Talent Acquisition Specialist - Vancouver, Canada - Zen Educate

Description

Location:
Vancouver. Remote start, hybrid 1-2 days a week in the future as we grow the team in Vancouver.


Type:
Full-time


Salary:
$45,000 - $60,000


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


About The Role:

The Talent Acquisition Specialist 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-dialling 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
• Building value and excitement around Zen Educate's mission and how we support in finding them the perfect role
• 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

Minimum requirements

• Experience in customer service or sales (tech sales or recruitment experience a strong asset)
• Dedicated to conducting outbound calls to educators daily
• Must be an independent and selfmotivated worker
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable with technology including Google suite

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
• Funloving, tightknit team solving a problem that makes a difference
• Health Insurance (Dental and Vision)

Diversity and Inclusion

At Zen, we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences and perspectives.

We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion or beliefs.

We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives — just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with.

We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where people's voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all.

We seek out diverse opinions, beliefs, and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; we've had former teachers, pilots, fundraisers, engineers, lawyers, marketers, social media experts and more join our team.

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply

Salary:
$45,000.00-$60,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Dental care
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Vancouver, BC: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person