Talent Acquisition Specialist

Join Our Team and Build Brighter Futures

Want to be a difference maker? Join our team and build brighter futures.

We know that in order for you to do your best work and meet our mission, you must be able to be your best self. At Oakland Family Services (OFS), we care about our staff as people first. We treat our team members like family and understand the importance of their families at home. We recognize the significance of flexibility and work / life balance.

We also know that your success is our success. That's why OFS not only honors the talent and experience you bring; we actively seek to develop it. Oakland Family Services has proudly been named a Top Workplace for ten (10) consecutive years, voted on by our own staff. We offer a warm, engaging, equitable, supportive, and inclusive work environment.

Oakland Family Services is a private, non-profit service organization serving our community and building brighter futures for more than 100 years. We proudly offer a continuum of prevention, education, and treatment services that span the human life cycle.

Our mission : Providing individuals and families the opportunity to build brighter futures.

Our vision : Communities of thriving individuals and families. Between our strong commitment to our mission and a workplace culture that puts our staff first, we enrich the lives of those we serve, strengthen families, and build brighter futures for those we serve and those we employ.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, prescription, and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA options.
• Retirement plan with a company match.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Malpractice insurance.
• Paid time off benefits, including generous vacation, sick, personal, and bereavement days.
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, including a floating holiday of your choice!
• Annual pay increases, as approved.
• Employee assistance program for you and immediate family.
• Network of support for your health & well-being.
• Verizon cellular plan discount.
• Mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate.
• Loan forgiveness programs.

Plus...

We know culture matters. Workplace culture affects our well-being, how we feel about coming to work, and how we perform. Oakland Family Services prioritizes having a healthy, inclusive, equitable, and effective workplace culture. That's why we proudly have ten (10) defined cultural value statements that dictate how we operate. Cultural values are embedded into all we do and how we do it!

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About the opportunity / work :

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for the management of the lifecycle of the Agency's recruitment and pre-hire onboarding experience spanning the engagement of potential candidates for open positions through to the first day of employment. They will use Agency recruitment tools, incentives, networking, and other available avenues to source and place candidates to Agency requisitions.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will assure best practices in engagement and promoting best in class experience for both active and passive candidates at all touchpoints in the lifecycle process. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will serve as a liaison between hiring managers and candidates, assisting the hiring managers by understanding the position, requirements, and qualifications, conferring and making recommendations, suggestions to strengthen the requisition / posting creation and actual recruitment initiatives in the candidate search. They will assist in representing the Agency brand as an employer of choice, promote the Agency's unique culture, and effectively convey Oakland Family Services employee value proposition in all communications. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will excel at candidate relationship management by creating a positive candidate experience, courting leads, and building long-term relationships.