Talent Acquisition Sourcing Consultant

NHA; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

National Heritage Academies (NHA) seeks a proactive Talent Acquisition professional for in-person work at our Grand Rapids service center. You will source for open teacher positions, build pipelines, and engage with networks at career events to attract strong candidates.

Responsibilities include screening applicants, partnering with hiring managers, and promoting NHA as an employer of choice. Occasional travel (about 10%) will be required to attend events and university visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, HR, communications, business, or a related discipline preferred.
• 3+ years of sourcing/recruiting, sales, customer service, or applicant tracking systems preferred.
• Ability to build consultative relationships with candidates and teammates.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and emotionally intelligent.
• Tenacity, resilience, and a positive attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capacity to handle confidential information with professionalism.
• Excellent organization, planning, and time management.
• Ability to balance and delegate competing priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Source for open teacher positions and potential openings.
• Build networks and pipelines of teacher candidates for prospective openings.
• Attend teacher networking events, career fairs (in-person or virtual), and other educational events to build a candidate pipeline.
• Utilize a wide range of sourcing tools to find and nurture teaching leads.
• Sell prospective candidates on NHA and the benefits of taking a job with NHA.
• Screen candidates for eligibility for school positions.
• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers to retain and attract talent.
• Travel (10%) consists of attending school visits, networking, professional development, and university-level career events.
• Act as a brand ambassador and promote NHA as an employer of choice through career events, seminars, and day-to-day communications.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Sourcing

Candidate relationships

Communication

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education/HR/communications/business or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Information

National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools. Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life. A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test. According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators. In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them. Join our team.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sources for open teacher positions and potential openings.
• Builds networks and pipelines of teacher candidates for prospective openings.
• Attend teacher networking events, career fairs (in-person or virtual), and other educational events to build a candidate pipeline.
• Utilizes a wide range of sourcing tools (Indeed, LinkedIn, Facebook, NHA specific CRM, and more) to find and nurture teaching leads.
• Sells prospective candidates on NHA and the benefits of taking a job with NHA.
• Screens candidates for eligibility for school positions.
• Works closely with the Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers to retain and attract talent.
• Travel (10%) consists of attending school visits, networking, professional development, and university-level career events.
• Act as a brand ambassador and promote NHA as an employer of choice through career events, seminars, and day-to-day communications.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, human resources, communications, business, or a related discipline, preferred.
• 3+ years experience with sourcing/recruiting, sales, customer service, or applicant tracking systems, preferred.
• Ability to build consultative relationships with candidates and teammates.
• Exhibit high energy, enthusiasm, and emotional intelligence.
• Must have tenacity, resilience, and a positive attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capacity to always manage confidential information and professionalism at all times.
• Excellent organization, planning, and time management.
• Ability to balance and delegate competing priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

This is an in-person position at our NHA Service Center located at 3850 Broadmoor Ave., Grand Rapids, MI.
National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.