Recruitment Officer

SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor and is leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools. The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa’s first blended learning model, which elevates student achievement and provides the tools teachers need to serve their students effectively.

The blended learning model, which combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allows teachers to anticipate student needs and equips schools to provide personalized education at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure the accessibility of university and careers for all.

SPARK Schools has a culture of collaboration, because getting South Africa to lead global education takes a team effort. We are innovators who strive for excellence through persistence and a sense of urgency to achieve SPARK Schools’ vision, mission and social transformational objectives. Our work environment is vibrant/cheerful, fast-paced/dynamic, engaging/stimulating, tech-enabled and data driven.

SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven entrepreneurial organisation, operating 20 primary schools and 4 high schools and serving over 15,000.00 families in 2023. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

**Purpose of Role**:
**Directly Reports to**: Talent Acquisition Manager

**Requirements**:
**Responsibilities**:

- **Attraction**:

- Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, universities and providing network information and opportunities.
- The posting and updating of job vacancies on the careers page and various job board portals.
- **Shortlist and screening**:

- Determines applicant requirements by carefully studying the current job description
- Telephonic screening of applicants to ensure they meet the job requirements and SPARK cultural fit
- Submission and coordination/marking of benchmark Subject Knowledge Tests
- **Coordination of review and assessment of Video upload/In-Person interviews**:

- Coordination of review and assessment of lesson demonstration and Video/In-Person interviews with Line Managers and relevant panel members.
- **Administration**:

- Make recommendations to applicants and relevant Line Managers with regards to location, job role, start date and salary.
- Keep record of all recruitment data as per company recruitment policy and procedures.
- Follow procedure of informing Line Manager and Human Capital Department of new employee start date.
- Coordinate background checks including but not limited to; qualification and police clearance.
- Coordinate psychometric assessments should this be required for a specific vacancy.
- **Internal recruitment facilitation**:

- Ensures the standards of internal recruitment are met in order to provide a fair and consistent process to identify suitable and high performing individuals.
- **Reporting and Recruitment Tracking**:

- Ongoing reporting of relevant data as per network objectives
- Updating of comments and progress on the Recruitment Dashboard/Masterfile
- Updating of the Recruitment Tracking Sheet in conjunction with the Talent Acquisition Manager
- **Updates job knowledge by participating in conferences and educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organisations.**

**Qualifications**:

- Completed relevant Bachelor’s degree in a related field

**Experience**:

- At least 1 - 3 years' experience in general recruitment, selection and/or talent management.

**Skills and Mindset**:

- Ability to collaborate - Proactively works in partnership with others to achieve a common goal or necessary objective; builds rapport and cooperative relationships with others; establishes and maintains strong relations with employees.
- Ability to communicate effectively - Effectively conveys reliable accurate information so that the recipients clearly understand its intent.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality - Makes effective business decisions regarding with whom to discuss sensitive and confidential information. Respects the privacy of others and maintains the confidentiality of information to which exposed. Consistently uses good business judgment, guided by the Ethics Policy.
- Ability to work to various deadlines
- Ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to navigate complex information systems and handle large complex data.
- Displays grit, high level of excellence, is mission & vision aligned and displays a high level of self-reflection (GEMS).

**Values**:Service, Persistence, Achievement, Responsibility, Kindness

**Benefits**

SPARK offers:

- fair market linked remuneration
- performance-based annual bonuses and increases
- above average/good annual leave
- life, disability and funeral cover
- employee wellness support
- educational support & study leave
- individualised