Job Information
King County Housing Authority Recruitment Specialist (Long-Term Temporary) in Tukwila, Washington
Job Summary
Are you a dynamic HR professional looking for a new opportunity? Would you describe yourself as a candidate with outstanding communication skills and a creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment? If so, this opportunity might be what you're looking for. We are actively seeking an experienced Recruitment Specialist committed to supporting KCHA's goals by championing its greatest asset -- it's people. The Recruitment Specialist will:
- Coordinate and support agency-wide recruitment efforts while working in a fast-paced environment; therefore, organization, resourcefulness, and a strategic mindset will be keys to success.
- Have a high attention to detail and outstanding writing and editing skills.
- Collaborate with hiring manager(s) to prepare and/or revise requisitions, position descriptions and/or job postings to identify position requirements for posting.
- Demonstrate success in this role through proactive communication, teamwork and ownership of outcomes and work.
- Enjoy working collaboratively with a charismatic team of HR professionals.
You will have the opportunity to work in a diverse organization committed to building an inclusive culture: one that values excellence, integrity, teamwork, trust, communication, and consistency. If you are a dedicated and enthusiastic HR professional who wants to work hard with a team who laughs a lot, strives to balance conflict and stress with grace and gratitude, and embraces change with open arms, this could be the job for you. If our team and this opportunity align with your goals, then we invite your application for this position. This position is open until filled; however, to ensure consideration applications should be submitted by July 1, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. * * King County Housing Authority (KCHA), an independent municipal organization is a high performing nationally recognized leader in affordable housing. To learn more about KCHA and our Mission visit this link{tabindex="0" rel="nofollow"}.
Essential Functions
- Develops job announcements, screens applications, and supports the Recruitment Team in all phases of the hiring process; provides information to employees and the public regarding recruitments.
- Manages online applicant tracking and recruitment system to include end-user training, technology enhancements, and reporting recruitment metrics; serves as a subject matter expert for the Applicant Tracking System; troubleshoots user and applicant related customer service issues; sets-up and trains new users with the applicant tracking system.
- Retrieves screening materials, prepares recruitment files, and tracks recruitment outcomes upon completion of recruitment process; archives materials according to applicable state retention policies.
- Promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion through advertising positions with professional networks, targeted outreach, social media platforms, recruitment events, and partnerships with agencies and other community partners; assists in developing recruitment programs that attract a diverse applicant pool, to include representing at job fairs and networking events.
- Builds strong partnerships with managers across the organization; proactively collaborates to assess needs, build plans, and advise on best practices.
- Analyzes laws, rules, policies, and practices; assists in developing, evaluating, revising, and implementing recruitment policies and procedures.
Coordinates with temporary agencies and supervisors in the placement of temporary workers for short-term assignments; maintains communication with unions as required by collective bargaining agreement; coordinates seasonal landscaper placements.