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 Resource Administration 

• 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  

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.