What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruiter position at Western Home Services?
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
About the Role
As a Recruiter at Western Home Communities, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of our workforce. You’ll partner closely with leaders, candidates, and community partners to attract exceptional talent, strengthen our hiring processes, and support the growth of our organization. Your work directly influences our ability to deliver high-quality care and services while ensuring every candidate experiences warmth, professionalism, and the values of Western Home Communities.
In this role, you will:
At Western Home Communities, you’ll join a team built on compassion, collaboration, and purpose. We support the well-being of both residents and employees — offering a workplace where you can grow, belong, and make a meaningful impact.
Our Values:
People First | Servant Spirit | Innovation | Financial Integrity
Learn more about Western Home at https://westernhome.org/
About the Role
As a Recruiter at Western Home Communities, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of our workforce. You’ll partner closely with leaders, candidates, and community partners to attract exceptional talent, strengthen our hiring processes, and support the growth of our organization. Your work directly influences our ability to deliver high-quality care and services while ensuring every candidate experiences warmth, professionalism, and the values of Western Home Communities.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a strategic recruitment partner to leaders across the organization.
- Build meaningful relationships with candidates, colleges, community groups, and professional networks.
- Champion a best-in-class candidate experience rooted in respect, timeliness, and excellent communication.
- Support career pathway development, internal advancement, and succession planning efforts.
- Uphold compliance, organizational values, and responsible stewardship of the recruitment budget.
- Develops, facilitates, and implements all phases of the recruitment process.
- Leads recruitment efforts to fill open positions by creating job postings, advertising for open position, screening applications, conducting interviews, and extending job offers.
- Collaborate with department leaders to build accurate job descriptions, hiring criteria, and interview materials.
- Identify and apply effective sourcing strategies based on market trends and position needs.
- Represent Western Home Communities at career fairs, college events, and community recruitment opportunities.
- Maintain consistent and timely communication with applicants throughout the selection process.
- Coordinate candidate screening processes (background checks, references, etc.).
- Partner with leadership to support career pathways and succession planning initiatives.
- Oversee and manage the recruitment budget responsibly and in alignment with organizational values.
- Coordinate general orientation, prepare materials, and schedule presenters.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Management, or related field or a high school diploma with at least five years of relevant experience.
- Five or more years of full-cycle recruitment experience preferred.
- Experience using HRIS and ATS systems strongly preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with good negotiation tactics.
- Ability to create and implement sourcing strategies for recruitment for a variety of roles.
- Familiarity with laws, regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment.
- Must be able to read, speak, and write fluent English.
At Western Home Communities, you’ll join a team built on compassion, collaboration, and purpose. We support the well-being of both residents and employees — offering a workplace where you can grow, belong, and make a meaningful impact.
Our Values:
People First | Servant Spirit | Innovation | Financial Integrity
Learn more about Western Home at https://westernhome.org/
