Conduct full-cycle recruiting for early childhood education roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordinating hiring processes, extending offers, and advising hiring managers. Build community and education partnerships, develop recruitment advertising, ensure legal compliance, manage applicant records, and use ATS tools to improve efficiency. Train and mentor new recruiters while addressing staffing challenges across an assigned region.
Premier Early Childhood Education Partners is a private early childhood education organization seeking a Recruiter! This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, energetic professional who is passionate about early childhood education.
To be QUALIFIED for this position, we require a bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of full life cycle recruiting experience OR leadership experience in the early childhood education industry. Experience as a Center Director and familiarity with ATS systems strongly preferred.
Required Shift: Monday – Friday, Full-time. Hybrid position, remote and in person at our Downtown Chicago office.
Compensation: $55,000 - $60,000 per year, based on education and experience + monthly commission structure.
We are a family-oriented, close-knit organization and we have a lot to offer our next team member including:
- Competitive Pay
- Commission
- Generous Benefits Package, including Dental, Medical, and Vision Insurance
- 401k with Match
Our Hiring Process:
- Virtual screen with Recruiter (30 minutes)
- Virtual Interview with Talent Acquisition Manager (60 minutes)
- Virtual Interview with Chief Human Resources Officer (30 minutes)
- Virtual Interview with Operations Team Member (30 minutes)
- Offer
Main Job Responsibilities:
- Partner with operations team and hiring managers to define and understand staffing needs.
- Develop strong working relationships with hiring managers that result in effective communication and the ability to insert recruiting expertise.
- Screen resumes, interviews candidates (by phone or video), schedule and coordinate on-site interviews with hiring managers, make recommendation for hire (or not hire) and deliver employment offers for both full-time, part-time, contracted, and seasonal position openings within an assigned region.
- Advise hiring managers on best practices, candidate personas and labor market trends based on data driven results.
- Establish community-based and early childhood education partnerships across universities, colleges, training programs, workforce development programs, substitute programs and community stakeholders.
- Bring your creativity! Utilize traditional and nontraditional resources, such as job boards, recruiting platforms, direct sourcing, online career fairs, community network events, etc., to identify and attract quality candidates.
- Develop advertising programs (internal and external) to ensure high visibility with potential candidates.
- Follow up with candidates and hiring managers to obtain feedback regarding recruiting and interview process.
- Communicate important employment information during delivery of employment offers (e.g., benefits, compensation, noncompete agreements).
- Work with hiring managers to ensure compliance with all federal/state laws and regulations, including affirmative action plan compliance.
- Manage application/resume file and retention according to company policy.
- Partner with hiring managers to develop solutions to address staffing challenges.
- Become a subject matter expert on navigating applicant tracking system to drive efficiency.
- Train, mentor, and coach new recruiters to help them fully integrate into the Talent function.
- Other projects and duties may be assigned.
If you have a positive attitude, love supporting children and families and desire to work in a fun and professional environment, we encourage you to apply today!
Premier Early Childhood Education Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and inclusivity. We do not tolerate any kind of discrimination in our hiring processes against any groups protected by federal, state, or local law.
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