Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Human Resources, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will help source, identify, screen, interview and hire for various roles at St, Joseph's Villa. This role requires excellent communication and organizational skills.

In this highly visible role, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will collaborate as a key business partner with St. Joseph's Villa leaders, deliver recruiting results in a fast paced, high energy environment, and strengthen the company's image as the employer of choice. As the Talent Acquisition Specialist, you have the organizational task of finding the most suitable person for a position and maintaining and growing the culture of the organization. This position collaborates with hiring managers to identify the appropriate long-term talent strategy that supports the company's future growth needs, identify gaps and support the leaders in building effective succession plans.

All work is performed safely, effectively, to the highest ethical standards, in compliance with regulatory and accrediting standards, and in accordance with St. Joseph's Villa's mission, values, and guiding principles.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Liaising with internal services and offices to determine recruitment needs.
• Determining selection criteria, hiring profiles, and job requirements for vacant positions.
• Sourcing potential candidates through online company career portals, recruitment sites, job boards, social platforms, as well as print media, posters, and flyers, when required.
• Design job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position's requirements
• Experience in developing and delivering recruitment strategies and processes to improve outcomes (decreased time to fill, increased quality of hire, etc.)
• Experience as a change agent, comfortable with ambiguity, in a fast-paced business environment.
• Work closely with management on all diversity initiatives involving recruitment to ensure fairness in hiring practices
• Conduct preliminary interviews with recruits to gauge interest, personality and salary requirements
• Drive all major recruiting initiatives across the organization. Manage the recruitment process and life cycle, including initial assessments, interviews, and offers.
• Identify future talent needs by proactively recruiting and sourcing.
• Participate in employment events, such as career fairs
• Maintain a knowledge base of latest market trends to ensure that St. Joseph's Villa is a best in class organization
• Meet with hiring managers to have full scale understanding of hiring needs and available positions within the Villa
• Help ensure on-boarding efforts are supported for all new hires, ensuring transition from engaged candidate to engaged and contributing employee with necessary paperwork accurately completed
• Manage ongoing communication strategies internally to drive program adoption, help facilitate hiring manager recruitment ownership and participation, and provide training and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Business Administration or applicable course of study (Advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum 2-5 years of recruiting/related recruiting experience
• Experience in full-cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
• Experience in human services and/or non-profit environment (preferred)
• Valid Virginia driver's license and excellent driving record