SPECIALIST, TALENT ACQUISITION (JOB ID: 65233)

OFFICE OF TALENT

Traditional 235 work days per year

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $67,106 - $80,527

Focus Area: Hard to Fill positions such as ELA-s, SpEd, and Newcomer Academies

E ssential Functions and Objectives:

S upports full life cycle recruiting for various high volume and specialized positions across the District as well as strategies to strengthen and expand initiatives to recruit, hire, retain and advance team members, with a specific focus to support increased recruiting efforts to build a diverse workforce. Duties include, but are not limited to; cold-calling, sourcing, pre-boarding transactions, and cultivation of candidates for positions across schools and departments.

Develops, organizes, and implements campus, community and diversity recruitment activities for local, state, national and international recruitment initiatives; coordinates and attends recruitment events (job fairs, open houses, conferences, and district sponsored events).
Identifies, recruits, sources, cold call passive candidates and cultivates talented candidates across schools and/or a variety of positions.
Determines salaries by assessing experience and education following established guidelines per DPS and/or bargaining unit.
Supports pre boarding activities such as; new hire paperwork and offers letters.
Validates qualifications, credentials, and licenses required of school-based hires; verifies that candidates meet minimum requirements; and confirms that all new hire documentation is completed and received.
Collaborates with Human Resources Partners to monitor and meet client group recruitment objectives.
Compiles and creates data reports and other forms of recruitment and retention statistics; assists in the creation of a variety of state of the art recruitment communications (e.g. banners, advertisements, brochures, web content).
Develops and nurtures relationships with customers, school principals, community constituents, and partners in Institutions of Higher Education; attends partnership meetings with Institutions of Higher Education, business, community and school partners and serves on school, community and business committees, councils and/or advisory groups.

K nowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

Three (3) plus years of related recruiting and onboarding experience (preferred).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google products including Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Docs. Google Sheets, Google Slides.
Strong attention to detail.
Effective time management and organizational skills.
Effective communication skills.
Effectively handles multiple demands and competing deadlines
The ability to take responsibility for one’s own performance
Works collaboratively with others on a team as well as with staff at all levels
Aptitude for variety and changing expectations in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
Must have the ability to travel in and out of state for recruiting events and conferences
Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, (e.g., Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (preferred).
Knowledge of State and Federal teacher and principal licensure and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) regulations (preferred).

E ducation Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent.
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resources or related field or equivalent experience in lieu of education (preferred).

O ther Information:

O ur Human Resources Team is an integral part of DPS. Although we are not always in the schools, we’re in it for the kids. We work closely with our school leaders to ensure we’re putting great teachers in every classroom, while also ensuring DPS hires and retains the highest quality candidates for all roles throughout the district. We do this by incorporating our Shared Core Values - Students First, Integrity, Equity, Collaboration, Accountability, and Fun – into everything we do. Additionally, we support retention of our valued team members in a variety of ways including facilitating professional development and performance management activities, and designing and managing Total Rewards Programs to help Team DPS achieve health and wellness for themselves and their families. When you join us, you join a dedicated, diverse team of over one hundred professionals who come from many walks of life. One thing we all share is a deep sense of commitment to support Denver Public Schools’ vision: Every Child Succeeds.

A dditional Information:

Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools

A bout Denver Public Schools:

D enver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS, comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

D PS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

D enver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.