People Team Recruiter

Program Overview:

You will join our team of People Team colleagues who support Henry Street’s 700 team members. We exist to serve our team members as a resource center providing assistance and expertise on all employment-related matters, including recruitment, retention, onboarding, compensation & benefits, working conditions, and learning & development. Our department has a great culture that prioritizes professional growth and teamwork.

Job Summary:

As a part of our people team reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, you will play a dynamic and hands-on role in full cycle recruitment, interviewing, and hiring processes for Henry Street Settlement programs. You will partner in establishing a sourcing strategy to fill open positions in an efficient manner; and providing a qualified talent pool to agency hiring managers.

To succeed in this role, we ask that you have:

• A passion for Henry Street’s mission and a proven experience in and commitment to the community based nonprofit sector.
• Bachelor’s degree required with a specialization in Human Resources or related field preferred
• 3-5 years’ experience in the Human Resources field and a working knowledge of employee recruitment techniques required
• Experience recruiting for positions in a social service organization or in a non-profit environment preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship building skills
• Strong organizational, analytical and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently, multi-task and demonstrate a cooperative spirit
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office software
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

In this role, you will:

• Maintain a high-volume vacancy load to recruit, source, and hire team members across multiple job areas and program functions.
• Represent Henry Street’s mission and culture to current and prospective team members.
• Support onboarding and orientation processes for new hires to ensure a positive transition into Henry Street Settlement, their program, and their specific position.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships internally with hiring managers, and externally with hiring sources such as the HSS Workforce Development Center, and a variety of external vendors (i.e., colleges, Settlement Houses, NASW); attend offsite job fairs as needed.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment strategy including sourcing, screening, interview coordination and scheduling, reference checks, background checks, and other checks as required by program contracts
• Tracks all open positions using the People Team’s tracker systems.
• Coordinate advertising
• Build internal and external networks to identify qualified candidates; develop pool of qualified candidates in advance of need
• Work with management to review, analyze and clarify job specifications, competencies/skills required and to gain an understanding of business operations in order to maximize recruitment efforts
• Manage the offer process for all candidates
• Meet regularly with management to understand staffing model and growth projections for the program/department
• Serve as a resource to management and staff on non-recruitment topics, such as benefits, employee relations and organizational development. Refer management to appropriate HR staff based upon their needs
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Physical Job Functions:

• Able to read, hear, type, sit, stoop, and stand for long periods of time.
• Able to climb stairs.
• Ability to work onsite in the Lower East Side