Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award-winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including: Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company's Core Values: Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce, marketplace, and community, and is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder by providing value to Milton Hershey School.
This role supports the goal of building a talented workforce and influencing the Hersheypark Entertainment Complex culture within the external market. This opportunity will lead various recruitment activities in support of generating application flow for hourly positions with a heavy emphasis on all part-time and full-time Hersheypark Entertainment Complex operations.
As a Full-Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission to Hersheypark, discounts, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID! Your total compensation consists not only of the wage that you are paid, but also includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working, 401K Contribution, paid time off, and so much more!
Job Duties (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job)
- Execute recruitment activities in support of generating leads for part-time volume roles, skilled trades, and full-time positions across the Hersheypark Entertainment Complex.*
- Lead and attend recruitment events including hiring events, job fairs, presentations, and networking activities.*
- Assist with the coordination of company-sponsored hiring events and contribute to ongoing employment brand awareness in the local market.*
- Build and foster relationships with key partners including high schools, trade schools, colleges, community organizations, and student activities and clubs.*
- Assist with the development of recruitment campaigns for target audiences, create and coordinate implementation of recruitment plans to ensure desired staffing numbers are achieved throughout the year.*
- Keep up-to-date and informed research regarding recruiting best practices, trends, social media tools, industry standards, and competition. Provide recommendations on new recruitment techniques to reach target audiences.*
- Develop and share creative recruitment communication to Internal/External stakeholders.*
- Support the Talent Acquisition Team as needed with staffing-related projects, college relations, and other recruitment activities as needed.*
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of related experience.
- 18 years of age or older.
- Must have a valid Driver's License
- Bachelor’s degree
- - Relevant work experience can be substituted for education - 6 years
Job Demands
- Recruitment industry experience in the hospitality, travel, and tourism or related field is highly preferred.
- Strong public speaking skills and ability to deliver presentations to a variety of job seekers at all levels.
- Strong multi-tasking, planning, organization, and follow-up skills.
- Experience working with various social media tools to drive messaging and branding to candidates a plus.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing business needs and processes.
- Must embody personal values representative of HE&R Core Values (Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, Respectful of Others).
- High Volume Recruitment experience highly preferred.
- Familiarity with sourcing and hands-on experience with external Job Posting sites.
Physical Demands & Working Conditions
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
- - Sitting Frequent (34-66%)
- Standing Frequent (34-66%)
- Walking Frequent (34-66%)
- This job regularly requires verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person.
- Work schedule for this position is dependent upon recruitment event demand to include Monday-Friday, with evenings and weekends as needed. Typical work schedule will require working on-site. This position will be expected to be out of the office attending local recruitment events the majority of the time during high seasons. A company vehicle will be available for recruitment purposes.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Equal Opportunity Employer
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