Home Care Recruiter

Eminence Home Care•East Orange, NJ

About The Position

The Home Care Recruiter is responsible for sourcing, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring qualified caregivers, home health aides (HHAs), and personal care assistants (PCAs) to meet the agency’s staffing needs. The role helps maintain adequate staffing levels by identifying compassionate, dependable, and qualified individuals committed to providing quality in-home care. The recruiter works with scheduling and operations teams to identify staffing needs and fill open positions, while maintaining candidate engagement, accurate records, and recruitment tracking reports. Performance is evaluated using recruiting and hiring goals, including candidate quality and volume, time to fill, interview-to-hire conversion, new-hire retention and attendance, and the ability to meet agency staffing demands. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and results-driven, understands the urgency of caregiver staffing, and is personable, persistent, and resourceful while maintaining a positive candidate experience.

Requirements

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
Ability to manage multiple open positions and competing priorities.
Comfortable conducting phone screens and interviews.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, applicant tracking systems, and online job boards.
Ability to work independently and meet recruitment targets.

Nice To Haves

Previous recruiting or staffing experience preferred.
Experience in home care, healthcare, or staffing is a plus.

Responsibilities

Recruit, source, and attract qualified caregivers, HHAs, and PCAs.
Post job advertisements on Indeed, social media, and other recruiting platforms.
Review applications, screen resumes, and conduct phone and in-person interviews.
Evaluate candidates for experience, availability, reliability, communication skills, and suitability for home care.
Explain job expectations, responsibilities, schedules, and agency requirements to candidates.
Coordinate interviews, hiring decisions, and onboarding processes.
Collect required employment documentation, certifications, and background check information.
Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process to maintain engagement.
Work with scheduling and operations teams to identify staffing needs and fill open positions.
Maintain accurate candidate records and recruitment tracking reports.
Meet established recruiting and hiring goals.
Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified caregivers to support ongoing staffing needs.