Talent Acquisition Specialist (People & Culture Specialist, Long-Term Temporary)

Talent Acquisition Specialist (People & Culture Specialist, Long-Term Temporary)

Are you looking for meaningful work with a team that's smart, supportive, and fun to be around?

King County Housing Authority (KCHA) is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist (People & Culture Specialist, Long-Term Temporary) who's ready to jump in and bring strong communication, sharp writing skills, and a strategic, organized approach to supporting agency-wide hiring.

In this role, you'll partner closely with hiring managers to shape clear job postings and guide recruitments forwardwhile helping us build an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. You'll support agency-wide recruitment efforts, collaborate on requisitions and postings, and bring a detail-oriented, people-first approach to candidate experience and follow-through.

You'll join a People & Culture team that works hard, laughs a lot, and brings real humanity to the work, all in service of our mission. If you value teamwork, trust, and humorand want to do work that truly matters - this might be the opportunity for you.

This position is open until filled; however, to ensure consideration applications should be submitted by August 31, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

Essential Functions

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play a key role in full-cycle recruiting across a diverse organization. You will:

• Coordinate and support multiple concurrent recruitments while balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to develop and refine requisitions, job descriptions, and job postings that clearly define role requirements and attract qualified candidates.
• Develop job announcements, screen applications, and support all phases of the recruitment and selection process.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including system administration, end-user training, troubleshooting, reporting, and continuous improvement; provides guidance and information to employees and the public on recruitment processes.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through targeted outreach, advertising strategies, social media, job fairs, and community partnerships; assists in developing recruitment programs that attract a diverse applicant pool.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with managers and provide guidance on recruitment best practices, policies, and compliance.
• Maintain recruitment records, track outcomes, and ensure proper retention in accordance with state requirements.
• Coordinate temporary, seasonal, and agency staffing needs in collaboration with supervisors, unions, and external partners as applicable.

Qualifications and Competencies

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND moderate experience in human resources with a focus on recruitment, selection and/or staffing OR an equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understands technical aspects of the position and continuously builds knowledge, keeping up-to-date on the substantive and procedural aspects of the role and other related compliance areas.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), HRMS, and/or HRIS (NeoGov and/or Dayforce strongly preferred).
• Clearly and effectively communicates both verbally and in writing by actively listening and sharing relevant information.
• Ability to compose and prepare correspondence, assist in designing and producing technical information handouts; technical charts, tables, templates and forms; demonstrated proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to interpret and explain complex and/or technical rules, policies and procedures clearly and tactfully.
• A self-starter who is result-oriented, resourceful, innovative, intellectually curious, and takes initiative.
• Experience utilizing database systems and performing data entry with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail while ensuring compliance with organization policy and state/federal law.
• Creates, maintains, updates, enters and retrieves data records by utilizing MS Word, Outlook, SharePoint, and Excel programs and specialized database system(s).
• Brings cultural awareness and an equity-centered approach to recruitment, supporting fair, inclusive, and positive experiences for candidates and hiring partners from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent organizational skills including prioritizing, keeping track of information or work in progress, ensuring accuracy, and multi-tasking; ensures assignments are completed in a timely and effective manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish rapport quickly and authentically within a team and with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Special Requirements:

• Consent to and pass required assessments.
• Consent to and pass a criminal records background check.

Position Information and Application Process

Application Requirements: To be considered for this opportunity, you must:

• Complete the online application profile in its entirety.
• Upload a cover letter that addresses how your experience and education qualifies you to perform the essential functions listed in the job announcement.
• Upload a detailed rsum of all educational and professional experience.

Salary & Benefits: The starting salary range for this position is $84,763.00 - $99,598.23 annually dependent on qualifications and professional experience. The complete salary range for this position is $84,763.00 - $114,430. annually. Performance based merit increase opportunities and Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) are reviewed on an annual basis. A comprehensive health care benefits package for you and your dependents includes medical, dental and vision insurance, life and long-term disability insurance plans, vacation, sick and personal leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits are also available.

Work Environment: After initial onboarding, this position will have the opportunity to work remotely in accordance with the KCHA's flexible work arrangements; however, remote work conditions will be reviewed on a regular basis based on business and program need. Employees must reside in Washington State and having the ability to report to the Central Office in Tukwila will be required. Some local and domestic travel may be required to support KCHA business needs.

Physical Requirements: Incumbent(s) must be able to meet the physical requirements of the classification and have mobility, balance, coordination, vision, hearing and dexterity levels appropriate to the functions performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms and pushing or pulling; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Equal Opportunity: King County Housing Authority is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.