Talent Acquisition Specialist

Salary and Benefits:

The salary is $50,000 - $55,000 per year depending on relevant education, experience, and licensure.

At Wingspan, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.

Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW programs
• Defined benefit pension plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

Agency Summary:

Wingspan Care Group is a nonprofit administrative and management organization that provides a united, community-based network of services so member agencies can focus on mission-related goals. Our innovative model is designed to promote sustainability and advancement among its partner agencies by streamlining operations and eliminating redundancies – resulting in improvements to the delivery of direct service operations.

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Talent Acquisition, the Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for helping create and maintain a full and robust pipeline of suitable candidates for potential employment with Wingspan Care Group and its affiliate agencies. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will assist in using online recruiting platforms, social media outlets, direct sourcing and related tools to identify and recruit passive candidates for a wide array of current and future roles. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will also assist in creating and maintaining all personnel files, ensuring compliance of all applicable regulations and laws. This opportunity is an excellent place to grow your career in talent recruitment and human resources.

Responsibilities Include:

1. Develop effective talent pipelines for employment as succession planning and immediate vacancies dictate.
2. Leverage online recruiting platforms and applicant tracking system to identify and recruit candidates.
3. Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements in order to provide quality care for our children and families.
4. Conduct pre-screening telephone interviews with potential candidates.
5. Provide complete, accurate, and inspiring information to passive candidates about the Agency and potential opportunities.
6. Review and edit detailed job ads, ensuring an accurate understanding of job duties, qualifications and agency requirements.
7. Support the management of the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
8. Organize, lead and document post-interview debrief/feedback with interviewing managers and candidates.
9. Conduct follow-up calls and quality-improvement studies with hiring managers and new hires.
10. Develop relationships with all hiring managers to develop a thorough understanding of candidate profiles to assist with hiring needs.
11. Participate in the development of ongoing creative and cost-effective sourcing strategies.
12. Maintain accurate, useful, legal (including EEO data), and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring managers’ interactions, and other recruiting activities to ensure both an accurate credentials/skills database and a safe and thorough audit if required.
13. Stay informed of trends and innovative sourcing techniques in order to be competitive in State-of-the-Art recruiting practices.

Qualifications:

1. Education:   Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Communications, Marketing or related discipline.
2. Skills : Knowledge and extensive past use of server-based applicant tracking system.
   1. Knowledge and extensive familiarity with different forms of online recruiting resources, including social media and LinkedIn
   2. Excellent project management, writing, and oral communications skills.
   3. Ability to present new recruiting concepts to leadership and hiring managers.
   4. Demonstrated ability to command the respect of senior level leaders and hiring managers.
   5. Core Expertise: Possesses skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
   6. Cultural Competency: Demonstrates awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
   7. Interpersonal Communication: Communicates clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
   8. Professional & Ethical Conduct: Adheres to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
   9. Collaboration & Teamwork: Functions effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
   10. Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: Recognizes problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.
3. Experience : 1-2 years experience in internet or source recruiting.

Wingspan Care Group (“Wingspan”) is the not-for-profit parent company of Applewood Centers, Inc., Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau, Bluestone Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, and Lifeworks. The mission of Wingspan is to provide organizational efficiencies at the operational, administrative, and fiscal levels for its subsidiary agencies so that they may focus on their respective missions. Wingspan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wingspan’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Wingspan also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.