Educator Recruitment Associate - Vancouver
About The Position
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! 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.
Requirements
- Experience in customer service or sales (tech sales or recruitment experience a strong asset)
- Dedicated to conducting proactive outreach to educators daily
- Must be an independent and self-motivated worker
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Comfortable with technology including Google suite
Responsibilities
- 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 Educateâs 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
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Ownership in the company
- 18 days PTO (15 days flexible, 3 days over Christmas)
- Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference
- We offer an extended benefits package that includes full health, drugs, dental, and vision coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
