What are the responsibilities and job description for the TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST position at Goodwill Southeast Georgia?
The Talent Acquisition Specialist-Recruiter supports full-cycle recruiting activities to attract, evaluate, and hire qualified associates in alignment with organizational workforce needs. This role utilizes sourcing strategies, recruiting technology, and data insights to build diverse talent pipelines and improve hiring outcomes while supporting Goodwill Southeast Georgia's mission and growth.
Perks & Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Retirement savings plan with employer match
- Paid time off, holidays, and volunteer opportunities
- Professional development and leadership training programs
- Career growth opportunities within a mission-driven organization
Typical Day
- You’ll leverage your in-house recruiting experience to actively attract top talent by handling full-cycle recruiting ownership to include resume review, initial phone interviews, candidate communication/follow up, manager feedback sessions, offers, and onboarding.
- You’ll use your creativity to source active and passive talent by partnering with hiring managers to review open positions, define outreach and sourcing plans and continuously innovate our hiring strategy.
- You’ll utilize your networking skills to build rapport with community partners and candidates during periodic onsite hiring events throughout our Southeast Georgia locations and community partners.
- Utilize our ATS (ADP) to manage the recruitment process, our talent community, data, and hiring compliance to meet all contractual, federal and state requirements.
- Represent our brand at career fairs, high-school career days, university career fairs, and community events.
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s degree with minimum 1 to 2 years of full-cycle high volume recruitment experience
- Experience creating thoughtful and resourceful recruiting/sourcing strategies for both active and passive candidates.
- Experience using ADP or other Applicant Tracking Software
- Utilize Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and HRIS tools (e.g., ADP) to maintain accurate recruiting data. Generate routine and ad hoc reports to support hiring decisions; hires, Indeed data, and headcount
- Identify trends and provide data-driven recommendations to improve recruiting efficiency and outcomes
- Ensure data integrity and compliance with organizational reporting standards.
- Motivated and driven to be a subject matter expert and a team player with a willingness to embrace and adapt to change.
- Working in a fun and energetic environment makes you excited to come to work
- Working with a diverse customer and associate populations is important to you
- You embrace our values of Empowerment, Accountability, Integrity, Service, and Teamwork.
About Us:
Goodwill is an EEO employer and is committed to serving members of the military, Veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Our goal is to help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.
Goodwill provides access and opportunities to those with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application system as a result of your disability. Applicants with disabilities may contact Goodwill’s Human Resources Department at 912.354.6611 for assistance in accessing the online application system. Please be sure to include your name, preferred method of contact, and details on your requested accommodation. Goodwill will make every effort to respond to your request promptly.