Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist

Nexus Family Healing•Portland, OR
•Hybrid

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is seeking a temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their HR team. This organization embraces diversity, promotes equity, and fosters inclusion, serving a diverse group of youth and families with a workforce that aims to reflect that diversity. The role focuses on providing strategic and tactical candidate pipelining through creative, compliant talent acquisition activities, leveraging external community relationships to deliver an end-to-end positive candidate experience. The specialist will ensure all requisition and ATS activities are completed compliantly and will support agency leaders through various HR partnership activities aimed at high employee engagement, performance, and retention.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years of Talent Acquisition or Recruiting experience required.
  • Computer proficiency in MS office products.
  • Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Spearheads Talent Acquisition, Community Relationships & Outreach consistent with the Affirmative Action Plan for the agency.
  • Establishes talent placement by sourcing diverse and viable talent through a variety of modalities; seeks opportunities to develop mutually beneficial relationships with colleges, universities, non-profit and community organizations.
  • Schedules, prepares, and presents at job fairs and general information sessions about Nexus/The Agency, building a long-term pipeline of high-caliber and diverse candidates for current and future positions.
  • Facilitates the interview and selection process for both internal and external candidates for open positions and requisitions; pre-screens qualified candidates and participates in on-site interviews.
  • Extends job offers while leveraging Nexus’ compensation guidelines; proactively obtains additional approvals when required (outside of guidelines); Initiates new hire drug and background check process.
  • Proactively communicates with hiring managers and candidates to ensure a seamless and positive candidate experience from start to finish.
  • Ensures assigned requisitions are current with up-to-date and accurate candidate dispositions; moves candidates through the requisition as each step of the recruiting process unfolds. Runs recruiting reports as needed while ensuring all requisitions are accurate for Affirmative Action/EEO purposes.
  • Mitigates organizational risk by proactively advising and coaching leadership and supervisors on Human Resources policies and procedures.
  • Educates leaders in areas including but not limited to: Employment law, risk management, general HR principles and practices, interpretations and implications, performance management, disciplinary action, and career development.
  • Obtains general knowledge and understanding of the following laws and how they relate to the agency: EEO/AAP, FLSA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, HIPAA Privacy, OSHA, USERRA.
  • Receives, confirms, and documents staff resignation notifications.
  • Initiates recruitment and requisition backfill process for employee replacement if applicable.
  • Schedules and conducts the exit interview with the exiting staff member.
  • Participates in and contributes to various HR related committees, including Safety, Recruitment, Retention, Strategic Planning, and Employee Recognition.
  • Ensures the agency adheres to all company policies, state and federal law, and licensing requirements regarding employee and/or resident privacy and confidentiality.
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