Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) Plan

Company 403(b) Matching Contributions

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Job summary

Goodwill Kentucky is seeking a Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding to blend recruiting strategy, relationship building, data, and onboarding. The role supports Kentucky-based retail, non-retail, professional, priority, and difficult-to-fill hiring.

You will own searches from intake through offer and pre-employment steps, build pipelines, and help new teammates start well, across all Kentucky operations.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible full lifecycle recruiting experience.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions and developing sourcing pipelines.
• Strong partnership, communication, and confidentiality with hiring managers.
• Comfort with ATS and Microsoft Office; advanced Excel and reporting preferred.
• Travel throughout Kentucky up to 40% with reliable transportation and valid license.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent education and experience considered.

Responsibilities

• 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 openings.
• Coordinate recruiting events and outreach, including logistics, lead tracking, candidate follow-up, and reporting.
• Maintain accurate ATS records, dashboards, reports, and recruiting data; identify trends and risks.
• Coordinate onboarding and orientation activities, records, compliance tracking, reporting, and follow-up.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Hiring manager partnership

ATS experience

Advanced Excel

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Equivalent education/experience considered

Tools

ATS

Microsoft Office

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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