Talent Acquisition Specialist

Our vision is that every person has the opportunity to learn, work, and thrive in all aspects of life.

To achieve our vision, we are committed to dismantling racism and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion so we can help people reach their fullest potential through our education, job placement, and career pathway services. We do our work with great gratitude for the community donations, purchases, and partnerships that make our mission possible.

Position Summary: The Talent Acquisition Specialist will assist in researching, developing, and implementing effective recruiting and staffing strategies to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates, with a focus on retail positions. This role will ensure a seamless experience for clients, candidates, and team members throughout all stages of the recruiting process and onboarding.

Salary: $27.92 - $30.35 per hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Talent Acquisition Specialist responsibilities include the following and other duties as assigned:

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Identify and implement efficient and effective recruiting methods and strategies based on the available role, industry standards, and the needs of the organization.
• Assist the hiring manager in all aspects of recruiting primarily for retail positions
• Responsible for full cycle recruitment efforts for all assigned positions: initial sourcing, screening, scheduling interviews, conducting background checks to offer acceptance, on-boarding
• Evaluates applicants, conduct initial prescreening/phone screens, and schedules interviews with hiring managers
• Enter, track and update all candidate correspondence in ATS to ensure accurate reporting and policy compliance
• Establish and maintain recruitment metrics
• Initiate, review, and complete background checks
• Represents GORR at career fairs, community events, and recruitment initiatives
• Maintains basic knowledge of employment requirements and government reporting regulations affecting hiring functions and maintains appropriate record keeping

New Hire Onboarding

• Facilitate employee onboarding process and perform all aspects of moving new hires, volunteers, and program participants into HRIS
• Responsible for compliance and record keeping of all onboarding requirements for new hires, volunteers, and program participants
• Oversee and manage I-9 database to ensure accuracy and updated information for all employees - Conduct regular audits of the I-9 database to identify and rectify errors and discrepancies.
• Ensure training for hiring managers on proper completion and retention of I-9 forms.

Talent Acquisition and Human ResourceAdministration

• Monitor all incoming retail requisitions - review/edit before making active and posting to career site
• Process employee, participant, and volunteer information, such as new hires, terminations, promotions, and transfers
• Demonstrated ability to build strong professional relationships through collaboration and establishing oneself as a trusted business partner interdepartmentally and externally.
• Maintain understanding of company hiring policies and procedures to administer, discuss, resolve, and explain them to staff and other constituencies

Requirements

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business or similar discipline
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, or HR related field
• Experience with recruiting for high-volume retail roles
• Ability to create and implement sourcing strategies for recruitment for a variety of roles.
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with laws, regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment/HRIS software (ADP preferred)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Exceptional analytical, judgment, decision-making and communications skills
• Superior coaching, leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build understanding and consensus

We Have You Covered! Benefits Offered

• Medical, Vision, and Dental (M/V/D) insurance coverage for employees.
• We provide coverage for you, with a portion of the employee premium paid by Goodwill.
• Dependent coverage is available, with the cost being the responsibility of the employee
• Accident & Life insurance options to ensure financial protection.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Vacation (1-4 Years: 80 hours annually)
• 10 paid Holidays annually
• 8 days prorated sick leave annually
• Access to Childcare Benefits through Upwards
• Parental leave covered by sick/vacation hours
• All employees receive merchandise discounts
• We strongly believe in promoting from within, and have multiple avenues for career growth

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret hard data and metrics. Ability to write creatively and articulately with an emphasis on tact and diplomacy. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, and average. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra when working on spreadsheets. Ability to create and manage departmental budget.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge Microsoft Office products, specifically Word and Excel and PowerPoint.

Other Skills and Abilities: Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of Talent Acquisition Specialist

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Washington State Driver's License required

Other Qualifications: Self-motivated; resourceful, creative; high integrity; problem solver; looks to resolve issues; positive can-do approach; and ability to build effective working relationships.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear and type. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Goodwill gladly considers requests for accommodation and, if the requested accommodation is reasonable, will make such reasonable accommodations as will enable an otherwise qualified person with a disability to perform the essential functions of this position.

At Goodwill, we welcome people with diverse backgrounds, including persons with disabilities or other disadvantages. In fact, a substantial portion of our employees have a disability and/or economic disadvantage, and we strongly encourage such persons to apply.

This organization participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S. through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Social Security (SSA). For further information on E-Verify contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.