Director, Corps Member Hiring (Temporary)

ROLE TITLE: Director; Corps Member Hiring (Part-Time, Temporary: April - July)

POSITION REPORTS TO: Senior Managing Director, District Impact

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 21, 2025

LOCATION: Houston (Remote)

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Director, Corps Member Hiring will collaborate with the Senior Managing Director, District Impact to ensure all Teach For America Houston corps members are hired in schools within our partner school districts and are retained through the first day of school.

To be an ideal candidate for this role, you deeply value the students and community we serve and are passionate about realizing educational equity in Texas. You love and have strong project management skills and enjoy working collaboratively across multiple internal and external teams to achieve your vision and impact. You are comfortable with ambiguity and are a self-starter who operates with minimal oversight. Additionally, you are detail-oriented and excel at translating your passion for our mission into systems and communications that empower people to fulfill their responsibilities. Finally, you can be responsive and take swift action as we identify and address new opportunities and challenges. 

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Facilitate Corps Member Hiring (90%)

• In collaboration with the SMD, District Impact, design and lead a scope and sequence of learning experiences for CMs related to hiring. 

• Support the execution of corps member hiring by facilitating group conversations, leading mock interviews, reviewing resumes, etc.

• Collaborate with our district (e.g. talent acquisition team) and school partners (school leaders or other hiring managers) to ensure our corps members meet hiring requirements and successfully gain employment in a partner school.

• Manage systems that track data needed to inform strategy and report out progress toward goals. 

• Communicate with incoming CMs in a way that clearly informs incoming CMs of action items and inspires them to achieve outcomes.

• Consistently inform the Senior Managing Director, District Impact progress toward priorities and goals.

Ongoing Responsibilities (10%)

• Participate in corps members and alumni activities across the continuum including but not limited to corps member selection or matriculation, pre-service, alumni campaigns, ongoing AmeriCorps data collection and tracking, etc.

• Leverage regional and national resources (e.g. weekly newsletters, daily gift reports, etc.) and participate in statewide, regional and national committees/working groups/project teams

• Prepare for and engage in ongoing check-ins, team meetings, and professional development structures

• Serve as an “all hands on deck” team member willing to support regions in various ways as needs and opportunities arise, which embodies the spirit of the TFA Texas team.

• Occasional weekend or evening work hours required   

• Travel may be required in the future 

A WEEK IN THE LIFE

Over the course of any week, the Director, Hiring will spend time: 

• Meeting with the SMD, District Impact to discuss hiring progress within each partner district and progress toward strategic goals. This person will work collaboratively with the SMD to celebrate successes, identify challenges, and engage in analysis to determine effective solutions.

• Meeting with district HR teams and points of contact to provide/receive updates on the status of corps members in their hiring process 

• Collaborate with district points of contact to plan and execute hiring days to expedite hiring across the region

• Manage shared hiring trackers with each district to keep up-to-date data on each corps members’ status in the hiring process

• Engage in independent thinking time to create and update project plans aligned to critical workstreams, including, but not limited to: corps member interview preparation, resume support, hiring processes

• Reach out to corps members to ensure completion of any outstanding action steps and meet 1:1 or in groups to support the hiring process

• Trouble-shoot challenges corps members encounter in the hiring process or with partner districts

• Ensure a 24-48 hour response time to all hiring communications as this is a fast-paced project that requires close communication with multiple stakeholders

• Engage with corps members on slack and via email to problem solve and provide support during the hiring process

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for thi