Talent Acquisition Coordinator

innercityfoundation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEF Public Schools in Los Angeles is seeking a Talent Acquisition Associate to attract, screen, and hire candidates for our network of schools. You will manage recruitment events and coordinate credentialing processes to ensure compliance with state requirements.

The role may require travel to school sites and recruitment events, with a focus on building a diverse, high-quality staff aligned to ICEF’s mission of educational equity.

Qualifications

• An earned Associate's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a related field.
• Ability to work well in emotionally charged, difficult situations involving confidential matters.
• Ability to think critically, solve problems, and act independently.
• Demonstrated excellence in writing, editing, and verbal communication.
• Strong leadership, team management, and project execution skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Proficient use of Google-based applications.
• TB clearance.
• Background check clearance.
• Commitment to educational equity and ICEF’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Attract, recruit, and hire qualified candidates to meet ICEF’s needs.
• Coordinate and participate in recruitment processes and events.
• Develop and improve systems for attracting and hiring diverse talent.
• Keep job postings updated across ICEF pages and recruitment materials.
• Collaborate with Marketing to enhance social media recruitment content.
• Manage and optimize the applicant tracking system.
• Track recruitment, retention, diversity, and leadership pipelines.
• Support credentialing and staff credentialing processes.
• Provide HR support for onboarding, salary calculations, and renewals.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Project execution

Writing & editing

Verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Google-based applications

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Associate's Degree or higher

Tools

HRIS systems

CalSAAS

Recruitment platforms

Job description

Position Overview

Position: Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Reports to: Director of Talent Acquisition and People Development
Direct Reports: None
Category: Classified
Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) Status: Exempt
Pay Cycle: 12 months
Salary Range: Starting at $70,500 commensurate with experience
Benefits: Full-time employees of ICEF Public Schools are entitled to Medical, Life Insurance, Dental and Vision plans, and various retirement programs offered by ICEF Public Schools.

ICEF Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school network committed to educating and empowering courageous leaders who embrace their full potential for college, career, and life. Our work is rooted in five mission-aligned pillars:

• Educating and Empowering Courageous Leaders
• Providing a Diverse Community that Honors Each Student’s Uniqueness
• Fostering Academic Excellence
• Nurturing Healthy Minds
• Inspiring Critical Thinkers

To learn more, visit www.icefps.org

Job Description

Position Summary

The principal tasks of the Talent Acquisition Associate are to strategically attract, recruit, and hire qualified candidates to meet the organization’s needs.

This position may include a combination of working from our home office and travel to school sites and/or recruitment events as needed.

Essential Functions

Recruitment

• Conducts resume screens, phone interviews, and reference checks to determine if a candidate is a mission fit for ICEF.
• Coordinate and participate in recruitment and selection processes, including in-person and virtual recruiting events as needed.
• Develops new and improves existing systems and strategies for attracting, selecting, and hiring diverse, high-quality teammates.
• Updates and maintains job postings on ICEF’s Home page, career and recruitment websites, marketing, recruitment, and presentation materials on a regular basis.
• Collaborates with the Director of Marketing and Communications to enrich ICEF’s social media presence and recruitment content.
• Manages and continuously improves our applicant tracking system to increase overall effectiveness and efficiency.
• Tracks goals related to recruitment, hiring, retention, diversity, leadership pipeline, and internal growth.
• Supports the recruitment process of Alder Residents to fill teaching positions at ICEF school sites.
• Collaborates with the Managing Director of Instruction to support the various programs ICEF offers to credentialed staff to ensure pathways to credentialing.
• Attends recruitment events as needed which may include evenings and/or weekends.

Credentials

• Ensures credentials and certifications of all certificated staff comply with State requirements.
• Verifies appropriate credentialing requirements of all applicable employees, supporting staff in acquiring and clearing credentials as needed.
• Completes all necessary processes related to obtaining English language authorizations, emergency, and other instructional credentials.
• Liaises with Los Angeles County Office of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District, Inglewood Unified School District, and Commission on Teaching Credentialing to ensure credentialing applications and documentations are processed.
• Maintains credential information up-to-date in the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and conducts routine audits of teacher assignments to verify credentials.
• Advises the Director of Talent Acquisition and People Development, Principals, and teachers of the potential deficiencies in credentials as well as the upcoming need for renewal in a timely manner.
• In consultation with Principals, supports the Local Assignment Options process to ensure teachers are appropriately assigned prior to the start of the school year.

Human Resources

• Supports the initial hiring and onboarding process to ensure the HRIS is up-to-date.
• Calculates employee salaries using the company staff salary matrices.
• Assists with contract renewal calculations at the beginning of the calendar school year.
• Assists the Director of Public Programs with the resolution of misassignments in the California Statewide Assignment Accountability System (CalSAAS) reporting.
• Supports the preparation and/or auditing of HR deliverables for reviews and audits such as Annual Performance-Based Oversight.

Additional Duties

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned Associate's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in human resources, education, public administration or policy, or a related field
• Ability to work well in emotionally charged, difficult situations involving confidential or sensitive matters
• Ability to critically think, problem solve, and act independently to make decisions
• Demonstrated excellence in writing, editing, and verbal communication
• Strong leadership, team management, and project execution skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Proficient use of Google-based applications
• Tuberculosis (TB) clearance
• Background check clearance
• Commitment to educational equity and ICEF’s mission

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in a public charter school, charter management organization or public school district
• Successful leadership in HR, knowledge of state and federal labor laws and employment provisions
• Knowledge of certificated staff credentials aligned with the requirements of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• Proficiency in HRIS systems, recruitment platforms, and HR compliance tracking systems
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification OR SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification is preferred but not required
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus

ICEF is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ICEF Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, association with a member of a protected class, bereavement leave, color, disability (physical, intellectual/developmental, or mental health/psychiatric.), exercising the right to family care and medical leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity, gender identity or expression, genetic information or characteristic, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristic), military and veteran status, national origin (includes language restrictions), pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL), race (includes hairstyle and hair texture, religious creed (includes dress and grooming practices), reproductive health decision making, sex/gender, and sexual orientation.