Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Elementary

FLSA Status: Exempt

Grade: U14

Draft Date: 5/1/2026

Location: Human Resources

JOB SUMMARY

The Talent Acquisition Coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive teacher and building-level support recruitment strategies to staff schools with highly qualified educators and support staff. This role leads outreach efforts at universities and recruitment events, partners with building leadership, plans and executes teacher job fairs, oversees teacher licensure processes, and identifies talent pool for building support roles.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute recruitment plans to attract certified and high-quality teacher candidates for elementary positions.
• Partner with school administrators to identify staffing needs, hard-to-fill positions, and projected vacancies.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for critical shortage areas.
• Screen applicants and coordinate interviews in collaboration with school leaders and HR staff.

• Travel to colleges, universities, and educator preparation programs to represent the district at recruitment fairs and networking events.
• Establish and maintain relationships with university faculty, career services offices, and education departments.
• Promote student teaching, internship, and early commitment programs to build future teacher pipelines.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute division-wide and regional teacher job fairs (virtual and in-person).
• Actively recruits and leads division recruitment efforts for building-based support positions, including offering in-person and virtual recruitment opportunities throughout the year.
• Utilizes HR systems to evaluate applications, initiate hires, track teacher license expiration dates and run reports.

• Oversee teacher licensure processes, including initial licensure, renewals, reciprocity, and provisional credentials.
• Provide guidance to candidates and employees on state licensure requirements and timelines.
• Monitors progress on program completion for teachers in alternative route programs.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and district regulations related to educator credentials.
• Maintain confidentiality of reports, records, correspondence, and communications maintained in the Human Resources Department.
• Maintain accurate licensure records and reporting.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

Bachelor’s degree; 5-7 years of teaching experience and a teacher license; administration and supervision license preferred; Knowledge of K–12 education environments and teacher certification/licensure requirements. Strong organizational, communication, and presentation skills. Ability to travel extensively during recruiting season and work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Performs duties under the supervision of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Busy office environment with deadlines and interruptions.  Work requires establishing priorities.  Work requires ability to travel. This is sedentary work requiring stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pulling, routine lifting up to 20 pounds, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operation of machines, and determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work.