Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionTitle: Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: (Hybrid, City-Wide Chicago)

Schedule: Monday - Friday ( 8:30am-5:00pm)

Summary:
Join Heartland Human Care Services as a Talent Acquisition Specialist and play a pivotal role in shaping our team with passionate, dedicated individuals who drive our mission of social justice and community empowerment. In this dynamic position, you will lead the full life cycle of talent acquisition, partnering with hiring managers to source, interview, and select top talent. Your expertise will ensure all recruitment activities comply with organizational policies and regulations, while your innovative approach to identifying traditional and non-traditional recruiting sources will build a robust pool of qualified candidates. By participating in job fairs, professional conferences, and community events, you will elevate our brand awareness and promote exciting career opportunities. Utilize data-driven insights to refine recruiting strategies and support the continuous improvement of our talent acquisition objectives. Join us in promoting the mission and vision of Heartland Human Care Services and be part of a team that fosters culture development and impactful change.

Our Benefits:

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Paid maternity leave.
• Paid paternity leave.
• Commuter benefits.
• Student loan assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Disability insurance.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Talent Acquisition life cycle: Develops, facilitates, and implements all phases of the Talent Acquisition process.
• Conducts job posting and advertisement processes.
• Screens applications and selects qualified candidates.
• Schedules interviews; oversees the preparation of interview questions and other hiring and selection materials.
• Assists with the interview process, attending and conducting interviews with managers, directors, and other stakeholders when needed.
• Follows up with successful candidates and updates the organization’s internal records
• Follow up with the onboarding team to ensure a smooth and professional onboarding experience
• Acts as a point of contact and builds influential candidate relationships during the selection process.
• Identifies talent for positions that are more senior in level or have a higher level of complexity from both internal and external sources and engages in direct candidate sourcing activities with a keen focus on diverse talent pipelines.
• Consults on selection decisions and offers frequently involving/negotiating complex compensation, terms, and conditions as well as providing strong consultation to management on recruiting and Human Resources policy.
• Completes all process requirements including dispositioning candidates, and ensuring compliance with all policy and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration:

• Develops and maintains partnerships with hiring managers and leadership to enforce Talent Acquisition strategies and HR policies, ensures clarity in the Talent Acquisition process, eliminates barriers, drives efficiency, and pushes for results.
• Collaborates and consults in a matrixed environment with recruiting colleagues and other internal partners.
• Provide peer coaching and mentoring to other Talent Acquisition Specialists.
• Leads and represents the team on projects and key initiatives.
• Coordinates with department managers to forecast future hiring needs.
• Updates Talent Acquisition team and managers about changes in regulations.
• Collaborates with the hiring manager and/or other human resource staff to identify and draft detailed and accurate job descriptions, and hiring criteria and during the offer process, identify and recommend salary ranges, incentives, start dates, and other pertinent details.

Administrative:

• Creates regular data-based reports and communicates outcomes to the rest of the team:
• Keeps track of requisitions, vacancies, pipeline, statistics, and KPIs, and creates trackers on the organization level
• Creates procurement documents and reviews contracts for Talent Acquisition services
• Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Represent the organization at Job Fairs and build relationships with external parties regarding Job Fairs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Organization Development, or related discipline required.
• Minimum three (3) years of Talent Acquisition experience required.
• Experience in the nonprofit organization and healthcare sector is highly preferred.
• Bilingual-Spanish is strongly preferred.

Certifications/Licenses:

• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP is preferred.
• SHRM’s Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential is a plus.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (K/S/A):

• Ability to conduct cold calls and behavioral-based interviews in small and large settings.
• Experience recruiting for various geographical locations and positions.
• Ability to read and write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Excellent communication skills. Strong networker, convener, relationship builder, and communicator with experience collaborating with and presenting to diverse work teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information possessing skills to handle situations professionally and diplomatically.
• A high degree of collaboration and emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and analytical ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Human Care Services. Knowledge of ADP preferred.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to work independently and remain self-motivated with minimal direct supervision.
• Strategic thought partnership and consultancy skills.

Work Arrangement:

This role is eligible for a “hybrid” work arrangement. It is expected this person would be able to meet for “in person” meetings, when needed or at the request of others. In-person meetings and Job Fairs may be required regularly (weekly, monthly, etc.).

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee may be required to work on weekends or holidays in case of urgent emergency matters.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here 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 essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to key, handle, or feel 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, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Heartland Human Care Services makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.

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