Hiring Coordinator

Merakey; Coraopolis (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Merakey is seeking a Staffing Coordinator in Coraopolis, PA to partner with recruiters and manage onboarding for new hires through their first 90 days. You will coordinate orientation, paperwork, system access, and compliance steps while supporting leadership with start-status updates and retention efforts.

The role involves conducting multi-point check-ins and maintaining accurate hiring data, ensuring a positive candidate experience and a smooth onboarding process.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred with related experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with recruiters to establish sourcing strategies for each recruit.
• Serve as on-site contact for new hires from offer to 90 days.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and ensure pre-hire and day one requirements are met.
• Guide new hires through orientation logistics and paperwork.
• Monitor readiness and communicate start status to leadership.
• Conduct 2-week, 30-day, 60-day and 90-day check-ins.
• Maintain onboarding and retention tracking in systems and reporting.
• Communicate staffing needs and transfers with Talent Acquisition.

Skills

Recruiting knowledge

Administration

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking a Staffing Coordinator to join our team at our program in Coraopolis, PA.

Job Responsibilities

• Effectively partner with recruiters completing High Volume interview process to establish effective sourcing
  strategies for each recruit.
• Act as the on-site point of contact for new hires from offer acceptance through their first 90 days of employment
  Coordinate and support onboarding activities for staff, ensuring timely and accurate completion of all pre-hire
  and day one requirements
• Partner with Enterprise and Divisional Training to guide new hires through orientation logistics, required
  paperwork, system access, and compliance steps
• Monitor new hire readiness and communicate start status updates to Administration, hiring managers and
  Operation leadership
• Provide consistent, hands-on support for new hires during their first weeks of employment answering questions
  and reinforcing expectations outlined by respective hiring managers
• Conduct 2 week, 30-day, 60- day and 90- day check-in interviews to assess engagement, identify early issues,
  and support retention efforts with good communication with respective hiring managers
• Maintain accurate onboarding and retention tracking in required systems and reporting
• Ongoing communication with Talent Acquisition Staff to reconcile openings, communication of transfers,
  placement of temporary to permanent staffing and vacancies, and any other day to day staffing needs or issues
• Deliver a positive, organized and compliant onboarding experience that supports operational staffing needs
  and reduces early turnover
• Qualify the specific needs of each recruit with hiring manager to ensure best possible slate of candidates.
• Maintain and update employee rosters for all residential staff, residential management and ancillary
  departmental staff
• Maintain and adhere to transfer request process, ensuring all required credentials and trainings are completed
  and setting transfer dates between settings and liaison with supervisory staff
• Complete and conduct tours with potential candidates as requested
• Ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience and employment brand on behalf of Merakey.
• Attend networking group meetings as needed to expand reach of sourcing. (community hiring events, job fairs,
  school career days etc)
• Attend hiring events as scheduled and provide support with onboarding tasks
• Creating requisitions for current listing of existing openings.
• Provides clear, concise reports and communicates effectively both orally and in writing.
  Other duties and special projects as assigned

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• High School Diploma Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferredplusone year experience in recruiting, administration, or related field preferred.