Region Staff Recruiter

First Student; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: $80,000-$90,000

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Paid holidays/vacation

Job summary

First Student, a mission-driven transportation employer, is seeking a recruiter to strengthen pipelines across multiple locations and levels, supporting safer, more reliable transportation daily.

This onsite role in Brooklyn, NY, partners with hiring managers and community partners to deliver full-cycle recruiting outcomes and track KPIs, while providing an engaging candidate experience and opportunities for growth within a 60,000+ employee organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience; corporate, agency, or military recruiting experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Strong project management and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a focus on relationship-building and customer service.
• Analytical skills to evaluate sourcing strategies and improve results using data.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining integrity and confidentiality.
• Minimal travel as needed for training, team meetings, job fairs, recruiting events, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract top talent for a range of roles across multiple locations and organizational levels.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs, evaluate hiring strategies, and support successful recruitment outcomes.
• Build and maintain diverse candidate pipelines using job boards, social media, community outreach, networking, and sourcing methods.
• Create and sustain partnerships with community organizations, schools, military bases, and other external groups to strengthen recruiting efforts.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience through consistent communication and support throughout the hiring process.
• Run full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, offer negotiation, pre-employment background checks, and onboarding.
• Track and report recruiting KPIs and metrics, including candidate flow, source effectiveness, and time-to-fill.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Independent work

Minimal travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Join a mission-driven team at First Student, where you’ll help strengthen recruiting pipelines across multiple locations and levels while supporting safer, more reliable transportation every day. You’ll be part of a 60,000+ employee organization that transports more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day, with brands including Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II.

In this onsite role in Brooklyn, NY, you’ll work directly with hiring managers, community partners, and candidates to deliver full-cycle recruiting outcomes and track recruiting performance through key KPIs.

What you’ll do

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract top talent for a range of roles across multiple locations and organizational levels.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs, evaluate hiring strategies, and support successful recruitment outcomes.
• Build and maintain diverse candidate pipelines using job boards, social media, community outreach, networking, and sourcing methods.
• Create and sustain partnerships with community organizations, schools, military bases, and other external groups to strengthen recruiting efforts.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience through consistent communication and support throughout the hiring process.
• Run full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, offer negotiation, pre-employment background checks, and onboarding.
• Track and report recruiting KPIs and metrics, including candidate flow, source effectiveness, and time-to-fill.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience; corporate, agency, or military recruiting experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Strong project management and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a focus on relationship-building and customer service.
• Analytical skills to evaluate sourcing strategies and improve results using data.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining integrity and confidentiality.
• Minimal travel as needed for training, team meetings, job fairs, recruiting events, and community engagement.

Training, culture, and growth

• Extensive training to build skills in safety and security, injury prevention, technology and equipment, and job efficiency.
• Diversity & Inclusion: a culture where all people are First, committed to an inclusive and diverse working environment every day.
• Community impact: Go where opportunity meets community, with customers at the heart of what you do and a role as a presence in your local area.
• Professional advancement: opportunities for growth with a belief in promoting from within, supported by a strong presence across North America.

Benefits and pay

• Salary: $80,000 to $90,000 per year, based on experience.
• Medical/dental/vision plus physical and mental health initiatives.
• 401(k).
• Paid holiday/vacation.

Language requirement: English proficiency is required. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications to be conducted in English.

Drug and alcohol testing (Washington safety-sensitive positions): In Washington, technician and driving positions, including roles requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are safety-sensitive and subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

Equal employment opportunity: First provides consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. The company is committed to a drug-free workplace and may consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable fair chance requirements.