parker staffing services Hiring for Recruiter – Seattle, WA at Seattle, Washington Full Time

Recruiter needed for a Washington-based foster care support system
Job ID: 19905
Pay Rate: $30-35.00 per hour
Location: Remote, MUST live within commuting distance of Seattle
Employment Type: Contract, approximate 6-7 months

Your involvement in the recruiting industry has given you the upper hand because people see you as a resource and the person to call when they need good career advice. We’re looking for someone with exceptional communication skills who is also highly organized, with good sourcing skills (Boolean is your second language, right?), a strong sense of urgency, excellent networking abilities, ability to hit deadlines, and consistent follow-through. If this is you, than we want to talk to you about this Recruiter role NOW!

Each morning, nearly 10,000 children in Washington State foster care wake up to unfamiliar surroundings and are battling social, emotional, and academic challenges. Our client is taking on this on with fierce optimism by providing youth in foster care with access to the services they equally deserve to be successful in school and in life.

.*Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply!*

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Proactively manage the recruiting process and communicate with candidates to ensure they have a good experience with the organization.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand the job description and soft skills needed in each open position; build effective sourcing strategies; develop interview questions; and determine interview panel membership.
• Proactively communicate with hiring manager to ensure they are up-to-date on progress on all open positions.
• Develop and post positions based on job description; advise hiring managers and other senior leaders on job descriptions as needed.
• Source candidates using a variety of proactive search methods to sources a diverse candidate pool.
• Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and cover letters and perform phone screenings.
• Coordinate and facilitate interview process, ensuring an equitable experience for each candidate.
• Facilitate the post-interview discussions to help hiring managers make effective and equitable hiring decisions.
• Perform reference checks and pre-employment screenings as needed.
• Facilitate offers of employment by extending the offer as needed and negotiating employment terms.
• Continually evaluate the sourcing and recruiting processes through a racial equity lens to ensure alignment with the organization’s values.
• Maintain and audit recruitment files for completeness, accuracy and compliance.
• Build and maintain a diverse network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management.
• Compile and present talent acquisition and recruitment data to a variety of internal audiences.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of federal and state employment law and human resource compliance requirements related to recruiting and hiring.
• Provide recruitment-related policy and procedure guidance to employees and management as needed.
• Participate in providing new employee orientation trainings as needed.
• Attend regular team meetings and all-staff meetings.
• Attend assigned training.

Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years’ of talent acquisition and/or human resource assistant or generalist experience for a nonprofit organization, company or search firm.
• Experience successfully managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects, and initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects and with various deadlines.
• Deep commitment to racial equity and social justice and ability to effectively engage in candid conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.
• Demonstrated ability to build positive, effective, and authentic working relationships with individuals of various ages, cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities.
• Working knowledge of human resource compliance requirements and employment laws.
• Working knowledge of one or more Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and/or Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
• Adherence to strict confidentiality requirements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and attention to detail and accuracy.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and other technology necessary for successful day-to-day functioning in business environment.
• Must pass a Washington State criminal background check for working with youth and vulnerable adults.
• Regular attendance required.
• BONUS: Experience using Paylocity and/or TINYPulse.
• BONUS: Prior non-profit sector experience.

Parker Staffing offers all levels of Administrative, Customer Service, Call Center, Sales, and Human Resources job opportunities in the Seattle and Bellevue metro area and other large cities throughout the Nation. Parker Staffing has served as the staffing agency of choice for thousands for over four decades. Visit our employment opportunities page at http://www.parkerstaffing.com to review our full offering of temp, temp-to-hire, and direct hire job openings!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.