Specialist, Head Start Talent Attraction & Acquisition; Louisiana

Overview

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world's hardest-to-reach places - over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you're creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

Hybrid - Alexandria, Louisiana

Remote - Louisiana

The Specialist, Talent Attraction & Acquisition is a critical role with a direct impact on our ability to deliver early childhood education and child protection services within our Head Start operations.

You will be responsible for posting and supporting positions, proactively and productively creating talent pipelines through our Applicant Tracking System to staff our Head Start classrooms and support services, including Teachers, Classroom Aides, Cooks, Custodial Staff and Bus Drivers. In addition, you will utilize diverse sourcing strategies and networks for recruitment purposes while monitoring and maintaining compliance ensuring real time data is recorded and maintained daily.

This role will directly report to the Advisor, Talent Attraction & Acquisition (TAA) for Save the Children Head Start, and will actively collaborate, communicate and partner with to ensure shared visibility, situational awareness, and collaboration for Save the Children as an employer of choice for all.

As a front-line representative of Save the Children, you are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that you come in contact with - adhering to the agency's values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.

Not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

• Develop, coordinate and administer an effective recruitment program and regularly build and maintain a pipeline of qualified talent for positions within the program.
• In alignment with operating model, conduct thorough prescreens of applicants to ensure that talent presented to hiring managers is appropriate for consideration, per skills, competencies and technical qualifications.
• Manage the offer and hiring process by engaging and negotiating with candidates and clients, processing all pre-hire tasks (reference checks, background checks, medical exams, etc) and escalating any variances as per the process.
• Engage and educate hiring managers on process details, including inclusion and belonging initiatives as related to recruitment and interviewing.
• Launch onboarding processes for new hires and work with HR staff to confirm work authorization documentation and preparation for first day orientation.
• Partner with Program Director and TAA Advisor to implement cost & time effective strategies for recruitment and employment.
• Attend regularly scheduled team meetings, prepare, maintain and present staffing reports.
• Collaborate with Program Director and supervisors to provide adequate staffing support.
• Enter new hire and employee transfer data into HR information systems and audit for accuracy and compliance.
• Represent Talent Attraction and Acquisition team on formative projects where needed, bringing information back to the team and soliciting input to bring well rounded solutions and recommendations from diverse perspectives.

• Develop and deliver active sourcing techniques in assigned markets, including social media, internal referrals, grassroots marketing, career fairs, and cold calling to source and network with prospective candidates.
• Engage program HR Managers/Specialists and local staff to contribute regularly in the sourcing of potential talent, with a strong focus on minimizing the number and duration of staff vacancies.

• Ensure completion and accuracy of information, compliance with internal procedures, and real-time, accurate, and thorough documentation of recruitment efforts, interview notes, pre-hire processes and completion of all necessary steps to report on and close out recruitment files.
• Ensure real time data management within our Applicant Tracking System with a focus on data integrity and compliance with local laws, internal procedures, timely production of new hire paperwork, and timely applicant and candidate notifications.
• Provide proactive reporting to Head Start leadership to ensure situational awareness, analysis and recommendations.

• High school diploma, plus at least 3 years of relevant, progressive HR experience.
• Willingness and ability to regularly travel via car to multiple site locations
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS), human resources information systems (HRIS), and/or performance management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with…