Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist in Portland, Oregon at Nexus Family Healing

Nexus Family Healing is seeking a temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our wonderful HR team!

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Join an organization that makes a true difference in the lives of youth & their families!

Schedule/Location/Pay:

• Full-time temporary hybrid opportunity in Oregon
• Monday through Friday schedule
• Pay Range: $2,500-$2,700 bi-weekly

Position Summary: Our Talent Acquisition Specialist provides strategic and tactical candidate pipelining through creative, compliant talent acquisition activities that leverage external community relationships. This role focuses on delivering an end-to-end positive candidate experience while ensuring all requisition and ATS activities are completed compliantly. This role will work to support agency leaders through a variety of HR partnership activities that result in high employee engagement, performance, and retention.

Spearheads Talent Acquisition, Community Relationships & Outreach consistent with the Affirmative Action Plan for the agency

• Establishes talent placement by sourcing diverse and viable talent through a variety of modalities; seeks opportunities to develop mutually beneficial relationships with colleges, universities, non-profit and community organizations.
• Schedules, prepares, and presents at job fairs and general information sessions about Nexus/The Agency, building a long-term pipeline of high-caliber and diverse candidates for current and future positions.
• Facilitates the interview and selection process for both internal and external candidates for open positions and requisitions; pre-screens qualified candidates and participates in on-site interviews.
• Extends job offers while leveraging Nexus’ compensation guidelines; proactively obtains additional approvals when required (outside of guidelines); Initiates new hire drug and background check process.
• Proactively communicates with hiring managers and candidates to ensure a seamless and positive candidate experience from start to finish.
• Ensures assigned requisitions are current with up-to-date and accurate candidate dispositions; moves candidates through the requisition as each step of the recruiting process unfolds. Runs recruiting reports as needed while ensuring all requisitions are accurate for Affirmative Action/EEO purposes.

Human Resource Partnership, Risk Mitigation & Business continuity

• Mitigates organizational risk by proactively advising and coaching leadership and supervisors on Human Resources policies and procedures.
• Educates leaders in areas including but not limited to: Employment law, risk management, general HR principles and practices, interpretations and implications, performance management, disciplinary action, and career development.
• Obtains general knowledge and understanding of the following laws and how they relate to the agency: EEO/AAP, FLSA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, HIPAA Privacy, OSHA, USERRA

Employee Separation and Backfill process.

• Receives, confirms, and documents staff resignation notifications.
• Initiates recruitment and requisition backfill process for employee replacement if applicable.
• Schedules and conducts the exit interview with the exiting staff member.

Participates in and contributes to various HR related committees, including Safety, Recruitment, Retention, Strategic Planning, and Employee Recognition.

Ensures the agency adheres to all company policies, state and federal law, and licensing requirements regarding employee and/or resident privacy and confidentiality.

Required Education and Licensure

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of Talent Acquisition or Recruiting experience required.
• Computer proficiency in MS office products.
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources preferred.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate.
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!