TCSO Sr. Recruiter
Salary
$70,532.80 - $91,686.40 Annually
Location
Austin, TX
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
26-10720
Department
Sheriff
Opening Date
06/16/2026
Closing Date
6/30/2026 11:59 PM Central
Job Summary
This position is responsible for supervising the Recruiting and Background Investigations Team. The supervisor provides strategic oversight and direction for TCSO recruiting efforts agency-wide, including sworn positions in our Corrections, Administration and Support, and Law Enforcement Bureaus. This position is responsible for building effective working relationships with hiring managers, cross-functional departments, colleges, universities, and other community partners that benefit TCSO recruiting efforts; and build employer brand awareness and talent pipelines. This position will develop and implement effective sourcing and recruiting strategies; proactively consults with Command Staff to identify recruitment needs and build talent pools through online sourcing, networking, and referrals; manages the full cycle recruitment, applicant, and background process to ensure smooth and favorable candidate experience. This position also oversees the Background Investigations Unit, ensuring compliance with legal and agency standards, conducts quality assurance reviews, and provides hiring recommendations for command staff. The supervisor plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity and professionalism of the agency's hiring process. This position ensures investigations are conducted thoroughly, objectively, ethically, and in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as agency policies and accreditation standards.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is a job classification within the Human Resources job family. This is the senior level Recruiter Recruiting and Background Investigations Supervisory position for TCSO. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.
Duties and Responsibilities
Supervise and evaluate the daily activities of Background Investigators and Recruiters.
Assign and monitor caseloads to ensure investigations are completed accurately and within established timelines.
Provide guidance and direction regarding investigative procedures, hiring standards, and applicant suitability.
Communicate policy updates, procedural changes, and operational expectations.
Develop investigators through coaching, training, and performance evaluations.
Manages the full cycle recruiting, application, and background process for candidates, ensuring a positive candidate experience.
Regularly attend recruiting events with recruiting team.
Develops recruitment and selection policies, metrics, and reports to ensure transparent, fair, equitable, and successful recruiting practices.
Effectively manages the timeliness of background investigations; ensures the accuracy of all completed background investigations prior to scheduled interviews.
Applies advanced knowledge of recruiting platforms that attract suitable applicants.
Consults with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs, develops sourcing strategies to leverage diverse candidates, and prescreens candidates to assess their qualifications.
Develops creative and innovative recruitment strategies to attract qualified applicants and develops recruiting metrics to measure recruiting success and best practices.
Develops a recruitment and selection policy to ensure a transparent and fair hiring process that can assist in selecting successful candidates based on merit and relevance with the position being recruited.
Develops a working knowledge of TCSO to quickly identify critical hiring needs.
Develops pipeline of talent, specifically for frequently filled positions.
Sources candidates and builds a strong network of candidates through expert use of online sourcing techniques, networking, and referrals.
Implements new initiative to increase pipeline and builds employer brand awareness.
Actively utilizes social media forums, attends career fairs, makes cold calls, visits local college campuses or universities and any other creative methods to locate qualified individuals.
Serves as TCSO's Subject Matter Expert (SME) on best practices in recruitment strategies.
Maintains and utilizes data reports and performance metrics on a regular basis.
Records Management
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree in Personnel Management, Human Resources Management, Public Administration, Business Administration or a directly related field AND five (5) years of experience in sourcing and/or recruiting candidates or related field.
OR,
Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Applicants are required to attach a resume with the online application.
Preferred:
Experience working with Law Enforcement agency or closely related industry.
Experience with Background Investigations Procedures/Practices, Employment Law, and/or Law Enforcement & Corrections Operations.
Working knowledge and/or experience with Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) regulations.
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); OR, Professional in Human Resources Certification (PHR).
Society of Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP); OR, Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP).
Knowledge of:
Skill in:
Ability to:
Work Environment & Other Information
Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 20-50 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions.
Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. May be required to work additional hours, including weekends, nights, or holidays.
Location: Austin, TX
Department: Sheriff
Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.
Drug and Alcohol test required.
For updates or questions on this position, contact: Monica.Risaliti@traviscountytx.gov
This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Benefits
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.
FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide
In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.
Credit Union
Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.
Deferred Compensation
Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.
Direct Deposit
Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.
Employee Assistance Program
Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.
Employee Organizations
Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.
Employee Health & Wellness Clinic
Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.
Holidays
An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Insurance
Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.
The following benefits are employee paid:
New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.
Longevity
Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.
On the regular payday on or after the employees fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.
Parking
A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.
Personal Holidays
Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:
January - March
3 personal holidays
April - June
2 personal holidays
July - September
1 personal holiday
October - December
None
New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.
Retirement
Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.
Sick Leave
Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.
Parental Leave
Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.
Tuition Refund
Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.
Vacation
Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:
0 to 5 years
4.0 hours per pay period
6 to 10 years
4.5 hours per pay period
11 to 15 years
5.0 hours per pay period
16 to 20 years
5.5 hours per pay period
21 plus years
6.0 hours per pay period
Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.
Workers Compensation
The county provides all employees workers compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.
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What is your highest level of education?
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Development, Human Resources Management, Personnel Management, Public Administration, Business Administration or closely related field specific to the position?
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Which of the following applies?
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Which best describes your years of experience in Recruiting and Selection (Talent Acquisition)?
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How would you describe your experience with full-cycle recruiting?
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Which of the following do you have direct experience recruiting? Check all that apply.
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Do you have experience using Neogov as an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?
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Which best describes your years of experience in Background Investigations?
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How many years of supervisory experience do you have?
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A detailed resume is required for the application to be considered. Have you submitted your resume with the online application?
Required Question
Employer Travis County
Address 700 Lavaca Street
Austin, Texas, 78701