FI / Community Onboarding

FI / Community Onboarding JobID: 259

• Position Type:

  Administration

• Date Posted:

  4/9/2026

• Location:

  Clearbrook

NEW AND EXCITING NEWS! Hawthorne Foundation Inc. has implemented a generous SIGN-ON BONUS of $1500 for new full-time employees!

• $750- on completion of 3 months of employment

• $750 -on completion of 6 months of employment

Organization Profile: Hawthorne Foundation Inc. serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our educational, vocational and life skills programs are only a few of the programs available. We also offer parent training, recreational activities and crisis intervention.

Mission: An Applied Behavior Analysis approach to lifelong quality educational, habilitative, vocational and recreational programs for individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities.

Vision: To foster independence, integration, individualization, and productivity while enhancing the quality of the lives for the people we serve. Our goal is to enable each and every individual to reach his/her maximum potential in the least restrictive environment by selecting and promoting educational practices that are grounded in research and science, in particular applied behavior analysis; and, to assist each individual with identifying and realizing his/her own goals.

Job Requirements

HR/FI (Onboarding):

• Assists with the development of staffing strategies.

• Develops and builds hiring processes for a variety of levels from temporary staffing to executive placement in collaboration with all members of the Human Resources Department.

• The Recruiter assists, develops, streamlines and enhances staffing systems, tracking reporting and analysis for all programs.

• Assists in sourcing and recruiting initiatives and processes to leverage networking and employee referrals.

• Coordinates college relations, job fairs and oversees various sourcing and internship programs.

• Responsible for posting jobs internally and on recruitment websites and other social media resources/outlets to recruit the best talent.

• Processes job requisitions received from Program to initiate search.

• Coordinates with hiring manager(s) to determine the best recruiting process for the position(s).

• Acts as a liaison with area employment agencies and advertising agencies.

• Maintains contracts with employment agencies.

• Screens and interviews applicants.

• Handles all Onboarding processes once candidate, contractor identified.

• Coordinates appropriate employment testing.

• Conducts employment verification.

• Extends verbal and written contingent job offers.

• Coordinates background checks for all Programs (NYSED/OPWDD).

• Conducts orientation of new employees on HR/Benefits during New Hire Orientation.

• Follows up with related clerical aspects of employment, notifying the program and training department of employee's starting date.

• Conducts weekly report on employment activity e.g. recruiting/onboarding status.

• Ensures compliance with all state and federal discrimination and employment regulations.

• Some travel to Agency locations is expected for this position.