HR Generalist/Recruiter
About The Position
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services support individuals by promoting recovery, self-determination, and wellness in all aspects of life. DBHDS operates 12 facilities: 8 behavioral health facilities for adults, a training center, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, and a center for behavioral rehabilitation. State facilities provide highly structured, intensive services for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or need substance use disorder services. DBHDS is committed to a life of possibilities for all Virginians. This position will work at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, a 72-bed Joint Commission accredited State Mental Health Facility, located in Danville, VA. This HR Generalist/Recruiter position's primary role is to oversee a comprehensive recruitment program that includes technical, professional, consultative, and administrative assistance relating to the areas of recruitment, employee orientation and employee onboarding for Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute (SVMHI).
Requirements
- Experience in full life-cycle recruitment and employment practices, to include sourcing strategy and strategic staffing for difficult to fill positions.
- Ability to perform background checks including, but not limited to, fingerprinting activities and oral alcohol/drug screens.
- Ability to produce error-free and grammatically correct documentation.
- Knowledge of EEO and state employment procedures/guidelines.
- Ability to provide professional HR support, guidance, consultation, and service in the recruitment, employment, and starting compensation areas.
- Excellent organizational and customer service skills with the ability to set and meet stringent deadlines.
- Ability to work in conjunction with others to negotiate starting salaries, ensuring adherence to established guidelines/regulations and policies.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely on matters such as job postings, screenings, scheduling interviews, pre-employment process, hiring date, starting salary and deadlines, conditions of employment using succinct documentation.
- High level of organizational, technical, analytical, and critical problem-solving skills.
- Working knowledge, or the ability to achieve working knowledge, of HR systems specific to the Commonwealth of Virginia such as Cardinal HCM, PageUp, Workers' Compensation, and related HR programs to perform job duties of the recruiter and to serve as the primary back up to the Benefits Coordinator.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment to plan and accomplish tasks in carrying out tasks within policy guidelines.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working for the Commonwealth of Virginia in personnel management or other related field.
- Prior experience working in a health care environment in personnel management or other related field.
Responsibilities
- A full cycle recruiting program to include developing job announcements
- Reviewing interview documents for compliance with established selection policy and procedures
- Reviewing employment applications to determine if applicants meet the qualifications of the position
- Referring applicants for interviews
- Completing reference checks
- Assisting with starting pay compensation/classification determinations
- Attending job fairs
- Processing new-hire paperwork
- Maintaining accurate recruitment files in compliance with SVMHI, DBHDS, Federal, and State policies.
- Provide primary backup coverage to the HR Generalist/Benefits Coordinator to provide cross coverage across the Human Resources Department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
