Recruiter

The Ness Center; Mandeville (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Northlake Behavioral Health System in Mandeville, LA is hiring a full-cycle Recruiter to own end-to-end staffing across hospital and outpatient programs. You will serve as the face of Northlake to candidates, schools, and community partners, driving talent pipelines for clinical and non-clinical roles.

You will report to the HR Director and manage offers, background checks, and collaborative recruitment strategies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, or 1+ years with a Bachelor's degree.
• Healthcare recruiting experience, especially behavioral health, preferred.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle confidential information.
• Excellent organization and follow-through across many open positions at once.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruiting for all positions: posting, sourcing, screening, and offers.
• Decide which candidates move forward, and negotiate offers as approved.
• Create offer letters, run background checks, and initiate pre-employment drug screens.
• Choose and manage our job boards, advertising channels, and staffing agency relationships.
• Represent Northlake at job fairs, college and career events, and community outreach.
• Partner with hiring managers to build and update job descriptions.

Skills

Recruiting

Talent acquisition

Healthcare recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Recruiter

Northlake Behavioral Health System | Mandeville, LA

Full-time | Exempt

About Us

Northlake Behavioral Health System is a non‑profit inpatient behavioral health hospital serving the Northshore region, with our affiliated outpatient and residential programs at The Ness Center. Our teams provide compassionate, high‑quality psychiatric and substance use treatment, and every hire we make matters to the patients we serve.

About the Role

We are looking for a Recruiter to own full‑cycle recruiting across our hospital and outpatient programs. You will be the face of Northlake to candidates, schools, and community partners, filling clinical and non‑clinical roles and building the talent pipelines that keep our programs staffed. You will report directly to the HR Director and have real ownership of how we recruit.

What You'll Do

• Run full‑cycle recruiting for all positions: posting, sourcing, screening, and offers.
• Use your judgment to decide which candidates move forward, and negotiate offers as approved.
• Create offer letters, run background checks, and initiate pre‑employment drug screens.
• Choose and manage our job boards, advertising channels, and staffing agency relationships.
• Represent Northlake at job fairs, college and career events, and community outreach..
• Partner with hiring managers to build and update job descriptions.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, or 1+ years plus a Bachelor's degree.
• Healthcare recruiting experience, especially behavioral health, is strongly preferred.
• An upbeat, positive, team‑oriented style; you enjoy being out in front of candidates and community partners.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle confidential information.
• Excellent organization and follow‑through across many open positions at once.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northlake Behavioral Health System is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or class.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability. Applicants are entitled to reasonable accommodations, absent undue hardship, to effectively participate in the application and hiring process. If you believe you require an accommodation for the application or interview process or for the position for which you are applying, please reach out to [e-mail].