Recruiter

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

We are seeking candidates who are available to work on-site .

Position Summary
The Recruiter is responsible for leading full-cycle recruitment efforts to attract, engage, and hire qualified talent across the organization. This position plays a key role in building and maintaining proactive talent pipelines for hard-to-fill positions, including early childhood education and other mission-critical roles. The Recruiter partners with hiring managers, Workforce Development, and the Communications team to implement recruitment strategies that strengthen the organization's employer brand and attract diverse, mission-driven candidates.

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer coordination, and onboarding support.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and high-volume positions, including early childhood education and other critical roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies, and ensure timely hiring.
• Collaborate with the Communications team to support social media recruitment campaigns and other employer branding initiatives.
• Build relationships with community organizations, colleges, universities, workforce boards, and professional associations to expand candidate pipelines.
• Represent the organization at career fairs, networking events, and community outreach activities.
• Coordinate and manage internship and workforce development partnerships, including intern recruitment, placement, and engagement.
• Track, analyze, and report recruitment metrics, including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, applicant flow, and hiring trends, and provide recommendations to improve recruiting outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, organizational policies, and hiring procedures.
• Support onboarding activities and contribute to initiatives that improve the candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned to support the operational needs and mission of the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting for hard-to-fill positions, preferably in childcare, nonprofit, education, or human services.
• Experience building proactive candidate pipelines using a variety of sourcing strategies.
• Experience managing internship or workforce development partnerships preferred.
• Experience working in a nonprofit organization preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Strong interviewing, relationship-building, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and Microsoft Office Suite.