Recruiter - University Recruiting

Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) is a non-profit organization spanning four states that creates positive change in the lives of individuals and communities through a ministry of service. We provide housing for families, veterans, and low-income seniors. We provide care and support for individuals with developmental disabilities, healing accountability that brings people together with restorative justice, and free HIV testing and education. When Volunteers of America was founded in 1896, "volunteer" referred to anyone who served others as a vocation through a commitment to a mission. Today, we are still staffed by paid, mission-driven professionals working to create positive change and build thriving communities. Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Flexible Spending Account

Health Spending Account

Short Term Disability

MetLife Legal Plans

Financial Wellbeing

Life Insurance (company paid)

403b retirement plan with company fund matching

Training & Development

VOA University - Staff Development

VOA Academy - Clinical Training and Development

The Recruiting Coordinator provides comprehensive administrative and operational support throughout the recruitment and hiring process. This position serves as a key point of contact for candidates, hiring managers, recruiters, and HR team members and helps ensure recruitment activities are timely, organized, compliant, and provide a positive candidate experience. The role coordinates the recruiting workflow from an approved Request to Post through candidate handoff to onboarding, including job posting, sourcing, phone screens, interview coordination, reference checks, pre-employment requirements, offer processing, recruitment events, ATS administration, and recruiting metrics.

2+ years of experience in recruiting, human resources, staffing, or a related administrative role preferred.

Experience using an applicant tracking system (ATS) and/or HRIS preferred.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity software.

Experience in nonprofit, healthcare, behavioral health, social services, high-volume, or frontline recruiting preferred.

Process approved Request to Post and Request to Hire forms; verify required information and approvals before recruitment begins.

Create, publish, refresh, and close job postings on the career site, job boards, social media, and other appropriate recruitment sources.

Source candidates through job boards, professional networks, community partners, schools, workforce agencies, social media, and targeted outreach.

Review applications and resumes against established qualifications;

conduct initial phone screens using approved screening questions and document results in the ATS.

Coordinate phone, virtual, and in-person interviews; provide confirmations and instructions and follow up with hiring managers for timely feedback.

Maintain accurate candidate stages, notes, records, and recruitment documentation in the ATS/HRIS; Coordinate job fairs, career fairs, hiring events, community outreach, recruitment materials, staffing, candidate leads, and follow-up activities.

Support recruitment marketing, social media campaigns, employee referral efforts, employer branding, and relationships with colleges, workforce agencies, vocational programs, and community organizations.

Serve as a responsive point of contact for candidates and provide timely, professional communication regarding status and next steps.

Maintain vacancy trackers and recruiting reports, including applicants, screens, interviews, offers, hires, time-to-fill, source of hire, conversion rates, and hard-to-fill positions.

Provide hiring managers with pipeline updates, follow up on outstanding feedback and decisions, reinforce established recruiting processes, and elevate recruitment challenges as appropriate.

Follow applicable employment laws, organizational policies, selection procedures, confidentiality standards, and recruitment documentation requirements.

Identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows, forms, systems, communication, sourcing strategies, candidate experience, and overall process efficiency.

Participate in recruitment strategy meetings and HR projects and assist with orientation, onboarding, internship, apprenticeship, seasonal, and high-volume hiring activities as needed.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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