Talent Acquisition Specialist

Full-time - Entry Level

Shreveport, LA

Educational Services

About the position

Seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Human Resources team. This role will focus on creating offer letters for all staff, including faculty, civil service state employees, classified/unclassified personnel, and transient workers etc. Regular attendance is required to perform the functions of this position. Incumbent will maintain a customer-oriented awareness by acknowledging and responding to needs as they occur while maintaining impeccable customer service at all times.

Responsibilities

• Draft and issue offer letters for all types of employment, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and legal requirements.
• Learn ATS, to ensure a smooth operation and maintenance of the ATS.
• Independently analyze, create and process documents involving classified position descriptions, personnel actions, and maintenance of position control systems for position description records.
• Assist in creating and posting job advertisements on various platforms, including our ATS and external job boards.
• Administer all pre-employment screenings for LSU Health Sciences Shreveport potential employees, faculty members, medical students, allied health students, transients, graduate students, residents and fellows.
• Maintain up-to-date versions of all pre-employment forms.
• Maintain compliance statistics and submit, on an annual basis to the LSU Systems Office, the Employee Drug Testing Report.
• Track approximately 1,000 pre-employment drug screens annually.
• Ensure compliance with all University, LSU Systems, Civil Service and other internal directives.
• Review background inquiry dispositions for satisfactory results and consult with Talent Acquisition Manager regarding questionable background inquiries.
• Administer pre-adverse and adverse letters to applicants based on background inquiry results.
• Receive and verify Premier monthly statements and submit to the accounting department for payment of services.
• Manage the pre-employment process for LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport and related entities.
• Work closely with business managers to understand staffing needs and facilitate the recruitment process.
• Evaluate and analyze requests for new positions, reallocations, appeals, job studies, job corrections.
• Prepare and submit requests to Civil Service for assessment.
• Serve as liaison providing proactive counsel with department representatives and employees.
• Process multiple personnel actions including reallocations, position changes, manual merits, career progression, and special pay implementation.
• Participate in Talent Acquisition activities including screening candidates, coordinating interviews, and conducting reference checks.
• Confer with employees regarding any problems concerning employment status, reinstatements, reemployment, and Civil Service regulations.
• Perform additional HR-related tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Talent Acquisition Manager or CHRO.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Attention to detail with very strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with ATS software.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-oriented attitude.

Nice-to-haves

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Human Resources is a plus.

Benefits

• Generous Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Optional Retirement Plans