Recruiter - Nonprofit

Jobot; Rosemont (IL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Life/AD&D

401k

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Recruiter for a national nonprofit in the Rosemont, IL area. This contract role sits between relationship-building with partner agencies and hands-on candidate matching, including candidates with disabilities for roles across Direct Service Provider, operations, and leadership tracks.

The position emphasizes building structure in a developing talent function. You’ll collaborate with local agencies, interview candidates, and guide partners on best hiring practices while

Qualifications

• Experience in nonprofit human services, especially working directly with people with disabilities.
• Background as a job coach, employment specialist, vocational counselor, DSP, or case manager focused on employment goals.
• Understanding of intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism and Down syndrome.
• Familiarity with supported employment, benefits navigation, and common barriers like transportation.
• Recruiting or sourcing experience is a must have.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities; positive, curious, low-drama, and accountable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel), Smartsheet, and Zoom.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Bilingual is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with nonprofit agencies across the Chicago area, including those who aren’t actively hiring yet.
• Lead intake calls with partner agencies to understand hiring needs, timelines, and challenges.
• Interview candidates with disabilities to understand their skills, interests, and support needs.
• Match candidates to open roles, including Direct Service Provider, operations, sales, and nonprofit leadership positions.
• Source candidates through the organization’s job board, Indeed, LinkedIn, community partnerships, and referrals, and help candidates navigate job board resources.
• Coach partner agencies on hiring practices like clear job requirements, interviewing, and timely follow-up.
• Work with the internal partnerships team on warm introductions to new organizations.
• Track referrals, activity, and outcomes in Excel and Smartsheet.

Skills

Recruiting

Nonprofit experience

Sourcing

Bilingual

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Smartsheet

Zoom

Job description

Recruiter - Nonprofit

$37 - $37 per hour | Rosemont, IL | Hybrid | Consulting

Hybrid Schedule!

A bit about us:

Our client is a national nonprofit and one of the country’s leading job creators for people with disabilities. Founded in the 1970s, they connect government and corporate customers with a network of hundreds of community-based nonprofit agencies that employ people with disabilities. They also run their own job board and talent acquisition services to help those agencies hire. The organization is known for its mission-first culture, its advocacy for a more accessible future of work, and its long history as a veteran-ready employer. Their Workforce Management team is growing and building new ways to connect job seekers with disabilities to meaningful work.

Why join us?

Jobot offers outstanding benefits for temporary consultants, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Life/Accidental Death & Disability
• 401k

Long-term potential: contractors on this team have been extended well past their initial term

Mission-driven work that directly creates jobs for people with disabilities

Room to build: help shape a growing talent acquisition function

Collaborative, supportive team culture

Job Details

About the Role

A national nonprofit is hiring a Contract Recruiter for its Workforce Management team. This role sits between relationship-building and talent matching. You’ll partner with local and regional nonprofit agencies, interview job seekers with disabilities, and connect them to open roles, including jobs through a federal employment program for people with disabilities. You’ll work two ways: jobs-first, by reviewing open roles and reaching out to partner agencies who may have the right candidates; and candidates-first, by taking referrals from partners and matching those candidates to openings. The team is evolving and building as it goes, so this is a good fit for someone who likes creating structure rather than following it.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain relationships with nonprofit agencies across the Chicago area, including those who aren’t actively hiring yet
• Lead intake calls with partner agencies to understand hiring needs, timelines, and challenges
• Interview candidates with disabilities to understand their skills, interests, and support needs
• Match candidates to open roles, including Direct Service Provider, operations, sales, and nonprofit leadership positions
• Source candidates through the organization’s job board, Indeed, LinkedIn, community partnerships, and referrals, and help candidates navigate job board resources
• Coach partner agencies on hiring practices like clear job requirements, interviewing, and timely follow-up
• Work with the internal partnerships team on warm introductions to new organizations
• Track referrals, activity, and outcomes in Excel and Smartsheet

What They’re Looking For

• Experience in nonprofit human services, especially working directly with people with disabilities
• Background as a job coach, employment specialist, vocational counselor, DSP, or case manager focused on employment goals
• Understanding of intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism and Down syndrome
• Familiarity with supported employment, benefits navigation, and common barriers like transportation
• Recruiting or sourcing experience is a must have.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities; positive, curious, low-drama, and accountable
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel), Smartsheet, and Zoom
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience
• Bilingual is a plus

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