The Role
Job Title: Junior Compliance Specialist
Location: Hybrid in Chicago
Salary: $47,000 USD
Hours: Mon - Fri - 40 hours per week
About Zen Educate:
Zen Educate is a technology company that helps match schools with temporary teaching staff (Substitute teachers, Paraprofessionals, etc.) Our mission is to change the world of education recruitment. Schools spend over $9bn a year on temporary educators, with over $2bn per year of that spent on fees that take money out of the education system. By leveraging the latest technology, we purpose built a platform that helps schools to pay less whilst teachers earn more!
We want students to have access to the best education possible. By improving transparency and communication between schools and teachers, we’re benefitting all parties and ensuring they can work together effectively!
Your chance to make a difference!
This is your chance to join a high growth tech startup on the ground floor. We are a collaborative company and you’ll have the opportunity to contribute your own ideas to our ongoing success. We are passionate about learning and development, and aim to maximise both your personal and career growth.
What you’ll be doing:
The Junior Compliance Specialist supports the compliance team in ensuring that the organization adheres to all regulatory standards and internal policies. In a more practical sense, much of the day to day work involves reviewing educator profiles to ensure that documentation and details about their references, background checks, right to work status, mandated training, immunizations and more are aligned by state and federal standards as well as Zen Educate standards. The impact of this role is significant as it ensures that Zen Educate is doing everything possible to put safe and qualified educators into classrooms to work with children.
Key Responsibilities:
-Review documents and ensure requirements are met for all onboarded educators.
-Assist with background checks.
-Conduct regular compliance audits and assessments with direction from the Compliance Manager.
-Assist in the development and implementation of compliance policies and procedures.
-Support the preparation of compliance reports and documentation.
-Assist your senior team members in investigating compliance-related issues and documenting findings.
-Collaborate with various departments to promote a culture of compliance within the organization.
-Provide administrative support to the compliance team as needed.
Minimum requirements:
-Must be an independent and self-motivated worker.
-Comfortable with technology including Google suite.
-Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
-Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
-Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.
-Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
-Strong passion for keeping children safe in Education.
Preferred Experience:
Any administrative or compliance work experience is an asset, particularly with completing background checks.
What's in it for you?
- Work that you want to talk about
- 15+ days PTO & 10 federal holidays- Fun-loving, tight-knit 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.
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The Company
What We Do
At Zen our mission is to change the world of education recruitment. Schools spend over £2bn a year on agency staff, with over £600m per year of that spent on fees that go straight to recruitment agencies. So far, we've saved UK schools over £14m in supply teaching recruitment costs, and that number grows every day, allowing schools to invest further into children’s wellbeing and attainment. We're not just redefining recruitment; we’re upskilling our supply staff to provide the highest quality teachers and TAs to schools. Each supply staff member is Level 2 Safeguarding trained, guaranteeing the safety and wellbeing of children in your school. Using our online platform, schools can access hundreds of fully vetted high-quality teacher & TA profiles, who they can book instantly at the click of a button. We don't stop at just providing a platform – we have a dedicated school success team here to support you every step of the way. When you succeed, we succeed!
