Talent Acquisition Specialist

Athletico • Tx, TX

7d • $61,000 - $81,000

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Specialist recruits clinical and non-clinical talent for Athletico. The role partners with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, support workforce planning, and build strong candidate pipelines to reduce time to fill. The specialist manages the full-cycle recruitment process and develops creative, proactive, and cost-effective sourcing strategies for active and passive candidates. The position also supports company brand awareness, maintains professional relationships with colleges, universities, and diverse professional organizations, and stays informed about workforce trends and innovative recruiting techniques.

The specialist attends career fairs and other recruitment events, participates in intervention meetings to address local recruiting challenges, reviews background-check results and communicates issues, and advises hiring managers on interviewing best practices. The role oversees maintenance of the company’s applicant tracking and onboarding systems, ensures recruitment and employment activities comply with government regulations, and participates in special projects as needed.

This is a full-time position in an internal office environment, where noise is usually low. The role includes regular communication and computer-based work, along with occasional lifting or moving of office supplies weighing up to 20–25 pounds. The stated base salary range is $61,000–$81,000 per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, or related experience.
• At least 2 years of recruitment and direct sourcing experience, or equivalent experience, within the healthcare industry; Physical Therapy experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of all full life-cycle recruiting components.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of the job market, current trends, and sourcing strategies.
• Knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures related to recruiting and onboarding.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
• Ability to perform office activities, including remaining seated for periods of time for computer-based work, filing, and lifting and carrying office supplies.
• Ability to meet the position’s vision requirements, including close-range and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.
• Ability to talk and hear regularly while performing job duties.
• Ability to frequently stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 20–25 pounds.
• Fine hand manipulation, including keyboarding.

Nice To Haves

• One year of HR experience within a healthcare organization is highly desired.
• Experience working with an applicant tracking system is preferred.
• Physical Therapy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify hiring needs and quality candidates in partnership with hiring managers.
• Assist with developing recruitment strategies.
• Work with Marketing to increase company brand awareness among potential recruits and build professional relationships.
• Manage the full life-cycle recruitment process.
• Develop innovative, creative, and proactive sourcing strategies to build high-quality active and passive candidate pipelines.
• Stay informed about workforce trends and innovative recruitment techniques.
• Attend career fairs and other recruitment events.
• Participate in intervention meetings with field and Talent Acquisition partners to understand local recruiting challenges and identify countermeasures.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with colleges, universities, and diverse professional organizations.
• Review background-check results and communicate issues as appropriate.
• Design and develop ongoing creative and cost-effective sourcing strategies.
• Oversee maintenance of the company’s applicant tracking system and onboarding system.
• Counsel hiring managers on interviewing best practices.
• Ensure recruitment and employment activities comply with government regulations.
• Participate in special projects as needed.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription coverage, dental insurance, and vision insurance; eligibility begins on the first day of employment.
• Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
• Progyny fertility benefit.
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, with a long-term disability buy-up option.
• Company-paid maternity and parental leave.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• KinderCare discount.
• Paid time off, accruing immediately upon hire.
• Six major holidays off plus two floating holidays yearly.
• Employee physical therapy and occupational therapy benefits.
• Bereavement time off and resources.
• Pre-tax commuter transit and parking benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a per-pay company match.
• SoFi financial wellness tools and loan resources.
• HUSK fitness resources and gym discounts.
• Home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level