OFFICE OF TALENT
Traditional 235 work days per year
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $67,106 - $80,527
** Please note : Applications will be received until April 19, 2024. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org .**
Essential Functions and Objectives:
This specific role will be focused on creating and implementing a strategy to recruit and retain Special Education Teachers and Paraprofessionals. As a member of a team, they will work closely with a team focused on supporting our Schools and Special Education team. The ideal candidate has Special Education and Recruitment background.
Our TA Specialist and TA Associates supports 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.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
- Three (3) or more years of related recruiting and onboarding experience.
- Proficiency of Microsoft Office/Google products including Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Workspace.
- Effective time management and organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- 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).
- Knowledge of State and Federal teacher and principal licensure and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) regulations.
Education Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
Additional Information:
- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129 - due to this being a critical support role for DPS, we have blackout and limited time off July 22nd-September 1st to support return to school.
- 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
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver 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 is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS 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.
Denver 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.