Talent Acquisition Specialist

Nexus Family Healing•Portland, OR

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their HR team. As a national mental health organization, Nexus Family Healing embraces diversity, promotes equity, and fosters inclusion, striving for a workforce that supports and represents the diverse youth and families they serve. This is a full-time hybrid opportunity in Oregon, with a Monday through Friday schedule. The role is responsible for providing strategic and tactical candidate pipelining through creative and compliant talent acquisition activities, leveraging external community relationships. The Specialist will focus on executing an end-to-end positive candidate experience, ensuring all requisition and ATS activities are compliant. This role 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 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 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 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 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.