Talent Acquisition Specialist

Full-time - Entry Level

Shaker Heights, OH

About the position

Wingspan Care Group is a nonprofit administrative and management organization that provides a united, community-based network of services so member agencies can focus on mission-related goals. Our innovative model is designed to promote sustainability and advancement among its partner agencies by streamlining operations and eliminating redundancies – resulting in improvements to the delivery of direct service operations. Under the direction of the Director of Talent Acquisition, the Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for helping create and maintain a full and robust pipeline of suitable candidates for potential employment with Wingspan Care Group and its affiliate agencies. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will assist in using online recruiting platforms, social media outlets, direct sourcing and related tools to identify and recruit passive candidates for a wide array of current and future roles. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will also assist in creating and maintaining all personnel files, ensuring compliance of all applicable regulations and laws. This opportunity is an excellent place to grow your career in talent recruitment and human resources.

Responsibilities

• Develop effective talent pipelines for employment as succession planning and immediate vacancies dictate.
• Leverage online recruiting platforms and applicant tracking system to identify and recruit candidates.
• Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements in order to provide quality care for our children and families.
• Conduct pre-screening telephone interviews with potential candidates.
• Provide complete, accurate, and inspiring information to passive candidates about the Agency and potential opportunities.
• Review and edit detailed job ads, ensuring an accurate understanding of job duties, qualifications and agency requirements.
• Support the management of the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
• Organize, lead and document post-interview debrief/feedback with interviewing managers and candidates.
• Conduct follow-up calls and quality-improvement studies with hiring managers and new hires.
• Develop relationships with all hiring managers to develop a thorough understanding of candidate profiles to assist with hiring needs.
• Participate in the development of ongoing creative and cost-effective sourcing strategies.
• Maintain accurate, useful, legal (including EEO data), and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring managers’ interactions, and other recruiting activities to ensure both an accurate credentials/skills database and a safe and thorough audit if required.
• Stay informed of trends and innovative sourcing techniques in order to be competitive in State-of-the-Art recruiting practices.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Communications, Marketing or related discipline.
• 1-3 years’ work or internship experience in Human Resources or Recruiting.
• Must be able to manage competing demands, accept constructive feedback, while being extremely adaptable and flexible.
• Knowledge and extensive past use of server-based applicant tracking system.
• Excellent project management, writing, and oral communications skills.
• Ability to present new recruiting concepts to leadership and hiring managers.
• Demonstrated ability to command the respect of senior level leaders and hiring managers.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Strong initiative and solid judgment abilities/skills.
• Sensitivity in relating to persons of varying backgrounds and demonstrate ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths, aptitudes and abilities.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills.
• Intermediate knowledge in using Agency computer systems, internet, email and other software as required to perform essential job functions, including ability to mine online databases.

Benefits

• Four weeks of paid vacation, twelve paid sick days, ten paid legal holidays, and four religious holidays.
• Full benefits-eligible, including a zero-cost health plan option, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement matching program towards our defined pension.