Recruitment & Retention Supervisor

State of Vermont • Waterbury, CT

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Recruitment & Retention Supervisor works closely with Vermont Department of Corrections managers and the Department of Human Resources Recruiting and Field Operations. The position reports to the Deputy Director of the Office of Professional Standards and Compliance (OPSC) and supports the DOC’s mission of maintaining safe and secure prisons and supervising offenders in Vermont communities. The supervisor oversees recruitment and retention coordinators, background investigations, and related projects, and develops solutions to strengthen staff recruitment and retention. The role also trains and directs facility-based recruitment specialists.

The work focuses on recruitment strategies, social media outreach and messaging and branding, onboarding, applicant outreach, retention tracking, enhanced background investigations, exit and stay interviews, and developing a corrections-best-practices system to recruit, develop, and retain qualified candidates. The work has a high-level impact on Department culture and is performed with minimal direction.

Work is performed in a standard office setting, with significant anticipated travel requiring access to private transportation. Work outside the normal schedule is required, and the role may involve substantial interaction with diverse members of the public and people with strongly differing opinions.

Requirements

• Associate degree and at least two years of experience as a human resources generalist or recruiter/talent acquisition specialist, including or supplemented by at least one year supervising employees; OR high school diploma or equivalent and at least three years of experience as a human resources generalist or recruiter/talent acquisition specialist, including or supplemented by at least two years supervising employees.
• Pass any background investigation applicable to the position; applicable checks may include Vermont and/or national criminal record checks, DMV checks, and adult and child abuse registry checks.
• Significant travel is anticipated, requiring private means of transportation to be available.
• Work outside the normal work schedule is required.
• Applicants must provide relevant information about prior institutional employment under DOC PREA requirements; previous institutional employers may be contacted regarding substantiated sexual abuse incidents or resignation during a pending sexual-abuse investigation.
• Candidates with any felony conviction, or who in the past five years have been placed under supervision or sanctioned for a misdemeanor conviction, must receive a waiver from the Commissioner of Corrections to be considered.

Responsibilities

• Supervise recruitment and retention coordinators.
• Oversee background investigations and recruitment- and retention-related projects.
• Develop solutions to increase recruitment and retention efforts.
• Train and direct facility-based recruitment specialists.
• Manage recruitment strategies, social media outreach, messaging and branding, onboarding strategies, and applicant outreach.
• Manage retention tracking, enhanced background investigations, exit interviews, and stay interviews.
• Develop a corrections-best-practices system to recruit, develop, and retain candidates.
• Work closely with Vermont DOC managers and the Department of Human Resources Recruiting and Field Operations.

Benefits

• 80% state-paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• 12 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan
• State-paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• State defined-benefit pension plan and deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low-cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based wellness program
• Qualified employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree