Brilla Recruitment Associate
New York, New York

Seton Education Partners seeks a mission-driven, results-oriented individual to serve as Recruitment Associate for the Brilla Schools Network. Recruitment Associates (RAs) grow and strengthen our talent pipeline by sourcing and engaging top individuals to join our organization. As a Recruitment Associate, you will lead strategic sourcing and build candidate pipelines for our recruitment campaigns, identify and engage top prospects, and manage the operational needs of the Talent Team. This position reports to the Director of Talent and Recruitment and is based in New York City.

Background

Co-founded in 2009 by KIPP pioneer Scott W. Hamilton and Teach for America alumna Stephanie Saroki de García, Seton Education Partners is a response to the dramatic decline of urban Catholic schools in America, which have served the economically disadvantaged so well for decades.

In 2013, amidst the shuttering of 60+ urban Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York, Seton launched Brilla College Prep Public Charter School in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx. Brilla, which means “shine” in Spanish, has achieved academic results that parallel the nation’s most acclaimed high-poverty schools. Alongside Brilla, Seton launched El Camino, an optional, privately funded extended-day Catholic faith formation program. In only five years, 99 children have been baptized through their participation in El Camino.

Seton is working to take these remarkable achievements to scale by managing a network of schools and programs that ensure that thousands of underserved children whose Catholic schools close—and other local children—have access to an academically excellent, character-building, and, for those who choose it, faith-nurturing education. This network is a national model for how other cities facing the shuttering of Catholic schools can continue to serve children and families with limited educational options. For more information on Seton Education Partners, please visit www.SetonPartners.org.

About the Brilla Schools Network

Brilla Public Charter Schools is a network of K-8th grade schools that currently serves nearly 1,600 students from Mott Haven, University Heights and other neighborhoods in the Bronx. The network plans to grow from a current four elementary and one middle school to five elementary and five middle schools educating some 4,000 students in the Bronx and Paterson, NJ. Core to our mission is that our students become young men and women of good character and spirit and be prepared for excellence in high school, college, and beyond. Brilla combines a classical approach to education - an emphasis on virtue formation, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and direct instruction of a content-rich curriculum that has stood the test of time - with co-teaching practices and individualized online learning. We approach the formation of our students holistically and also set high academic expectations. Ours is a joyful community that honors the dignity of each student, family member and staff.

About El Camino Network

El Camino, which means “The Way” in Spanish, is an optional, privately-funded Catholic after-school faith formation program that is closely partnered with Brilla charter schools. El Camino helps children, their families and their catechists to know, love and serve Christ and His Church; develop the habits, dispositions and beliefs that are indispensable to human flourishing and happiness; and live as disciples in this world and saints in the next. El Camino honors the teaching authority of the Catholic Church.

El Camino currently serves approximately 40% of Brilla’s students for 90 minutes a day, Monday through Thursday. Children receive homework help from experienced teachers, a nutritious snack, and 30 minutes each of catechism and physical fitness. Additionally, children and families have opportunities for shared and personal prayer and character formation. This video provides a snapshot of El Camino. El Camino will grow to serve children through 8th grade, growing a grade level at a time each year.

Qualifications and Desired Characteristics

Candidates for the position must possess the following personal characteristics:

• You have unquestioned integrity and commitment to Seton's mission and values.
• You take personal responsibility.
• You have a strong belief that all children can achieve both moral and academic excellence.
• You have a relentless drive for excellence.
• You have an unwavering determination to be better today than you were yesterday

About the job of Recruitment Associate (RA)

We believe that education starts with an appreciation of the inherent dignity of every child, and that the best education is holistic, with a balanced focus on mind, body, and soul. As an RA on the Talent Team, you're charged with finding strong, mission-aligned candidates who bring a passion and commitment to our mission, as well as the students, families, and communities that we serve.

You will be responsible for ‘Sourcing’ (identifying and tracking) diverse and competitive individuals by conducting research, using resources, technology platforms, and professional networks. In addition, you will be responsible for developing and executing individualized communication to candidates in the pipeline.

You will support and collaborate with our Talent Team to devise and execute strategies to engage potential applicants, generating applications to our organization through a variety of channels, including planning events, partnering with organizations, and creating targeted marketing campaigns. After the initial application process, you will be responsible for coordinating onsite interviews and supporting the initial screening process.

The Talent Team is an exciting and focused group responsible for all hiring within the Brilla Schools Network. You will work closely with the entire network team, including our Executive Director and other Senior Leaders across the network office.

We are trusted advisors to Seton Education Partners and Brilla School leaders, providing advice about the external talent market and how it compares to the talented team we already have in the organization. With a perspective on the external talent landscape and deep insights into network priorities, you will develop search strategies and lead engagements to position Brilla and El Camino for success today and well into the future. You have the drive, motivation and passion to scout the talent landscape and deliver a top-quality candidate experience. Most importantly, you will have the intellectual curiosity, problem-solving capability, and drive to be an integral member of our team.

The ideal candidate will bring experience and skills in the following areas:

• Has earned a bachelor’s degree (required);
• Has at least one year of teaching in a school serving predominantly low-income children with demonstrated exemplary student achievement results;
• Has a strong work ethic coupled with an enthusiastic and passionate approach to work;
• Operationalizes current systems to meet the high volume of applicants while ensuring every candidate is treated with dignity and with the upmost care;
• Demonstrates extremely strong organizational skills, including detail-orientation, and is able to organize, prioritize, track, and manage workflow/resources;
• Craves constructive feedback and is proactive in implementing systems;
• Has the ability to strategically manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment;
• Strategically thinks, plans, and problem-solves. Can analyze multiple pieces of data and draw strong conclusions to impact strategy;
• Communicates clearly and compellingly to influence action in others, both internally and externally, verbally and in writing;
• Researches best practices in the HR/Talent space and seeks to improve on our shared work;
• Learns, improves, adapts, and shifts seamlessly to evolving team needs and opportunities.

Diversity & Inclusivity
We are building an organization in which talented individuals from all walks of life and past work experiences can join our team and make significant contributions. We are particularly committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences or backgrounds of the students we will serve.

To Apply
Initial application materials include: a cover letter, contact information for three references, and a resume that includes information on your background and leadership experience.

Resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed.

Seton Education Partners provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
The base pay range for this position is $69,000-$72,000 per year in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Pay may vary within the stated range, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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