Position Summary: The Office of Teacher Recruitment and Quality (TRQ) is responsible for the recruitment of diverse and talented teachers to meet the staffing needs of New York Public Schools (NYCPS) and programs, as well as being responsible for initiatives to promote the equitable and quality distribution of teachers across all schools. NYCPS anticipates a need to increase recruitment and training for new teachers, in order to meet the hiring demands presented by the new class size mandates and to ensure teacher quality as the number of teachers hired into the system grows. Increasing the number of eligible teacher candidates is a critical part of the path for NYCPS to remain in compliance with the class size mandate. The Office of Teacher Recruitment and Quality accomplishes its work through a strategic, data-driven approach that focuses on the following efforts:
- Serve as the primary marketing agent and source of information to individuals seeking to become NYCPS teachers, to recruit a large, high-quality, equitable and diverse pool of candidates.
- Design and manage recruitment and preparation programs, and pipelines for individuals to become NYCPS teachers, especially to address subject and geographic shortage areas.
- Select a diverse and high-quality pool of candidates to become teachers through rigorous, research-driven, screening processes.
- Design and implement high-quality field experiences for teacher candidates in both alternative certification and traditional pathways.
- Provide inclusive best practices and support to schools to help them make optimal, local hiring decisions.
- Lead pipeline and pathways to teacher certification for diverse candidates within our communities to promote an equitable distribution of teachers across all schools.
- Support new teachers with consistent onboarding experiences across the system when they are hired and throughout their first year.
The Birth - 12 Staffing Coordinator is responsible for the operations, and logistics for citywide staffing initiatives and 1:1 staffing support for hiring managers throughout the season. Performs related work.
Reports to: Associate Director for Strategic Relationships
Direct Reports: N/A
Key Relationships: TRQ Cross team Partners including the Strategic Data and Systems, Recruitment and Pathways, and Teacher Preparation teams, NYCPS principals and members of their hiring teams, Field Teams, and staff within the Division of Human Resources.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct support to NYCPS and Early Childhood Community Based Organizations with new teacher staffing.
- Coaches hiring managers on staffing best practices and implementation to secure quality teachers for their students, including job postings, marketing, virtual event presence, interviews, and candidate communications.
- Maintains data entry, tracking, and reporting of staffing support services provided to hiring representatives and internal TRQ stakeholders.
- Serves as an internal relationship and knowledge management expert related to the hiring and diversity of the NYCPS teacher workforce to partners across the agency.
- Manages trackers used to determine success of support strategies utilized for K-12 staffing programs.
- Works with team members on new and existing initiatives to meet and exceed NYCPS’ hiring goals; existing initiatives are outlined on HIRE Connections.
- Ensures an excellent record of customer service for all key stakeholders by responding to requests in a timely, accurate, and comprehensive manner.
- Supports a field team as their TRQ point for staffing policy and support for escalated staffing needs.
Qualification Requirements
Minimum
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two (2) years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
- High school graduation or equivalent and six (6) years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
- Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least one (1) year of experience as described in “1” above.
Plus
In addition to meeting the minimum requirements, individuals must have two additional years of the experience described in "1" above.
Preferred
- Experience working in or with schools, particularly in urban public schools.
- Experience in a fast-paced environment and in an education or government setting.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously and prioritize them.
- Excellent communication, presentation, storytelling, and interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional analytical and creative problem-solving, questioning, and feedback skills.
- Project management experience, including goal-setting and tracking, planning and implementation.
- Proficiency with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) and advanced spreadsheet functions (Excel, Google Sheets).
- Strong written communication skills and keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work with and through others to achieve success.
Salary: $72,114 - $79,325
(Internal candidates who are selected for this position and who currently hold comparable or less senior positions within the DOE will not earn less than their current salary.)
Please include a resume and cover letter with your application.
NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding.
- New York City Residency is NOT Required *
We encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
DOE Non- Discrimination Policy
The Department of Education of the City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's actual or perceived sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or pregnancy. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
