Recruitment Associate - Washington, DC

Recruitment Associate (Part-Time/Temporary) - Washington, D.C. 

Company Overview:

Reading Partners is changing the education landscape. We are a leader in working to solve the literacy crisis in our country by leveraging community volunteers in under-resourced schools. Our diverse and expansive volunteer base provides one-on-one tutoring to students twice weekly, and our program is proven to help children master the reading fundamentals they need to unlock their potential as successful, happy, and confident readers in school and in life. Our people are our heartbeat and our greatest resource; we are all passionately rallied around our mission to help children become lifelong learners by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction that works. Join our stellar team leading the charge to deepen our impact and expand our service. Watch this video to learn more about Reading Partners.

The High Level

The recruitment associate will play a key role in helping the D.C. region to hire at least 50 AmeriCorps members to serve at Reading Partners. They will support the region with full-cycle recruitment and facilitate the AmeriCorps interview process. Reporting to the Program Director, the recruitment associate will support AmeriCorps member engagement to strengthen onboarding and retention strategies for the region. This part-time and temporary position concludes in August 2024

What You’ll Do

Sourcing & Job Publicity: Implement a plan to recruit 37-45 AmeriCorps members for Reading Partners, D.C., through various media channels:

• Pipeline building (targeting underrepresented groups of Reading Partners AmeriCorps) to generate over 325 applications
• Build relationships with local and national affinity groups/organizations to create or sustain relationships with Reading Partners
• Assist with marketing our available positions by emailing local churches, synagogues, nonprofits, summer camps, college professors, college club leaders, job training programs, etc., with information about our available positions.
• Provide strategic guidance and implement tactics to build brand awareness and host info sessions
• Check regularly to ensure that all job postings are active on sites
• Discuss recruitment strategies, challenges, and successes with point of contact at the organization
• Help track metrics for week-by-week recruitment goals and advise on the process to get to the goal

Screening, and Interview Management: 

• Conduct and schedule over 175 phone screening interviews, resulting in over 100 screening interviews conducted
• Schedule virtual interviews as applicable, matching the candidate's schedule with the team
• Take notes on phone screens for all applicants, using our selection rubric, and recommend for the virtual/in-person interview when applicable 
• Check references of all candidates via email, following up via phone when necessary;  check in with candidates if their references are unreachable 
• Partner with the Program Operations Manager to support the onboarding of confirmed candidates by ensuring they have all offer letters, background checks, IDs, and onboarding documents satisfactorily filled out and submitted on time

Help the D.C. region execute a communication plan for new hires:

• Support D.C. staff in executing their accepted member engagement
• Suggest opportunities for accepted AmeriCorps Members to engage with programming, staff, volunteers, and current AmeriCorps Members
• Design a communications plan to ensure consistent engagement and sharing of information with accepted members
• Design a bi-weekly newsletter for accepted members

About You!

• Have 1-3 years of experience in community outreach and/or recruitment
• Experience working with diverse groups of people
• Have excellent written communication skills to send a large volume of emails, and social media content
• Have excellent verbal communication skills to conduct a high volume of phone calls 
• Must have access to reliable internet, phone, and computer
• Have the ability to assess candidate alignment based on our mission and core values
• Proficient in managing interview screening and logistics using Google Suite and Zoom, or other video conferencing platforms
• Experience reviewing and entering data with close attention to detail
• Hold a high school degree or GED
• Demonstrate a deep belief in our mission, and commitment to race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI), and root your work in our core values
• Ability to prove eligibility to work legally in the U.S.

What We Offer

Reading Partners’ compensation and benefits programs are designed to attract, motivate, engage, and retain top talent to propel our mission forward. We aim to set salaries based on objective, external, high-quality market data. Our salaries are adjusted for candidates in different geographic regions. We do our very best to ensure that we’re bringing our best offer - therefore we do not engage in salary negotiations.

• This is a part-time, non-exempt, and hourly position. The pay range for this position is $25.50 - $30.01 per hour.
• We offer an exciting and dynamic culture, and we commit to investing in and supporting our amazing people to grow their careers with us.

The other things you need to know:

• The project starts immediately and is slated to end on August 30, 2024
• May 2024 
• Conduct phone screens
• Schedule interviews
• June - August 2024
• All references aggregated and checked
• Work with the Program Operations Manager to submit all offer letter requests to the National AmeriCorps team

At Reading Partners we respect and honor the diversity in our workforce, and we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.