Recruiter In Office

JOB SUMMARY: The Recruiter is responsible for delivering all facets of recruiting success throughout the organization. This will be achieved through the development of recruiting plans, employing traditional sourcing strategies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas. The Recruiter plays a critical role in ensuring we are hiring the best possible talent by developing and executing recruiting plans, networking through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees, coordinating/implementing college recruiting initiatives, administrative duties and recordkeeping.

Specifically, recruiters are proactive about business needs, taking business trends into account when seeking out, pre-screening, interviewing, and testing applicants to locate qualified employees for job openings. They are required to maintain an extensive, up to date database of candidates available as needs arise. An essential element of this position is the ability to conduct effective interviews using competency-based models.
REPORTS TO:
HR Director

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILTIES (includes but not limited to):

• Confers with management to identify personnel needs, job specifications, job duties, qualifications, and skills.
• Accept, review, and enter all applications received (resumes, voice-mail, referrals) on the Recruiting Database (ATS) and will pre-screen all qualified candidates subject to the Job Description and minimum hiring criteria (English and/or French language clarity, work history, education, training, job skills and salary etc...).
• Create and Maintain Internal company recruitment tracker.
• Maintain current knowledge of Pay Equity, human rights and employment standards guidelines and laws.
• Review and evaluate applicant qualifications or eligibility for specified licensing according to established guidelines and designated licensing codes.
• Collect all required Background Check Authorization Forms, in order to conduct reference and background checks on applicants.
• Recruit applicants for open positions, making public presentations regarding the organization and job opportunities; coordinating staff participation, set up, and work at job fairs.
• Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position.
• Conduct regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation.
  
  Develop a pool of qualified candidates in advance of need.
• Post openings in newspaper advertisements, with professional organizations, and in other position appropriate venues.
• Use social and professional networking sites to identify and source candidates.
• Maintain regular contact with possible future candidates.
• Provide information on company, facilities, job opportunities and realistic job previews to potential applicants as necessary.
• Conduct pre-screening interviews.
• Schedule and conduct competency-based interviews for applicants and referring candidates for additional interviews with others in organization where required by Management.
• Recruiters will offer and subsequently coordinate 2nd Interviews with Managers of programs who demand such.
• Advise managers and employees on staffing policies and procedures.
• Provide selected candidates with conditional offer of employment (verbal and written), confirm employment and schedule orientation.
• Coordinate all internal recruitment processes including job posting, transfers or promotion of selected employees ensuring all applicable standards in hiring are met.
• Maintains employee records; including auditing employee files and sends out correspondence to managers, leadership and employees as to any upcoming expiry dates and/or deficiencies; also achieving terminated files.

• Minimum 2 years of recruitment experience.
• Diploma/Degree in Human Resources or another appropriate field preferred.
• Innovative thinker, able to use and develop new sources for recruitment.
• Able to work in a result focused environment.
• Ability to analyze and interpret the needs of clients and offer the appropriate options, solutions, and resolutions required.
• Exceptional conflict resolution, negotiation, and objection handling skills.
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