Each individual piece of the RMP hiring process was deliberately designed. Candidates can be expected to be asked about their professional experiences, but also their overall philosophy on education and the values they model throughout their daily lives. This ensures potential hires are a culture-fit for a school grounded in rigor and joy, staff wellness and the unwavering belief that all children can achieve at the highest levels.
James Cryan, RMP’s Founder and CEO, stresses, “We believe it’s incredibly important to ensure a candidate is the right fit for us, and just as importantly, that we’re the right fit for a candidate.”
“There have been a lot of improvements to our hiring process over the last few years, ” explains Naomi Jozovich, RMP’s Director of Talent. What started as methods based off of other successful charter networks like, is now bolstered by hiring research from professionals like Geoff Smart and Randy Street, authors of New York Times Bestseller.
“It was a streamlined process, ” says Caitlin Vaughan, a third grade teacher who joined the RMP team this school year after teaching in New Orleans for four years. “Naomi was very responsive throughout the process and answered my many questions. The phone interview and in-person interview were both efficient, thorough and gave me a great sense of what working at RMP is like.”
So, what exactly can applicants expect when applying to work at one of the highest achieving college-preparatory charter networks in Denver? Those interested in a lead teaching role or the will begin a designed to gauge if a candidate’s abilities match the core competencies RMP considers imperative: culture-fit, coach-ability, leadership, teaching, organizational skills and growth-mindset.
Jozovich underscores, “By the end of the hiring process, we want to be able to see that a candidate possesses a base set of skills that match the requirements of that particular position. Some competencies are weighted more heavily than others depending on what role the applicant would like to assume at RMP.”
