Recruiting Specialist

Jumpstart envisions the day when every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. A national early education organization with operations in 14 states plus Washington, DC, Jumpstart drives outcomes for young children in three critical ways. Jumpstart provides language, literacy, and social-emotional direct service programming utilizing an evidence-backed curriculum for preschool children from underserved communities, workforce programming to expand the pipeline of qualified, diverse talent pursuing careers in early education, and policy advocacy to support the early childhood field and promote high-quality early learning for all. By leveraging nearly 30 years of experience serving over 140,700 children with the support of more than 60,400 college students and community volunteers, Jumpstart executes these three objectives to improve the quality of the early education workforce and increase opportunity for young children to succeed across America. Learn more at www.jstart.org and join us in transforming the lives of young children!

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Recruiting Specialist works in partnership with the Talent Management team to support Jumpstart’s vision; mission; brand; strategic objectives; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; culture; and values by thoughtfully attracting and engaging with current and prospective employees and staff. The individual in this role functions in a hands-on capacity and is responsible for recruitment for a variety of positions, including diversity recruitment; recruitment strategies; candidate experience; recruitment reporting and analysis; training and coaching of hiring managers and interviewers; job description management; the criminal history check process for new hires (as needed); and contributing to other beneficial Talent Management initiatives as assigned. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Recruiting.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment

• Handle full cycle recruiting for multiple positions, including: posting decisions; reviewing resumes; sourcing candidates; conducting phone screens; scheduling interviews; developing hiring rubrics and behavioral interview questions; conducting behavioral based interviews; coaching hiring managers and other interviewers; checking references; extending job offers; and preparing offer letters
• Source and/or cultivate candidates via various websites, online platforms, professional associations and networks, and other in-person activities such as job fairs, as needed for vacancies; network and build relationships with individuals outside of Jumpstart to generate interest in the organization
• Work directly with hiring managers and interview team members to procure a rich, quality, diverse pool of candidates for each assigned vacancy and execute a successful recruitment process
• Create a quality and efficient interview process for both hiring teams and candidates by setting expectations, communicating timely updates, and providing appropriate feedback
• Use a collaborative and consultative approach to provide guidance to hiring teams and enhance best practices throughout the recruitment process, while maintaining a focus on the valuable aspects of a positive candidate experience
• Ensure all recruiting practices are in compliance with local, state and federal regulations and with Jumpstart’s policies
• Provide guidance to hiring managers and interviewers on legal aspects of interviewing and interviewing best practices
• Ensure the TM database of job descriptions and templates is kept up to date and organized
• Process employee referral bonuses as appropriate
• In collaboration with the Senior Manager of Recruiting work on developing a candidate experience
  template to be utilized by Jumpstart staff across the network
  
  

Diversity Recruitment 

• Implement and/or support a diversity recruitment strategy that enables Jumpstart to achieve its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals: every open position will have a qualitied, diverse candidate pool
• Support and actively participate in DEI Recruiting & Hiring Committee
  
  

Measurement and Reporting   

• Provide required data for Balanced Score Card (BSC) or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scorecard on a quarterly basis
• Provide internal monthly recruiting reports from and analyze data for insights and provide recommendations
• Prepare ad hoc reports as needed

Overall/Other Related Duties  

• Establish strong working relationships and connections throughout the network to represent Jumpstart and the Talent Management team by providing an exceptional level of customer service to all current and prospective staff; and act as a role model in all internal and external interactions
• Respond to all employee and manager inquiries in a timely and accurate manner, and in a way that reflects Jumpstart’s values of learning, community, inclusive leadership, social justice, and joy
• Seek employee feedback via surveys, in-person meetings, interviews, or other methods
• Help analyze new recruiting tools and software as needed
• Conduct research on recruitment trends and sources as assigned
• Participate in Jumpstart committees and contribute to organizational initiatives
• Stay informed of Jumpstart’s overall benefits package in an effort to attract and retain staff
• Participate in other Talent Management tasks; responsibilities; and special projects, including, setting
  annual priorities, team meetings, etc.