Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Opportunity: As our Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will recruit highly effective educators across an assigned region while developing critical relationships necessary to attract & maintain a robust candidate pool. You will also manage the full recruitment lifecycle while working to ensure candidates and business partners receive an exceptional experience from application through onboarding.

LOCATION : This hybrid role provides a blend of remote work and creative, strategic sourcing support, which requires time in the field at school sites and community events. We are only considering candidates living in or within a 45-mile proximity to Charleston, WV. 

• Identify, source, and screen high quality, mission-aligned educators and school staff.
• Develop and execute strategic recruitment plans tailored to regional and school-specific hiring needs.
• Cultivate strong talent pipelines through networking, referral generation, educator preparation program partnerships, and community outreach.
• Provide exceptional customer service rooted in relationship building with candidates, school leaders, partners, and stakeholders
• Facilitate full-cycle recruitment processes, including screening, interview coordination, offer extension, and onboarding support.
• Maintain accurate and organized candidate data, documentation, and reporting within the applicant tracking system.
• Ensure compliance with hiring policies, credentialing requirements, and internal processes.
• Build strategic relationships with colleges, universities, and alternative certification programs while leading outreach efforts through information sessions, career fairs, and educator networks to strengthen recruitment pipelines.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Achieve and exceed 100% staffing targets across assigned schools/regions by established deadlines.
• Maintain low decline and rescind rates through strong candidate engagement, expectation-setting, and relationship management.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience, measured by timely communication, clear process guidance, and post-interview follow-up.
• Ensure a positive hiring manager experience through effective partnership, proactive communication, and strategic talent advisement.
• Build and maintain a robust, diverse pipeline of qualified educators aligned to school needs and student outcomes.
• Reduce time to fill for critical and hard-to-staff roles through targeted sourcing strategies.
• Track and analyze recruitment metrics to inform strategy adjustments and continuous improvement.

Experience and Education Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of relevant experience in recruitment, sales, or marketing
• A minimum of 2-3 years’ recruiting experience with a strong focus on sourcing
• A demonstrated ability to meet rigorous goals while maintaining the highest level of quality
• The ability to work an occasional extended schedule (nights and weekends)

The Network:

PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model.  In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (Skilled US) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities and expanded income opportunities.  

PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. 

PLA is an equal-opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify in all states that require it.

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Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired, I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

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