Recruiter

Benefits:

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k)

Dental insurance

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.