Recruitment Specialist

Nature of Work:The Recruitment Specialist is responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle to attract, engage, and hire qualified candidates who align with the mission, values, and staffing needs of 3

Rivers. This position plays a critical role in workforce development by implementing proactive recruiting strategies, building talent pipelines, fostering community partnerships, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.

The Recruitment Specialist serves as a strategic partner to hiring managers and leadership, supporting staffing needs across all agency programs and locations. The role requires a high level of initiative, organization, relationship building, and the ability to effectively market employment opportunities while maintaining compliance with employment laws and agency policies.

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process from requisition through onboarding.
• Develop and implement innovative recruitment strategies to attract qualified candidates for all levels of positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, develop recruitment plans, and establish candidate selection criteria.
• Create and post job advertisements on internal and external platforms, job boards, social media channels, and industry-specific sites.
• Conduct candidate sourcing through direct outreach, networking, referrals, professional associations, career platforms, and community partnerships.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Screen applications and resumes to identify qualified candidates.
• Conduct phone screenings and coordinate interviews with hiring managers.
• Facilitate and participate in interviews, selection discussions, and candidate evaluations.
• Conduct reference checks and assist in pre-employment screening processes.
• Extend employment offers and communicate employment terms in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Maintain regular communication with applicants throughout the hiring process to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide regular reports regarding staffing trends, recruitment effectiveness, applicant flow, and hiring outcomes.

• Represent 3
  
  Rivers at job fairs, hiring events, career expos, networking functions, and community outreach activities.
• Develop partnerships with schools, colleges, workforce development agencies, vocational rehabilitation programs, and community organizations.
• Maintain a visible presence within the communities served by 3
  
  Rivers to promote employment opportunities.
• Coordinate and facilitate recruiting events, open houses, informational sessions, and hiring campaigns.
• Promote employee referral programs and recruitment incentive initiatives.
• Serve as an ambassador of the agency's mission, culture, and brand.

• Collaborate with Human Resources and leadership to develop recruitment marketing strategies.
• Create engaging recruitment content for social media, websites, advertisements, and promotional materials.
• Assist with maintaining and enhancing the agency's employer brand.
• Promote career opportunities through both traditional and digital recruitment methods.
• Monitor recruitment trends and recommend improvements to increase applicant engagement and hiring success.

• Maintain accurate recruitment records and applicant tracking documentation.
• Ensure recruitment processes comply with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Maintain confidentiality of applicant and employee information.
• Support onboarding processes by ensuring required hiring documentation is completed timely and accurately.
• Follow all 3
  
  Rivers policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

• Maintain ongoing recruitment readiness by developing talent pipelines for positions with anticipated turnover, growth, or difficult-to-fill schedules and locations.
• Partner with Human Resources and operational leaders to review staffing levels, anticipated vacancies, turnover patterns, leaves of absence, program growth, and future workforce needs.
• Promote internal job opportunities and assist employees in understanding available career paths within 3
  
  Rivers.
• Coordinate new-hire check-ins at established intervals, such as 30, 60, and 90 days, to identify onboarding concerns and opportunities to improve early retention.
• Gather feedback from new employees and hiring managers regarding recruitment, interview, offer, and onboarding…