Talent Acquisition Specialist at Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia is a nonprofit organization that funds job training, education, and other community programs by selling donated clothing and household items in Goodwill stores and online. We offer life-changing work on a mission-minded team. We are 1,000 working as one, and each of us is essential to helping our community thrive. For three years running, Goodwill has been named to Forbes’ list of America’s “Most Inspiring Companies”.

We offer a wide range of career opportunities from entry level to management in retail, human services, and administrative fields. Learn more about working at Goodwill. You can help. We can show you how.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Talent Acquisition Specialist provides support for attracting, screening, and onboarding talent for Goodwill of SWPA. This position is responsible for specific Human Resources functions in the areas of recruitment and staffing and provides support for the Human Resources team, Hiring Mangers, and applicants/new hires.  The Talent Acquisition Specialist provides support to applicants through the talent attraction, screening, and onboarding process.  This position provides excellent customer service and ensures compliance with all external laws and regulations, as well as internal guidelines and policies.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate recruitment processes including developing active and passive talent pipelines


• Assist Hiring Managers in the process and procedures related to informing job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities.


• Provide recommendations to the design of inclusive recruiting processes


• Select qualified job applicants or refer them to managers, making hiring recommendations when appropriate.


• Compile data to inform recruiting decisions including but not limited to referral data and applicant tracking


• Coordinate onboarding process including, offer of employment, background verification and onboarding


• Draft and update human resources documents, such as organizational charts, employee handbooks or directories.


• Provide support to HR department initiatives as needed

Status: Full-time

Location: Lawrenceville Workforce Development Center - 118 52nd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

External Hiring Range: $52,624.00 up to $54,728.96/year

Schedule: Monday through Friday (8:00am – 4:00pm OR 9:00am – 5:00pm) some evenings and weekends may be required. Schedule can vary depending on department needs.

Travel Required:  Occasional travel may be required to Goodwill sites in Southwestern Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent AND 4 years of experience required. OR
  


• Associates degree AND 2 years of experience required. OR
  


• Bachelor’s degree AND no experience required. 

Required Education: must be in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.  

Required Experience: must be in human resources processes/ generalist functions. Must be able to work independently. 

Preferred Experience: Experience with employee recruitment process and processing the required paperwork preferred.

REQUIRED CLEARANCES, LICENSES, AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Qualified candidates must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation for local travel.


• Candidates are expected to provide current, valid clearances (Child Abuse Clearance, FBI Fingerprints Clearance, and PATCH) prior to their first day of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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