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Recruiter

ESS Education
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/8/2026

Recruiter

Are you a driven recruiter who enjoys building relationships, sourcing talent, and making a real impact in schools? ESS Clinical is seeking a motivated Recruiter to help connect dedicated professionals with meaningful opportunities supporting our school partners.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys outbound sourcing, pipeline building, and performance‑based rewards, while still caring deeply about candidate experience.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Source & Recruit Talent: Proactively identify, contact, and engage qualified candidates using outbound calls, email campaigns, social media, job boards, and ATS tools.
  • Build Strong Pipelines: Develop and maintain an active pipeline of candidates through consistent follow‑up and relationship‑building.
  • Interview & Assess: Conduct structured phone and virtual interviews to evaluate fit for our school‑based roles.
  • Partner with Leaders: Collaborate with Regional Managers to understand hiring needs and adjust sourcing strategies accordingly.
  • ATS & Data Management: Maintain accurate candidate records and activity tracking in the ATS.
  • Relationship Builder: Foster long‑term candidate relationships that lead to referrals and repeat placements.

What We're Looking For

  • High school diploma or GED required (college coursework or degree a plus).
  • Experience in recruiting, staffing, sales, customer service, or talent sourcing preferred.
  • Comfortable with outbound calling, performance metrics, and a fast‑paced workload.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities while staying organized and detail‑oriented.
  • Self‑motivated, goal‑driven mindset with a desire to grow a long‑term recruiting career.

Why You'll Love Working Here

  • Unlimited Incentive Potential: No cap on earnings-your performance drives your rewards.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • Generous Time Off: PTO, vacation, sick time, mental health day, and volunteer hours.
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401(k)

Physical Demands - The physical demands described here 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.

  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly stands, walks, sits, uses hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaches with hands and arms, talk or hear.

Vision Requirements- Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) to work on the computer.

Work Environment - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

This position works in an environment with moderate noise level. (Examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic.)

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons, with or without notice. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.


About ESS
ESS specializes in placing qualified K-12 personnel in daily, long-term, and permanent school district positions, including substitute teachers, aides, and other school support staff. With more than 900 school district partners across the country, ESS supports the education of more than 5.5 million students daily. Since 2000, we have helped improve student achievement by providing innovative solutions to school districts and professional opportunities to passionate educators. Our employees enjoy benefits, comprehensive training, flexible work schedules, and professional development. Visit ESS.com to learn more about joining a team that makes a difference, every day.
ESS Diversity Statement
ESS continuously works to create an environment where all its employees - regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, age, or abilities - can work to the fullest of their potential in a fair and welcoming space. Believing that a diverse company is more innovative and successful, we have embraced diversity to ensure that we are empowered to ensure that "Every Day Counts" for our employees, the students, and the schools we serve nationwide.
ESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

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