POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Senior Recruitment and Retention
Partner, the Recruitment and Retention Advisor – Hispanic Outreach will support
the district’s efforts in attracting, hiring, and retaining the highest quality
diverse workforce. The Recruitment and
Retention Advisor will support the department’s efforts to develop and monitor
a comprehensive recruitment and retention strategic plan with particular focus
on the retention of Hispanic educators.
As part of this effort, the incumbent will collaborate with HR Partners,
the Diversity Strategy Officer, the Office of Professional Learning &
Leadership and the Office of Equity, Diversity & Belonging to implement and
execute the vision and strategic plan focused on the recruitment and retention
of Hispanic educators. Additionally, the
incumbent of this position will be responsible for meeting established
diversity recruitment and retention goals and objectives, recruitment and
retention metrics reporting, as well as supporting efforts to execute
innovative retention initiatives.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Assists with the development and implementation
of recruitment and retention strategies with a strong focus on the recruitment
and retention of Hispanic educators and school leaders with support for other
key areas on an as needed basis;
Partners with key HR staff and other key
stakeholders to support the development, execution, analysis and monitoring of diversity
initiatives and programs;
Establishes and maintains strong, positive
working relationships with principals and other key central office staff to
support the sourcing, assignment, onboarding, induction, retention,
development, and performance of Hispanic candidates for a variety of positions;
Partners with the staffing and recruitment
teams to effectively support the employee lifecycle to optimize recruitment,
selection, hiring, onboarding, retention, and development efforts;
Partners with the Office of Professional
Learning & Leadership and
the Office of Equity, Diversity & Belonging to develop and foster programs to
engage Hispanic educators and school leaders; participates in the development
of and attends induction programs to nurture positive relationships with the Hispanic
educator and school leader cohorts;
Supports the development, implementation,
management and monitoring of both internal and external teacher leadership and
“grow your own” pipeline programs;
Establishes outreach and communication
protocols and procedures to engage Hispanic educators and school leaders;
Tracks, collects and analyzes retention metrics
to inform strategic planning efforts; develops reports and engages key
stakeholders to support their retention efforts; leverages technology to
support recruitment and sourcing requirements and maintains up to date
candidate information;
Leads, coordinates and cross-trains HR staff
and principals around best practices and the HR Division’s recruitment and
retention programs and initiatives;
Supports the annual teacher and school leader
hiring forecast process by providing valuable insight and data with regard to
retention measures;
Leads the exit survey and interview
coordination of all departing Hispanic educators and school leaders to track
and measure key attrition reasons to inform retention efforts and strategies;
Develops and leads an annual declaration of
intent process to collect educators’ and school leaders’ plans for the next
school year; and
Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Bilingual
in English and Spanish in reading, writing, speaking and listening preferred;
Fully
informed and knowledgeable of recruitment and retention issues in K-12
organizations;
Ability
to make data driven decisions; proficient in a variety of technologies for data
collection and reporting (e.g. social media, Internet traffic, applicant
tracking systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and Internet);
Ability
to travel locally, nationally and internationally - frequent travel required; ability
to work a non-traditional work schedule;
Use of appropriate written, verbal or electronic communication
formats to disseminate information;
Proficient in a variety of technologies for data collection and
reporting (i.e., social media, applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Office
suite and internet);
Proficient in the use and application of cross-cultural
communication skills;
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
with school officials, employees, outside agencies and the general public; and
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university required in education, human
resources, business administration, public administration, or a closely related
field required; Master’s degree preferred. A minimum of five (5) years of
progressively responsible human resources experience, with at least three (3)
years specializing in recruitment and retention programs in an educational
setting; or experience working in educational settings preferably as a teacher,
administrator or central office staff.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
None Required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Highly demanding and fast-paced environment; frequently required to work long hours and weekends. Annual leave may be limited during specified timeframes. Local and non-local travel is required.