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Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.
Kenneth Young Center offers a robust benefit package that is highly competitive to the market and offers all full-time employees the following:
- 403(b) plan with organizational matching
- Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - BCBS)
- Dental (BCBS), and Vision Insurance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
- Long Term and Short Term Disability (BCBS), no cost to employee
- Flexible Spending Account (with annual rollover)
- Basic life insurance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for additional voluntary coverage for self, spouse, or dependents (BCBS)
- Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
- Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
- Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
To further promote an active and healthy work/ life balance, KYC also offers a generous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority)
- 8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
- 3 Personal Floating Holidays annually
Job Scope:
The Talent Acquisition Business Partner is responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting efforts while serving as a strategic partner to leaders across the organization. This role plays a critical part in shaping workforce decisions, advising on role design, and ensuring hiring strategies align with organizational priorities and operational needs.
Beyond managing the recruitment process, the Talent Acquisition Business Partner drives consistency, accountability, and quality in hiring practices, helping leaders make informed and effective talent decisions. This role is instrumental in building sustainable talent pipelines,
strengthening the candidate experience, and supporting the organization’s ability to attract and
retain high-quality, mission-aligned talent. Operating in both strategic and hands-on capacities, this role ensures that hiring efforts are
efficient, intentional, and aligned with the organization’s long-term goals.
The Talent Acquisition Business Partner is responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting efforts while serving as a strategic partner to leaders across the organization. This role plays a critical part in shaping workforce decisions, advising on role design, and ensuring hiring strategies align with organizational priorities and operational needs.
Beyond managing the recruitment process, the Talent Acquisition Business Partner drives consistency, accountability, and quality in hiring practices, helping leaders make informed and effective talent decisions. This role is instrumental in building sustainable talent pipelines,
strengthening the candidate experience, and supporting the organization’s ability to attract and
retain high-quality, mission-aligned talent. Operating in both strategic and hands-on capacities, this role ensures that hiring efforts are
efficient, intentional, and aligned with the organization’s long-term goals.
Essential Functions:
The work environment characteristics, responsibilities, and competencies described here are representative of those an employee encounters and are required to perform while meeting the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
I. Responsibilities:
A. Talent Acquisition Strategy & Workforce Planning
• Partner with leaders to understand workforce needs and align hiring plans with
organizational priorities
• Lead intake discussions to clarify role requirements, scope, and expectations
• Provide guidance on role design, job structure, and hiring approach
• Identify opportunities to streamline hiring practices across programs
• Partner with leaders to understand workforce needs and align hiring plans with
organizational priorities
• Lead intake discussions to clarify role requirements, scope, and expectations
• Provide guidance on role design, job structure, and hiring approach
• Identify opportunities to streamline hiring practices across programs
B. Full-Cycle Recruiting
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing,
and offer coordination
• Develop and maintain candidate pipelines for critical roles
• Ensure timely and consistent communication with candidates and hiring managers
• Support hiring leaders in making informed and effective hiring decisions
• Lead the development and management of the organization’s non-clinical internship
program, including sourcing, selection, and program coordination, to build a sustainable
pipeline of early-career talent
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing,
and offer coordination
• Develop and maintain candidate pipelines for critical roles
• Ensure timely and consistent communication with candidates and hiring managers
• Support hiring leaders in making informed and effective hiring decisions
• Lead the development and management of the organization’s non-clinical internship
program, including sourcing, selection, and program coordination, to build a sustainable
pipeline of early-career talent
C. Candidate Experience & Employer Brand
• Ensure a professional, responsive, and mission-aligned candidate experience
• Represent the organization at career fairs, networking events, and community outreach
efforts
• Support development of recruiting content for external and internal platforms (e.g.,
LinkedIn, internal communications)
• Strengthen employer brand to attract diverse and qualified candidates
• Ensure a professional, responsive, and mission-aligned candidate experience
• Represent the organization at career fairs, networking events, and community outreach
efforts
• Support development of recruiting content for external and internal platforms (e.g.,
LinkedIn, internal communications)
• Strengthen employer brand to attract diverse and qualified candidates
D. Pre-Boarding & Hiring Coordination
• Oversee the pre-boarding process from offer acceptance through Day 1 readiness
• Coordinate background checks, offer documentation, and start date logistics
• Partner with HR Operations to ensure a smooth transition into onboarding and new hire
experience
• Maintain clear communication and handoff processes between Talent Acquisition and HR
Operations
• Oversee the pre-boarding process from offer acceptance through Day 1 readiness
• Coordinate background checks, offer documentation, and start date logistics
• Partner with HR Operations to ensure a smooth transition into onboarding and new hire
experience
• Maintain clear communication and handoff processes between Talent Acquisition and HR
Operations
E. Hiring Process Standardization & Improvement
• Support the development and use of consistent interview guides and hiring practices
• Ensure proper use of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruiting workflows
• Identify and implement improvements to increase efficiency and consistency in hiring
• Track and report on recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, candidate flow, etc.)
