What are the responsibilities and job description for the Talent Acquisition Partner position at Vertex Education?
Be the one who makes a difference!
At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.
Job Summary:
The Talent Acquisition Partner plays a critical role in supporting school clients by identifying and hiring top talent across multiple geographic regions. This unique recruiting position manages the full-cycle recruiting process, from sourcing and screening candidates to collaborating with school leaders on hiring decisions for multiple school entities. With a focus on sourcing and building strong relationships, the Talent Acquisition Partner works closely with hiring managers to fill a wide range of roles, from entry-level positions to school leadership. Through their efforts, the VSS Talent Acquisition Partner helps ensure that schools are fully staffed with the right talent to support student success and educational excellence. The ideal candidate will support Vertex Support Services as it builds out the HR function by designing standard processes, testing new initiatives, and working through ambiguity to find ideal solutions.
Essential Functions:
Full-Cycle Recruitment
- Manage the recruitment process from sourcing to hiring for assigned schools.
- Develop and execute strategic hiring plans to meet tight timelines and fill hard-to-fill roles.
- Utilize multiple ATS platforms and job boards, and ensure efficient tracking, for multiple clients simultaneously.
- Ensure a seamless candidate experience through timely communication.
Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development
- Be highly proactive and determined in sourcing and engaging candidates.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for key positions, anticipating future hiring needs.
- Implement creative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates despite talent shortages.
- Collaborate with hiring managers on ideal candidate profiles and sourcing strategies.
Strategic Recruitment & Relationship Building
- Serve as a strategic partner to school leaders, providing consultative support on hiring needs across multiple regions.
- Stay informed on education sector hiring trends to refine strategies.
- Make recommendations to school leaders on best hiring practices and interview techniques.
Marketing & Employer Branding
- Develop compelling job postings and recruitment materials in line with schools’ mission and culture.
- Represent the organization at recruitment events and networking opportunities as needed.
Data & Process Optimization
- Track and analyze recruitment metrics to measure success and identify areas for improvement.
- Continuously optimize hiring processes to improve efficiency and reduce time-to-fill.
- Ensure compliance with all hiring policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
- Leverage ATS and recruitment tools to maintain accurate candidate records and streamline workflows.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
Experience:
- 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in education with multi-location environments
- Experience recruiting for a wide range of roles, from entry-level to leadership positions.
- Demonstrated experience implementing creative strategies for candidate sourcing and engagement.
- Familiarity with hiring in a tight labor market and overcoming obstacles to hiring.
- Proficiency in using multiple Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and sourcing tools.
- Strong track record of building relationships with hiring managers and candidates.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Education, or a related field.
- Experience recruiting in the education sector or for schools.
- Experience working across multiple geographic regions.
Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!
Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 107,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 100 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.
- Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
- Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
- Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
- Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
- Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
- Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.
- Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.
- Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.
Be the one who makes a difference!
With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let’s make a difference together. Apply Today!
