Recruiter

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Overview:

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) benefits and proudly supports more than 4,000 individuals with intellectual / developmental disabilities, mental illness and traumatic brain injury. It is the mission of FREE to support people of all abilities reach their full potential and thrive in their communities. FREE provides a diverse array of supports and services including: housing; recovery services; transition to work; employment; day, community and family services; respite; crisis services; education and after school support; specialty health services; and advocacy.

POSITION SUMMARY

The overall responsibility of the Recruiter is sourcing, recruiting, screening, interviewing, recommending placement and extending offer by using creative internal and external sourcing methods. The Recruiter works externally to promote the FREE network as an employer of choice and partners internally with the hiring programs/departments to seek out applicants with the right combination of experience, education, skills and abilities to fill a particular position.

Responsibilities:

DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for the full-cycle recruiting process

• Uses traditional and non-traditional resources to identify and attract quality candidates

• Remains active with job boards, social networks, and platforms for finding quality candidates, and creates, sources and post job descriptions and announcements; finds new platforms as needed

• Screens resumes and interviews candidates. Recommends qualified candidates for consideration

• Informs job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities

• Contacts job applicants to inform them of the status of their applications

• Manages candidate activity using the applicant tracking system (ATS)

• Processes Initial Employment Authorization, prepares offer letters and extends employment offers. Communicates acceptance/rejection of offer to hiring manager

• Develops and maintains productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of staffing goals

• Responsible for the transition of new hires from the ATS to the HR Support and HRIS teams

• Assists with New Hire Orientation

• Tracks and keeps records of recruitment activity, provides weekly reports to supervisor

• Visits programs and develops relationships with managers to build awareness of their departments, hiring needs, job specifications, individuals served and the general needs of the program/department

• Develops and maintains relationships with potential sources of qualified candidates

• Works with college, high school and vocational staff to promote interest among students. Participates in career-related events such as panel discussions, mock interviews and others

• Promotes company’s reputation as “best place to work”

• Assists with developing advertising and marketing programs to ensure high visibility with potential candidates

• Trains Hiring Managers on recruiting, hiring process and use of the ATS

• Interprets and explains human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations

• Assists HR Support team with gathering requested documents for auditing purposes

• Covers onboarding process when needed

• Ensures that all required documentation (paper and electronic) is completed /processed appropriately, in a timely manner, and meets quality and compliance thresholds

• Performs other duties as assigned

Responsibilities of All FREE Employees

• Always communicates in a respectful manner with all people including the people we support, supervisors, other valued team members, and members of the community.

• Complies fully with FREE’s confidentiality policies by holding in strictest confidence all information pertaining to members, residents, the people we support and their families, clients, providers, contractors, and employees.

• Meets all safety training requirements; adheres to all safety policies and reports any and all unsafe conditions; takes measures to prevent accidents and/or eliminate conditions that pose a safety or health risk.

• Coordinates, supports, attends and participates in all required events/ meetings/ reviews/ committees, including ones outside of standard working hours.

• Meets all job requirements and stays in compliance.

• Adheres to FREE’s standard of ethical behavior as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Code of Conduct as well as applicable laws and regulations.

Please note the above duties, responsibilities, and essential functions are a non-exhaustive list, and may be changed by FREE at any time, with or without notice to the employee.

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education:

o High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred

• Experience:

o A minimum of two years of experience in recruiting, human resources, non-profit or another related field

• Specialized Training, Licenses, Certifications:

o Not required, training will be provided upon hire as needed

• Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:

o Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, ATS and other job-related technology

o Ability and willingness to travel to worksites and recruiting events required

o Willing to work as part of a team or independently and have the drive to take on a variety of tasks and projects

o Availability to work occasional evenings and weekends to attend recruitment events

o Strong organizational skills and detail orientation, with troubleshooting and problem-solving skills to manage multiple competing time-sensitive priorities

o Proven ability to work in an environment where flexibility, keeping others informed and anticipating needs is essential

o Interviewing skills and knowledge of recruiting and hiring practices preferred

o Basic understanding of federal and state laws and regulations related to employment preferred

• Other Requirements:

o Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

o Customer-service orientation with strong desire to meet/exceed hiring managers’ needs

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is performed in-person. Some travel across Long Island is required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Employee is required to sit, walk and stand for prolonged period of time (at least 8 hours).

• Employee is required to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.

• Employee is required to operate standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, fax and filing cabinets.

• Employee might be required to move move/lift light items.

Notwithstanding the above listed physical requirements of this position, FREE will provide reasonable accommodations to allow employees to perform the essential functions of the position, provided such reasonable accommodations do not cause undue hardship on FREE.

The Pay Range for this job is $48,000- $51,500 Annually. This range is based on what FREE reasonably believes it will pay an employee as for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including, but not limited to, an individual’s experience, qualifications, services provided, geographic location, relevant skills, and other factors permitted under federal, state, and local laws.

FREE is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected characteristic. In addition to federal law requirements, FREE complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in all of its locations. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Permanent