Junior Educator Recruitment Associate Zen Educate

Acsenda; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Vacation days

Holidays

Sick leave

Bi-weekly payroll

Job summary

Zen Educate is an EdTech platform transforming school staffing across the US and UK. We are seeking a Junior Educator Recruitment Associate in Vancouver to join our high-growth team, connecting substitute teachers and paraprofessionals with classrooms.

You will screen applicants, conduct structured phone interviews, and support onboarding workflows, learning recruitment, sales, and HR paths within a dynamic hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in high-touch communication settings is welcome; graduates encouraged to apply.
• Comfort handling a high volume of calls and written correspondence.
• Interest in recruitment, HR, and growth within a fast-moving EdTech company.

Responsibilities

• Screen inbound educators, evaluate qualifications and placement preferences.
• Lead initial phone screens before transferring candidates to senior recruiters.
• Convey Zen Educate's value proposition to engage educators.
• Coordinate candidate handoffs with consultants and track onboarding documents.
• Support fulfillment targets for partner schools facing staffing shortages.
• Adopt and test internal tools and AI-enabled software to optimize sourcing.

Skills

High-touch communication

Phone interviews

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

SaaS platforms

Job description

• Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
• Job Type: Full-time
• Compensation: $51,700 CAD OTE ($47,200 base salary + $4,500 variable bonus)

Role Overview

As a Junior Educator Recruitment Associate, you will be on the front lines of our hiring operations, connecting qualified substitute teachers and paraprofessionals with classrooms across the US. Working closely with our recruitment team, you will learn to screen inbound applicants, conduct structured phone interviews, and support onboarding workflows. This position offers a direct path into recruitment, sales, and HR within a high-growth EdTech company.

Key Responsibilities

• Candidate Screening & Interviews: Contact inbound educators upon sign-up, evaluate qualifications and placement preferences, and lead initial phone screens before transferring candidates to senior recruiters.
• Mission Advocacy: Clearly convey Zen Educate's value proposition to build educator engagement and guide candidates through the hiring pipeline.
• Pipeline Collaboration: Partner with recruitment consultants to coordinate candidate handoffs, track document verification, and maintain compliant onboarding workflows.
• Staffing Delivery: Support fulfillment targets for partner schools facing critical staffing shortages.
• Process & Technology Optimization: Adopt and test internal tools, applicant tracking systems, and AI-enabled software to optimize sourcing and communication cycles.
• Operational Initiative: Identify workflow bottlenecks and contribute continuous improvements to team processes.

Qualifications & Core Competencies

• Relevant Background: Prior experience in high-touch communication settings (customer service, hospitality, retail, recruitment, tutoring, or performing arts) is welcome; recent graduates eager to build careers in recruitment or HR are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Communication Skills: Confident telephone manner and clear written correspondence, with comfort handling a high volume of outbound/inbound calls.
• Adaptability & Drive: High resilience in a fast-paced environment, with strong intrinsic motivation to achieve individual and team metrics.
• Technical Aptitude: Comfort learning modern SaaS platforms, recruitment systems, and emerging productivity tools.
• Collaborative Mindset: Team-first attitude with effective time management and active listening skills.

Professional Development & Perks

• Dedicated two-week onboarding program paired with 1:1 mentorship from an experienced recruiter.
• Structured career progression pathway toward full-cycle Recruitment Consultant and Senior Leadership roles.
• Equity compensation package.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• 18 paid vacation days, 11 paid company holidays, and dedicated sick leave.
• Bi-weekly payroll schedule.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the educational communities we serve. Equal access to career development is standard across our teams, and candidates from underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Accommodations for candidates with disabilities are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

Note: Automated screening tools and AI software may assist in evaluating application completeness and resume parsing. All final employment determinations are made directly by human hiring managers.

About the Company

Zen Educate is an EdTech platform transforming school staffing across the US and UK. Traditional recruitment agencies redirect billions of dollars away from classrooms annually through excessive placement fees; Zen Educate replaces this model with modern technology to match educators directly to schools faster, fairly, and transparently. Having recently doubled its US footprint, Zen Educate is expanding operations to scale fair school staffing globally