Recruiter Specialist

Role Overview

The Recruiter is responsible for driving a high-volume caregiver hiring pipeline in a fast-paced home care environment. This role owns the full candidate lifecycle, from initial outreach through onboarding, ensuring speed, consistency, and a strong conversion rate from application to active hire. The Recruiter is expected to proactively build a pipeline, maintain continuous candidate engagement, and eliminate delays that impact staffing. This position plays a direct role in meeting daily hiring targets, supporting case coverage, and scaling a new and expanding office. Success in this role requires urgency, ownership, and the ability to manage multiple candidates simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and follow-through.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a consistent daily pipeline of caregiver applicants through job boards, outreach, and referrals

• Review incoming applications and initiate contact with candidates within the same day

• Conduct initial screenings via phone or text to assess qualifications, availability, and fit

• Own candidate follow-up from first contact through onboarding process

• Guide candidates through onboarding requirements, including document collection, background checks, and clearances

• Track candidate progress and maintain accurate, real-time updates in internal systems

• Identify pipeline gaps (low applications, no-shows, incomplete files) and take immediate action to correct them

• Partner with the Branch Manager to align hiring activity with daily and weekly staffing needs

• Support staffing efforts by aligning available caregivers with open cases when needed

• Maintain a high level of communication with candidates to ensure engagement and commitment

• Ensure all hiring documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant before candidates are cleared to work

  
  

Performance Expectations

• Maintain a consistent daily pipeline of qualified caregiver candidates

• Meet weekly hiring and onboarding targets set by leadership

• Achieve fast turnaround time from application to hire

• Minimize candidate drop-off through proactive follow-up

• Maintain high accuracy in candidate records and onboarding documentation

  
  

Education

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Healthcare, or related field preferred

  
  

Experience:

• 1+ year of recruiting, staffing, or high-volume hiring experience preferred

• Experience in healthcare or home care recruiting is a plus

• Proven ability to manage a candidate pipeline and move applicants through onboarding

• Strong follow-up, communication, and organizational skills

• Familiarity with job platforms such as Indeed, LinkedIn, or similar tools preferred