Job Description:
Site Manager, Recruitment and Selection, Memphis Teacher Talent Initiative
Memphis, TN
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) strives to end the injustice of educational inequality by providing excellent teachers to the students who need them most and by advancing policies and practices that ensure effective teaching in every classroom. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that effective teachers have a greater impact on student achievement than any other school factor. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 43,000 teachers and worked with more than 200 districts in 31 states - benefiting an estimated 7 million students. Meanwhile, TNTP's acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the teacher workforce -- most recently including The Widget Effect (2009) and Teacher Evaluation 2.0 (2010) -- have influenced federal education policy and inspired reform efforts across the country.
TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including 10 of the nation's 15 largest.
We are currently seeking a Training and Instruction Manager for our Memphis Teaching Fellows/Tennessee Practitioner Teacher Program. Training and Instruction Manager will be a TNTP employee based in the Memphis Public Schools office. This position is available immediately. TNTP will help defer the cost of relocation for out of city/state candidates.
Note for candidates currently teaching: it is possible this role could start part time and transition to a full time role in Spring 2012.
Performance Management Group
As long as education policies continue to ignore the differences between teachers, districts will never be able to build a thriving teacher workforce capable of closing the achievement gap. TNTP’s Performance Management group will work on the ground with states and districts to generate accurate performance data, use this data to inform school-level decisions, and drive district policy and practice. Within TNTP’s Performance Management group, the Human Capital Systems department will collaborate with districts and states to ensure that their policies, practices and systems are aligned to teacher effectiveness goals, for example by supporting teacher and principal evaluation design and adoption, training of principal managers, certification of evaluators, tenure/retention policy, and legislative/regulatory reform.
The Program
TNTP implements a start-to-finish teacher pipeline solution that is year-round and tied to results. Specifically, the Memphis Teacher Talent Initiative (MTTI) currently partners with Memphis City Schools (MCS) to supply high-quality teachers, support effective matches between candidates and schools, strengthen hiring practices and ensure that all of the district’s principals can choose the best teachers for their classrooms from the strongest possible pool of candidates. The Teacher Talent Initiative services include working directly with school leaders to strengthen their staffing approaches, market their schools to high-quality teacher candidates and identify teacher vacancies earlier in the school year. Through aggressive recruitment and selection, the Teacher Talent Initiative amasses a large, high-quality pool of teacher applicants – both traditionally certified and alternate route candidates - from which principals can hire the best who most closely fit school needs.
Role and Responsibilities
The Site Manager, Recruitment and Selection will work on-site in the Memphis district office and is responsible for ensuring the successful recruitment and selection of teacher candidates for Memphis City Schools. Specifically, the Site Manager is responsible for the following:
· Build a pool of high quality teacher candidates for Memphis City Schools via the Teach Memphis program
· Manage a team of two full time staff members and 60+ seasonal, PT staff
· Develop the recruitment campaign, including internet posting schedules and targeted campus recruitment activities
· Refine the teacher selection model and process as needed, including the selection model competencies and the evaluation components of the selection process
· Oversee the implementation of the selection model and selection process, maintaining consistency in decision making and ratings
· Ensure to the candidate pool meet the needs of the MTTI Staffing team, which is responsible for facilitating the matching process between school vacancies and teacher candidates, to ensure principal selectivity in teacher hiring decisions
- Monitor and meet ambitious goals that support the early hiring of high quality teachers
· Review data (conversion rates, turn-around times, etc.) to drive strategic decisions and shift work as needed
- Building and managing working relationships with District staff and program stakeholders and partners through regular meetings as well as formal and informal communication channels
- Engaging district staffing ongoing problem solving to ensure that best hiring practices, including early hiring, can take place
- Working closely with District staff and clients to ensure program timelines align with district calendars and processes meet district guidelines
- Manage partner program relationships that provide high-quality alternative route teacher candidates
· Serve as a member of the MTTI Leadership Team to develop program goals, long-term plans, calendars, timelines, processes and systems to ensure effective and early hiring takes place
This position reports to the Partner on the Memphis Teacher Talent Initiative.
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who believe deeply in our organization's mission, who thrive in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment, and who demonstrate a record of achievement. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
· Project management experience
· Superior leadership skills
· A record of setting and achieving ambitious goals
· Excellent data analysis skills
· The ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
· Previous experience managing and developing staff (strongly preferred)
· Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills
· Exceptional client management skills
· A commitment to producing consistently high quality work
· The ability to learn quickly and work in a fast paced environment
· Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty
· The ability to identify challenges and actively work to find solutions
· Flexibility
· Excellent organizational and time-management skills
· Extraordinary attention to detail
· The ability to work effectively with others at all levels of an organization and to consistently display a high level of professionalism in all interactions
· Public-speaking abilities, including the ability to inspire others
· Knowledge of the Memphis public school system (preferred)
· Experience working with under-performing schools (highly preferred)
· Superior quantitative and computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office suite
· A willingness to work non-standard hours and occasional weekends
Compensation
The annual salary for these positions is $70,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for a performance based bonus.
TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment – including low cost medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, a 403(b) plan with matching, potential opportunities for performance based bonuses – as well as the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. For more information on TNTP’s competitive benefits package, please visit http://tntp.org/join/our-benefits/
To Apply
Please submit your resume and tailored cover letter online at:
We review applications on a rolling basis so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital Team. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
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