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KIPP is hiring a Manager, Talent Recruitment to lead candidate sourcing, screening, and relationship management for KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools. The role focuses on building strong connections with candidates and school leaders to ensure staffing needs are met and to support recruitment events and applicant tracking.

Highlights

Source and engage potential candidates through outreach, recruitment fairs, and community events.
Screen and evaluate applicants using standardized rubrics and coordinate candidate interviews with hiring managers.
Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system and track recruitment metrics.
Build and sustain relationships with school leaders and external partners to align hiring needs.
Serve as the main point of contact for candidates throughout the recruitment process to ensure a positive experience.
Require proficiency with applicant tracking systems; experience with SmartRecruiters is a plus.
Must have a Bachelor's degree and 3-10 years of relevant experience in education recruitment or urban public/charter school settings.
Base salary starts at $51,000, commensurate with experience, with comprehensive health benefits and a 403(b) retirement plan.
Participate in recruitment events which may require travel during or after business hours.
Candidates should embody KIPP's core values such as high expectations, growth mindset, trust, and commitment to equity and social justice.

Manager, Talent Recruitment Full Description

Company Description

KIPP

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating nearly 190,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

In the 2025-2026 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.

KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th grade

In the current school year, teachers at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools work the following hours Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Hours for teachers and students may vary slightly by school.

K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm, K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 student dismissal is at 1:30pm
High School Staff: 6:45am - 3:45pm, High School Students: 7:15am - 2:30pm, Wednesday High School student dismissal is at 12:30pm.

Every Wednesday is a student early release day, which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development and content team meetings. *This doesn’t include Wellness Wednesdays when all staff leave at student dismissal.

To support these schools, we will employ more than 400 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach where you can also view all of our job postings.

Why Teach at KIPP?

At KIPP, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools - especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy, Love. Their determination. On the good days and on the hard days. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts.

The KIPP Difference

Respect - For our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth, and for the lives they lead beyond our walls. We offer pay and benefits that reflect our appreciation for the invaluable role our teachers play in lighting paths to opportunity for students
Support - As our teachers progress through the day, the year, and their careers, we ensure they always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with opportunities to lead and support to grow
Purpose - Together, our students, schools, families and communities share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits. We need talented teachers to realize it. Shape the future for your students and yourself by joining us in our work.

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Recruitment Manager will be an integral member of the talent team for KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, responsible for building and cultivating relationships with high-quality prospective candidates, screening candidates, and working closely with school teams to ensure schools are fully staffed. The Recruitment Manager (“RM”) furthers our mission by guiding candidates through the recruitment and matriculation process to ensure our students have best-in-class talent in their schools. The RM builds deep relationships with Principals, external partners, the Shared Services team, and teachers to accomplish their goals.

This role’s focus will be:
(1) Sourcing and outreach of potential candidates for both immediate and future roles, including attendance at recruitment fairs and community events
(2) Screening candidates and sharing them with hiring managers
(3) Keeping meticulous records and updating the applicant tracking system
(4) Cultivating relationships with candidates from starting an application to their first day on campus

Success would be measured by reaching outreach/sourcing goals as a lever for meeting hiring goals, having high satisfaction survey ratings from candidates in process, high satisfaction ratings from Principals, and having ‘clean’ application tracking data.

The RM is a full-time role on the Shared Services team which oversees four schools. As a member of the Shared Services team, this individual would be responsible for doing whatever it takes to ensure that students develop the knowledge, skills, and character strengths they need to succeed throughout their education and in the competitive world beyond.

This position is year-round and performs duties as assigned by their manager. Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but can vary based on role and season. Travel to recruitment events during/after normal business hours would be required.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Sourcing, Outreach, and External Relationship-Building

Source and meet with potential candidates for current and future openings (referral programs, cold sourcing, etc.)
Develop short- and long-term recruitment calendars in partnership with the talent team to execute best practice strategies and programs to attract a diverse applicant pool
Attend recruitment events across the state of Florida (and sometimes in neighboring states) to represent the organization in a professional manner
Lead school tours and visits for potential candidates and visitors (in person or virtually)
Ability to articulate a deep passion for social justice and educational equity for all children to external parties
Plan high-quality recruitment events that attract potential candidates to the organization

Candidate Cultivation and Communication

Act as main point of contact for candidates throughout their recruiting process, including answering emails within a specific time frame and talking to candidates on the phone
Create and utilize strong communication touch points for every candidate to ensure high-quality candidate experience, as measured by candidate surveys
Screen applicants for specific positions using rubrics, as outlined by the talent team, and communicate scores to applicable hiring managers and talent team members

Internal Relationship Building

Build strong, trusting relationships with School Leaders and other hiring managers across the organization by listening to the needs of the hiring manager and translating those needs into key competencies to screen for in candidates
Work with School Leaders to coordinate availability, schedule interviews, demo lessons, and/or performance tasks
Coordinate offers with School Leaders and HR, as needed, to ensure strong onboarding and matriculating practices are used

Logistics and Data Management:

Maintain detailed records of the status for each available position
Create detailed outreach records for potential candidates in the applicant tracking system
Track metrics related to recruiting (e.g., candidates yielded by each source, time to hire, etc.) to evaluate various strategies and improve hiring efficiency.
Own the “day-of” interview/selection process in partnership with School Leaders, including travel coordination with candidates, reference checks, etc.
Other tasks as needed by the Talent team or manager

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

KIPP Jacksonville Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established educators and staff who embody them.
Demonstrated grace-under-fire-professionalism
Fearless networker
Outstanding public speaking, writing skills and organizational skills, including the ability to articulate a deep passion for social justice and educational equity for all children
Bachelor’s degree
3-10 years of related work experience
- Teaching, leading, or supporting in an urban public school or public charter school setting
- Recruitment work in an education or non-profit setting

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

Clear project management skills with results
Proven ability to adapt quickly with unfamiliar systems
Prior experience with SmartRecruiters, or a similar ATS is a plus
Knowledge of Florida teacher certification pathways is a plus

Additional Information

Pay and Compensation

Base pay starts at $51,000 and is commensurate on experience
Individual health benefits (including medical, dental and vision)
403(b) retirement program with a company match
All staff members receive individualized support and professional development

APPLY
Please complete an application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered who submit resumes through other job postings. Link here: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville

NOTE: If you're a current KIPP Jacksonville team member and are interested in applying, you should 1) let your current manager know that you're interested and 2) complete the application in its entirety online.

QUESTIONS

If you have questions about this position at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please email the recruiter who is most aligned with your interests.

K-6 Elementary - Jessica at jreplogle@kippjax.org.
7-12 Middle/High School - Lashawnda at landerson@kippjax.org

Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.

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