Recruitment Specialist - San Diego

Why join our team

At Options For All, we create opportunities for adults with disabilities to live, work, and love life in their community with dignity and respect. As a USA TODAY Top Workplace, we are proud to build a culture where team members feel supported, valued, and connected to meaningful work.

As a Recruitment Specialist, you will make a difference every day by helping people build independence, make choices, and work toward their goals. This is more than a job. It is a chance to create real impact while joining a mission-driven organization that values dignity, inclusion, and respect. We are looking for people who care deeply, take initiative, and want to help others thrive.

Why you’ll love it here

At Options For All, we believe a great workplace starts with putting people first. We are proud to build a culture where team members feel supported, valued, and connected to the work they do. We celebrate diversity, foster belonging, and create opportunities for growth.

When you join our team, you can expect

• A supportive team environment
• Meaningful work that makes a difference
• An inclusive culture where you belong
• Opportunities to learn and grow
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance

Your benefits start on Day 1

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
• Comprehensive coverage for qualifying dependents, including 100% dental and vision and 50% medical
• Retirement savings plan with up to a 5% company match
• Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel
• Paid vacation, sick time, and paid holidays, including your birthday
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program

What you’ll be doing

The Recruitment Specialist provides specialized support for talent acquisition. This role supports OFA’s recruitment efforts by sourcing candidates, building talent pipelines, and connecting qualified individuals with opportunities across the organization. Working collaboratively with the Human Resources team and organizational leaders, this position exercises sound judgment, maintains confidentiality, identifies trends and opportunities and appropriately escalates complex or high-risk matters. Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish are preferred, but not required, to effectively serve OFA's diverse employees and communities.

In this role, you will

• Manage recruitment activities from requisition through offer, acceptance, and Day 1, ensuring a timely and organized hiring process.
• Work with hiring managers to understand the requirements and qualifications for each position being recruited for.
• Develop and implement creative and diverse sourcing strategies to attract qualified candidates, particularly for hard-to-fill positions.
• Proactively source candidates through job boards, professional networks, community networks, employee referrals, social media, and other recruitment channels.
• Build relationships with community organizations, schools, workforce programs, and other talent sources to expand OFA's candidate pipeline.
• Monitor recruitment metrics and prepare regular reports, including time-to-fill, open requisitions, turnover trends, and other talent acquisition analytics to support workforce planning and decision making.
• Review applications, resumes, and candidate profiles to assess qualifications and identify potential candidates.
• Conduct initial candidate screenings and coordinate and conduct interviews throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop and maintain timely and engaging communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process, helping create a welcoming and professional candidate experience that reflects OFA's mission and values.
• Coordinate and participate in hiring events, career fairs, and other recruitment outreach activities.
• Train, coach and prepare hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques, behavioral interviewing practices, candidate selection processes, and legal hiring considerations.
• Maintain accurate and timely recruitment records and candidate information throughout the hiring process.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who is compassionate, dependable, and ready to make a positive impact, as well as someone with:

• Thorough understanding of local, state, and federal laws involving employment, HR, and HR policies.
• Knowledge of recruitment practices, including advertising platforms and job forums.
• Ability to maintain complete confidentiality.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma, equivalent or GED.
• Bachelor’s degree (Preferred) or commensurate experience.
• HR certification or specialized workplace investigations training, such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR (Preferred).

Experience

• 3 or more years of experience in HR.
• Experience in one or more specialty HR areas such as recruitment.
• Experience working with highly confidential and/or sensitive materials.
• Written and verbal fluency in English and Spanish (preferred).

Employment Requirements

• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and ability to travel within and throughout region where services are provided.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Ability to travel throughout California as needed.
• Must complete and pass background check.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

This position requires the employee to regularly stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. They must be capable of writing, using a computer keyboard, telephone and related office equipment. Ability to lift 15 lbs.

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee will be working in community environments, employment sites and office environments. The employee will experience normal office conditions with a well-lighted work area and minor noise from standard office equipment.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodation

Options For All is committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact Ciara Quinones at cquinones@optionsforall.org.