Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Description

At Rise, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to live a life filled with purpose. We provide uniquely tailored and innovative programs, opening doors to success for the people we serve. Every Rise team member is personally connected to and driven by our mission. And we like to have fun while we work! But we’re also serious about your success - we offer great opportunities for growth and development.

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to support the daily recruitment functions of the Human Resources (HR) department by sourcing and screening candidates, conducting initial interviews, managing the hiring process, maintaining candidate databases, as well as ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations regarding employment. 

Essential Duties:

Key Expectations

• Standards of Excellence Commitment: All Rise employees are expected to commit to, sign and follow-through on Rise’s Standards of Excellence. Refer to “Standards of Excellence Commitment” document. In the Employee Handbook.  
• Person-Centered Practices: Learn and consistently perform person-centered practices: Identify those things that are important to people who receive support; implement strategies to assure they are present in day-to-day life. Identify areas where change can happen without permission. Act on those areas.
• Communication: All Rise employees are expected to communicate effectively with other staff, external stakeholders and people we serve in a respectful and timely manner. This includes but is not limited to reading and responding to email in a timely manner, answering and responding to phone calls and voicemails, foster open communication; listening to others; preparing professional written communications as needed. 
• Safety: Participate in the development of a safe and healthy workplace. Comply with safety policies and procedures and adhere to safe work practices. Comply with state motor vehicle laws and regulations. Take reasonable care to ensure your own, co-workers and persons served safety and health. Report any hazards, injuries or illnesses immediately to your supervisor. Will not place others at risk by any act or omission or interfere with safety equipment. Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. 

Essential Functions:

• Collaborates with hiring managers to understand the program needs and roles to be filled and assists in the development and revision of specifications and job descriptions for selected positions.
• Sources and recruits candidates through various methods; social media, professional networking associations and events, industry contacts, job boards, employee/manager referrals.
• Assesses fit through review of applications, interviews, and ongoing communication with candidates.
• Utilize Paylocity to manage candidate progress from application submission through onboarding.
• Maintains contact with candidates to keep them apprised of the status of their applications. Keep hiring managers informed of candidate status. 
• Support the Human Resource Director in maintaining compliance with all EEO/AA guidelines in hiring and selection process.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommend best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

Requirements

Key Competencies

• Ability to express ideas, share information, listen actively, and demonstrate professionalism in written and verbal communications.
• Interpersonal skills – positive behaviors; build relationships; value diversity; manage disagreements; act with integrity; demonstrate adaptability; show work commitment
• Ensure all internal and external customers receive positive service experiences.
• Self-management – use time effectively and efficiently; concentrates efforts on the most important priorities; adeptly handles several tasks at once.
• Ability to make effective and timely decisions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Compassion – genuinely cares about people; is available and ready to help; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others
• Perseverance - pursues tasks with energy, drive, and a need to finish; does not give up before finishing, even in the face of resistance or setbacks; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Thorough understanding of recruiting methods and best practices, as well as applicable policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Embodies the personal commitment to the shared missio