviewed and scored weekly
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Send the School Leadership Team recruitment data update to each school in portfolio weekly
  • Meet the team-wide expectations for stakeholder satisfaction on regular surveys

Heres what youll be doing:

Candidate Cultivation and Selection (60%)

• Review and score applications
• Conduct and score phone interviews
• Source candidates through a variety of platforms
• Proactively build a pipeline for future vacancies through sourcing and cultivation strategies
• Schedule final interviews and demo lessons for qualified candidates
• Provide candidates with the information they need to prepare for their demo lesson and final interview 
• Collect and organize key candidate documents such as resumes transcripts certifications and references
• Set candidates up for success through communication coaching and practice as needed
• Calculate salaries and request offer letters
• Collaborate with school teams to create a welcoming TEAM & Family atmosphere for candidates
• Support other recruiters with pivoting candidates and coverage as appropriate

Communication Teamwork & Stakeholder Management (20%)

• Send weekly recruitment data update to each school in portfolio
• Attend and participate in regional leadership meetings for the appropriate grade band
• Schedule and lead talent check-in meetings (3x annually) to foster alignment between a variety of key stakeholder groups about staffing needs for upcoming school years
• Provide proactive clear and direct information to stakeholders
• Lead weekly meetings to advise School Leaders on staffing plans prospective candidates and hiring decisions around candidate pipeline level of experience and school budget considerations
• Know the leaders teachers and students at your respective schools by visiting schools for meetings and demo lessons when appropriate
• Build trusting relationships with School Leaders hiring managers and school-based staff through clear direct and reliable communication
• Engage in system process and communication improvements as stakeholder groups change and our organization grows
• Actively participate as a member of the talent acquisition team and the larger talent team by collaborating with certification compensation and human resources teammates

Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Staffing Plan Management (20%)

• Review and score all new applications daily ensuring weekly application review goal is met
• Score and track all completed phone interviews in the ATS
• Add sourced candidates to the ATS
• Move all candidates through the process in the ATS accurately and efficiently
• Update the staffing plan (Seat Tracker) in real time as seat status changes
• Maintain hiring and staffing data with fidelity and in real-time to ensure accuracy and historical relevance

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above essential duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications :

Key Skills

• You are highly organized
• You are energized by talking to people 
• You are a strong communicator. Your default is to overcommunicate proactively and clearly
• You are a strong executor who is willing to adapt your processes as needed
• You are motivated to achieve goals and grow your career
• You are a team player who collaborates with others to help reach shared goals

Required: Educational Background and Work Experience

• Bachelors degree 
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience in education or recruitment 
• Track record of using data to identify opportunities and modify strategies systems or processes to improve results

Preferred: Educational Background and Work Experience

• Experience as a teacher-leader (or other manager) in a public charter school or CMO setting with demonstrated results
• Experience managing a relational database (applicant tracking system or customer relationship management system)

Additional Information :

KIPP Team & Family offers a market-competitive salary range of $75000 - $85000 for this role.  Salary ranges at KIPP are set based on the role level and function using benchmarks in the education and non-profit sectors and allow for growth within the role.  Individual compensation within this range will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: relevant professional experience and qualifications; education skills and training; and market conditions.  

This hybrid role offers a mix of in-school and remote work. Talent recruiters typically spend one to two days each week in schools and the rest working remotely.

In addition to a competitive salary we offer a generous benefits package including but not limited to the following:  

• Robust benefits that include medical dental and vision 
• Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan including matching contributions
• An organization-issued laptop
• Flexible time-off policy 
• Up to 12 weeks of 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Extensive optional ancillary benefits including short-term and long-term disability and accident and hospital indemnity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex gender age religion national origin citizenship status marital status physical or mental disability military or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our organization will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization. No questions on this application are asked for any unlawful purpose.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time