Description
Are you passionate about connecting talented people to meaningful work? As a Recruitment Specialist with the YMCA of Central Ohio, you will play a key role in attracting and hiring cause-driven leaders who help strengthen our communities. This position combines relationship-building, strategic sourcing, and community engagement to create diverse talent pipelines and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building connections, and want to make a lasting impact through people, we encourage you to apply.
- Thinks, communicates, and behaves as a cause-driven leader; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.
- Leads and executes high-volume recruitment efforts across assigned program areas, ensuring staffing targets are met within established timelines.
Serves as a liaison to hiring managers to ensure positions are posted timely, candidate pipelines remain active, and hiring processes move efficiently from requisition to onboarding.
- Develops and maintains diverse candidate pipelines through community partnerships, grassroots outreach, college and university engagement, workforce development programs, and employee referral initiatives.
- Represents the YMCA at job fairs, hiring events, community gatherings, and recruitment presentations to increase brand visibility and attract qualified candidates.
- Sources active and passive candidates using social media platforms, job boards, networking strategies, and direct outreach; follows up with referrals and passive prospects to cultivate long-term talent pools.
- Ensures recruitment activities comply with organizational policies, state licensing requirements, background screening standards, and applicable employment regulations; maintains accurate documentation within the ATS.
- Assists in the administration and optimization of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including job postings, candidate communication, workflow management, reporting, and data integrity.
- Serves as a point of contact for applicants throughout the recruitment process, responding to inquiries, troubleshooting application or system issues, and ensuring timely and professional communication in alignment with People and Culture standards.
- Assists other People and Culture team members with responsibilities and projects as assigned.
- Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth. Participates in required abuse risk management training. Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors. Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements. Adheres to job-specific abuse risk management responsibilities.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and viewpoints from all social and economic segments of the organization and community. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism is expected from our staff.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A bachelor's degree and three (3) to five (5) years of Human Resources experience, or similar combination of education and experience. Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification preferred.
- Current knowledge and understanding of regulations, industry trends, current practices, new developments, and applicable laws regarding human resources.
- Experience using MS Word, Excel, Kronos (or similar HRIS), social networking for business purposes
- Passionate belief in the Y's cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and viewpoints from all social and economic segments of the organization and community. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism is expected from our staff.
- Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.
- Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.