Field Recruiting & Staffing Specialist

Civitas Senior Living; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Civitas Senior Living in Fort Worth, TX, seeks a Recruiting & Staffing Assistant who travels to communities to lead on-site hiring events, source candidates, and build local partnerships. You will collaborate with leaders to address staffing needs and develop practical recruiting strategies across Civitas.

The role focuses on high‑volume, hard‑to‑fill positions and requires regular travel. You will work from the Fort Worth office when not traveling and contribute to a fast‑paced staffing

Qualifications

• 1–3+ years of experience in recruiting, staffing, talent acquisition, recruiting coordination, workforce development, event coordination, or a related field.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, frequently spending multiple days each week at Civitas communities
• Comfort independently organizing and leading hiring events in different markets
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence engaging candidates, community leaders, schools, workforce partners, and other community organizations
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple communities, events, candidates, and recruiting priorities simultaneously
• A strong sense of urgency and follow‑through, particularly when working with candidates and hiring leaders
• Ability to identify a staffing challenge, evaluate available recruiting resources, and recommend a practical strategy
• Comfort working in a fast‑paced environment where priorities may change based on community staffing needs
• Experience using an applicant tracking system or other recruiting technology
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Ability to accommodate occasional overnight travel and weekend recruiting events
• You might spend Monday helping a community host a caregiver hiring event, Tuesday building a relationship with a local nursing program, Wednesday developing a sourcing strategy for a difficult‑to‑fill culinary position, and Thursday traveling to another market to help a community strengthen its applicant pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Travel regularly to Civitas Senior Living communities to provide hands‑on recruiting and staffing support
• Plan, coordinate, promote, and execute on‑site hiring events in partnership with Executive Directors and department leaders
• Help communities develop recruiting strategies for high‑volume, hard‑to‑fill, and specialized positions
• Source and engage candidates for positions including caregivers, medication aides, nurses, culinary professionals, housekeepers, maintenance team members, sales professionals, and community leadership roles
• Build local talent pipelines through nursing programs, culinary schools, trade schools, colleges, workforce organizations, community groups, and other recruiting partnerships
• Identify new recruiting sources and strategies based on the specific needs of individual communities and markets
• Represent Civitas at career fairs, workforce events, school programs, community events, and other recruiting opportunities
• Review open positions and staffing needs with community leaders and help determine the most effective recruiting approach
• Support candidate screening, interview scheduling, communication, follow‑up, and hiring‑event coordination
• Help ensure qualified candidates move quickly through the hiring process and are not lost because of delayed communication or follow‑up
• Maintain accurate candidate and recruiting activity within the applicant tracking system
• Track hiring‑event results, candidate pipelines, recruiting sources, conversion rates, and other recruiting metrics
• Evaluate what is working across communities and help replicate successful recruiting strategies throughout Civitas
• Develop recruiting materials and localized campaigns that communities can use to support their hiring efforts
• Partner with People Operations and Operations leaders on special staffing initiatives and markets requiring additional recruiting support

Skills

Recruiting

Staffing

Event coordination

Candidate sourcing

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Communication

Tools

Applicant tracking system

Job description

Civitas Senior Living in Fort Worth, TX, seeks a Recruiting & Staffing Assistant who travels to communities to lead on-site hiring events, source candidates, and build local partnerships. You will collaborate with leaders to address staffing needs and develop practical recruiting strategies across Civitas.

The role focuses on high‑volume, hard‑to‑fill positions and requires regular travel. You will work from the Fort Worth office when not traveling and contribute to a fast‑paced staffing