Senior Recruiter
Established in 1998 with 97 students, CCCS has steadily increased to more than 4,000 students in grades K-8 across 12 state-of-the-art buildings on four campuses. The school is a true community success story that has transformed the lives of thousands of students and their families, while breathing life back into a city that was once one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant manufacturing suburbs.
Job Summary:
A large, mission-driven charter school in Chester County is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter to lead and elevate its talent acquisition strategy. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of the organization by identifying and hiring exceptional educators and staff who are passionate about student success.
In this role, you will own the full recruitment lifecycle—from developing proactive sourcing strategies and building strong talent pipelines to managing a high-volume hiring process and ensuring equitable, compliant, and timely hiring practices. You’ll partner closely with leadership to attract top talent who align with the school’s mission and academic goals.
We’re looking for a recruiting professional with 5–7 years of high-volume talent acquisition experience, ideally in education or a nonprofit environment, who brings strong relationship-building, organizational, and communication skills. A bachelor’s degree is required (Human Resources, Education, Business, or a related field preferred).This is a local, on-site opportunity supporting recruitment efforts within the Chester, PA community and surrounding areas.
Essential Functions:
- Articulates a thorough and compelling understanding of Chester Community Charter School’s (CCCS) vision, missions, and culture to prospective candidates through candidate outreach
- Develops an annual plan, which will be implemented throughout the year to attract and recruit talent through a targeted teacher recruitment campaign as well as other positions, and revises the plan throughout the year, as needed, to adjust to a potentially changing economic and market environment
- Analyzes in measurable ways the effectiveness of the annual plan, and adjusts the plan
- Collaborates with other CCCS team members to develop and executes online marketing, social media, word-of-mouth, career fairs, and other recruitment strategies that will optimize recruitment results
- Manages candidate relationships from recruitment through application, interview, onboarding and beyond
- Manages and maintains Applicant Tracking System, which includes but is not limited to: job postings and closings, creating new accounts and closing accounts when needed, and updating internal system
- Enhances and expands relationships with strategic partners in order to foster better working relationships in order to attract top quality talent
- Manages and maintains external job board postings and identifies and cultivates relationships with strategic partners for recruitment
- Assists, new hire onboarding
- Collaborates with school leaders to create a welcoming team environment and family atmosphere for candidates
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
- Five years of experience in recruitment, preferably in the education space
- Experience leading sourcing, outreach, and pipeline building
- Background or previous experience in advertising and marketing preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong background in benefits administration
- Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check Clearance
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
- FBI Criminal Background Clearance
Demonstrated Knowledge of:
- The major contributing factors that affect the job market, both locally and nationally, especially as it relates to teachers and other education positions
- Effectively using data to identify opportunities and modify strategies when appropriate
- Using various databases, including but not limited to: Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, and Recruitment Web Applications
Demonstrated ability to:
- Work collaboratively with peers and colleagues
- Think creatively and in an organized and methodical manner in order to execute strategic plans
- Draft requested reports as needed in order to supply management with requested information in order to make informed decision
Note: CCCS has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.