Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

UNKNOWN; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) Plan

Matching Contributions

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Job summary

Goodwill Kentucky is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Specialist to manage full lifecycle recruiting across Kentucky, partnering with hiring managers to build pipelines and ensure smooth onboarding. The role covers retail, non-retail, professional, priority, and difficult-to-fill openings.

You will own searches from intake through offer, coordinate onboarding, and maintain accurate recruiting data while supporting stronger TA processes.

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience.
• Experience building pipelines via job boards, social media, referrals, events, and community resources.
• Strong partnering with hiring managers and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle recruitment for assigned roles across Kentucky.
• Consult with hiring managers on requirements, sourcing, interviews, and hiring risks.
• Develop targeted sourcing plans and talent pipelines for prioritized openings.
• Coordinate recruiting events, outreach, and candidate follow-up.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Hiring manager partnership

Sourcing pipelines

ATS familiarity

MS Excel reporting

Travel up to 40%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

NOW HIRING

Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

Recruit great people. Build strong beginnings. Support a mission that matters.

Ready to blend recruiting strategy, relationship building, data, and onboarding?

Goodwill Kentucky is looking for an experienced talent acquisition professional who can manage full lifecycle recruiting, partner with hiring managers, strengthen talent pipelines, and help new team members start well. This role supports retail, non-retail, professional, priority, and difficult-to-fill hiring across Kentucky.

RECRUIT

Own searches from intake through offer and pre-employment steps.

CONNECT

Build pipelines through outreach, events, referrals, and community sources.

IMPROVE

Keep recruiting data accurate and support stronger TA and onboarding processes.

What You’ll Do

• Manage full lifecycle recruitment for assigned retail, non-retail, and professional positions.
• Consult with hiring managers on requirements, timelines, sourcing, interviews, selection considerations, and hiring risks.
• Develop targeted sourcing plans and talent pipelines for high-priority, specialized, recurring, and difficult-to-fill openings.
• Coordinate recruiting events and outreach, including logistics, lead tracking, candidate follow-up, and results reporting.
• Maintain accurate ATS records, dashboards, recurring reports, and recruiting data; identify trends, discrepancies, and risks.
• Coordinate assigned onboarding and orientation activities, records, compliance tracking, reporting, and follow-up.

What You Bring

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible full lifecycle recruiting experience.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions and developing sourcing pipelines through job boards, social media, direct outreach, events, referrals, and community resources.
• Strong hiring-manager partnership, communication, facilitation, organization, problem-solving, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Comfort working in applicant tracking systems and Microsoft Office; advanced Excel and reporting skills are preferred.
• Ability to travel throughout Kentucky up to 40%, with reliable transportation, insurance, a valid driver’s license, and an acceptable driving record.
• A bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant education and experience will be considered.

Bring the values: Dignity Service Hope Partnership

Benefits

• 403(b) Plan
• Company 403(b) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 8 Paid Holidays
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance

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