• Support the development and use of consistent interview guides and hiring practices
• Ensure proper use of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruiting workflows
• Identify and implement improvements to increase efficiency and consistency in hiring
• Track and report on recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, candidate flow, etc.)
F. Collaboration & Cross-Functional Partnership
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners and HR Operations to align hiring with
organizational needs
• Support initiatives that improve workforce stability, retention, and overall employee
experience
• Participate in HR projects and initiatives as needed
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners and HR Operations to align hiring with
organizational needs
• Support initiatives that improve workforce stability, retention, and overall employee
experience
• Participate in HR projects and initiatives as needed
G. Other Duties
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the needs of the organization, recognizing
that responsibilities may evolve as the organization grows and operational needs
change
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the needs of the organization, recognizing
that responsibilities may evolve as the organization grows and operational needs
change
II. General Competencies
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to influence and guide hiring managers
• Organization and attention to detail
• Adaptability in a dynamic, multi-program environment
• Sound judgment and decision-making
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to influence and guide hiring managers
• Organization and attention to detail
• Adaptability in a dynamic, multi-program environment
• Sound judgment and decision-making
III. Measures of Success
• Improved consistency in HR practices and decision-making across assigned areas
• Increased effectiveness and confidence of leaders in managing people-related matters
• Timely and well-supported resolution of employee and organizational issues
• Strong partnership with leaders and internal stakeholders
• Clear documentation and adherence to established processes and guidelines
• Improved consistency in HR practices and decision-making across assigned areas
• Increased effectiveness and confidence of leaders in managing people-related matters
• Timely and well-supported resolution of employee and organizational issues
• Strong partnership with leaders and internal stakeholders
• Clear documentation and adherence to established processes and guidelines
IV. Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
required; equivalent professional experience will be considered
• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition or recruiting,
preferably in a complex or multi-program environment
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting processes, including sourcing, screening,
interviewing, and offer coordination
• Demonstrated ability to partner with hiring managers and provide guidance on hiring
decisions, role design, and workforce needs
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and managing recruiting
workflows
• Experience supporting or managing internship, early career, or pipeline programs
preferred
• Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, nonprofit, or mission-driven
organizations preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
required; equivalent professional experience will be considered
• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition or recruiting,
preferably in a complex or multi-program environment
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting processes, including sourcing, screening,
interviewing, and offer coordination
• Demonstrated ability to partner with hiring managers and provide guidance on hiring
decisions, role design, and workforce needs
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and managing recruiting
workflows
• Experience supporting or managing internship, early career, or pipeline programs
preferred
• Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, nonprofit, or mission-driven
organizations preferred
V. Work Environment
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely involves
standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, and
fax machines.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely involves
standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, and
fax machines.
VI. Physical Demands
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear,
use eyes to see, and scan the environment.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel;
and reach with hands and arms; bend or stoop as necessary.
• The employee is occasionally required to carry, move, or transport employee files,
records or other objects weighing as much as 25 lbs.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear,
use eyes to see, and scan the environment.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel;
and reach with hands and arms; bend or stoop as necessary.
• The employee is occasionally required to carry, move, or transport employee files,
records or other objects weighing as much as 25 lbs.
VII. Travel
• The employee is required to travel by automobile to and from Elk Grove Village,
Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, and Mount Prospect office locations as
much as several times monthly as well as occasional meetings/trainings in and around
the Chicagoland area.
• While conducting external KYC business or traveling between sites, the employee may
be exposed to fumes or airborne particles as well as changing weather and road
conditions.
IX. Schedule/Time Keeping/Time-Off
• Full Time – Exempt, 37.5 - hour work week
• The employee is required to travel by automobile to and from Elk Grove Village,
Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, and Mount Prospect office locations as
much as several times monthly as well as occasional meetings/trainings in and around
the Chicagoland area.
• While conducting external KYC business or traveling between sites, the employee may
be exposed to fumes or airborne particles as well as changing weather and road
conditions.
IX. Schedule/Time Keeping/Time-Off
• Full Time – Exempt, 37.5 - hour work week