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Educator Recruitment Associate - Chicago
Educator Recruitment Associate - ChicagoZen Educate • Chicago
Educator Recruitment Associate - Chicago

Educator Recruitment Associate - Chicago

Zen Educate • Chicago
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

45,600 - $51,000 a year Location : Chicago - Hybrid (3 days in office) Type : Full-time

Salary : $51,000 OTE (uncapped) About Zen Educate : Zen Educate is a technology company with an online platform that helps match schools with teaching staff (Substitute teachers, Paraprofessionals, etc.) By leveraging technology, our smart algorithms can match teachers to the perfect school and help schools find great teachers. Zen Educate is on a mission to help the education system as a whole. By improving efficiency and keeping things simple, we can help schools find administrative savings and we promote schools to pass these savings to teachers and increase teacher pay! This helps keep more money within the education system so that the money is used to help children learn and develop. We care about the teachers as much as we care about the schools. We help both sides improve transparency and communication so schools and teachers are better prepared and can work together effectively! We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil, the largest round in European EdTech this year. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and be part of a high growth start-up that is expanding rapidly in the UK and US markets! About the role : The Educator Recruitment Associate will work with our Zen Educate Teacher Success Team. The role will focus on onboarding potential teachers as well as matching applicants to specific criteria based on a school's needs. This is a high-dialing role that will require you to be communicating with applicants throughout the majority of your day to help get them placed in a teaching role as soon as possible. Your day-to-day responsibilities will be : - Calling teachers signing up for Zen Educate to quickly qualify, assess preferences, and schedule them in for interviews if they meet our criteria

  • Conducting initial phone interviews with applicants to assess their suitability for our open roles
  • Gaining a deep understanding of candidates' preferences while identifying the most suitable position
  • Building value and excitement around Zen Educate’s mission and how we support in finding them the perfect role
  • Helping guide candidates through our screening and document collection process, and diligently following up with candidates that need support throughout
  • Building urgency and excitement when speaking with applicants to get them started with Zen Educate as soon as possible
  • Working in a fast paced and ever changing startup environment that requires flexibility and adapting to change We are looking for : - Confidence on the phone and ability to build rapport with candidates - Someone who thrives in a high-performing, goal-oriented environment
  • A growth mindset, with a commitment to learning and developing new skills
  • Independent and self-motivated, and able to remain resilient through the challenges of a startup environment
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Comfortable with technology including Google suite
  • Experience in customer service, customer success or inbound sales, or experience in education (former teachers - looking for a new way to make an impact on education are encouraged to apply)
  • New grads are encouraged to apply What's in it for you? Work that you want to talk about

Competitive salary

Ownership in the company

15+ days PTO & 9 federal holidays

Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference

Health Insurance

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