Recruiter

LOCATION: Syosset

REPORTS TO: HR Recruitment Manager

DEPARTMENT: Human Resources

SCHEDULE: Per Diem – Short Term Position

AGENCY BACKGROUND:
MercyFirst is a not-for-profit human and social service agency that has been serving children and families in need since we were founded by the Sisters of Mercy/Hermanas de las Misericordia in 1894. Today our agency continues to address the emotional and physical needs of children and families in Brooklyn, Queens and across Long Island through innovative treatments and life-changing interventions. We provide community-based prevention and family foster care services, group homes in the community for struggling children and families within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and short-term residential services for unaccompanied migrant children. Each year, MercyFirst serves more than 3,000 children, teenagers and families overcome enormous obstacles, re-imagine their futures and develop their full potential.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
The Human Resources Department is responsible for managing the employee life cycle beginning with recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, benefits administration, employee relations, staff training and development, performance management to separation.

POSITION SUMMARY:Responsible for recruitment of HealthCare professional activities in the human resources department, LPN, RN, Clinicians. Temporary position through June, 2025, with potential to become fulltime.
 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related fields from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of human resources experience in child welfare or health care.
• Knowledge of employment law required.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of computerized human resources software are strongly preferred.

Brief outline of Essential Tasks:

• Conduct all recruitment activities for assigned lines of responsibility.
• Conduct/assist with all onboarding activities for assigned lines of responsibility.
• Conduct all pre-hire tasks.
• Assist in audits.
• Maintain current knowledge of and trends for new human resources developments such as laws.
• Maintain accurately recruiting databases and websites.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with contracted recruiters.
• Update and maintain all government sites (i.e. OMH, CBC, DCJS) in a timely manner.
• Make use of ongoing professional consultation, institutes and conferences.
• Experience in recruiting healthcare professionals LPN, RN, Clinician a must.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries.

Salary Range:
$26.00-$27.50/hr

MercyFirst is an inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer who welcomes prospective employees from diverse backgrounds for all levels at the agency. We strive for a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve, and do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age (18 and over), military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, marital status, partnership status, care giver status, pregnancy, genetic information or predisposition or genetic characteristic, unemployment status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, consumer credit history, or any other status protected by federal, state, and/or city law. This includes, but is not limited to, employment actions against and treatment of employees and applicants for employment.

Salary : $26 - $28