HR Coordinator and Recruiter

ARE YOU GOOD WITH CAREGIVERS? HAVE YOU HAD LUCK AND EXPERIENCE HIRING GREAT QUALITY PEOPLE FOR CAREGIVING JOBS?  HAVE YOU HAD EXPERIENCE WORKING IN HOMECARE AGENCY?  

IF YOU ANSWERED "YES" TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS THEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU! 

About our Company:

LifeCare Home Health & In-Home Services is the company dedicated to providing high quality, comprehensive, integrated, innovative and patient-centered home health and home care services in the Chicago-land area. Since 1996 LifeCare has earned a reputation as a leader in the industry and has gained trust and recognition among healthcare professionals, clients, and our employees. At LifeCare we put our employees as a TOP PRIORITY. We believe in a positive work environment and healthy culture. Our employee rewards and benefits programs are crafted to be meaningful to our employees and their significant others.

At LifeCare we offer:

• Great pay

• Health Insurance (for employees, spouses & dependents): Medical, Dental, and Vision

• Life and Disability insurance coverage

• Retirement plan

• Company and individual performance annual bonus

• Referral Program 

• Paid Time Off, Sick Time off, Holidays

• Electronic Medical Records System, company tablet, company cell phone

• On line training

• Main Responsibilities 
  
  Under the supervision of the Agency Manager; coordinates all human resources activities for the office. The HR Coordinator & Recruiter is responsible for full life-cycle recruitment of caregivers and clinicians, retention activities, employee relations, compensation and benefits, training and on boarding and orientation. Complies and maintains official personnel records according to the agency policies.

• Manage the full life cycle recruiting process for LifeCare personnel to include developing recruiting strategies, candidate sourcing, screening, assessments, interviewing, background checks, selection, negotiation and close.
• Records employee information such as personnel data, compensation, benefits, tax data, attendance, performance reviews, evaluations, pay rate evaluations, and termination date and reason.
• Orients, trains and on boards employees and maintains official employee personnel files in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.
• Ensures a platinum experience for every employee despite the challenging nature of varying clients.
• Handles unique and complex situations with resources readily available.
• Supports a growing, diverse, and dynamic office.
• Being able to hire and retain quality caregivers
• Communicate effectively with potential and current employees
• Interest in new avenues and ways to recruit caregivers
• Reviewing and assessing applications in accordance with our office standards
• Responding to application employment inquiries in a professional manner
• Assistance with the orientation of new hires and ensuring applicants have all necessary paperwork
• Leading training for all new hires
• Working together with Scheduling Coordinator to match qualified caregivers with appropriate clients
• On-call one week a month (M-F after 5 p.m. and all Saturday and Sunday)

The Recruitment/HR Coordinator will work closely with the following internal contacts: 

• Agency Administrator
• Internal Client Care Coordinator and Supervisor
• External Client Care Manager
• Administrative Assistant

The Recruiter/HR Coordinator will work closely with the following external contacts: 

• Community Organizations
• Colleges, Vocational Programs, ESL and Adult education programs, Job Fair Directors
• Employment Centers, Community Centers, Religious Institutions.
• Outside Vendors

Main Assignments:

• Identify and sources potential candidates through applicant data bases, networking, referrals, job fairs, publications, professional associations, internet, etc.
• Maintains understanding and knowledge of staffing, recruitment and retention initiatives for the office and proactively seeks and implements new, creative recruitment tactics to attract qualified candidates.
• Partners with management to plan and anticipate workforce planning needs based on business development strategies.
• Implement recruiting strategies and search techniques to source, screen, evaluate and select candidates to recruit top talent within specified time frames.
• Initiates hiring process for potential employees including processing applications, background screening, assessments, interviewing, and reference checks; makes hiring and termination recommendations.
• Updates employee files to document personnel actions and to provide information for payroll and other uses.
• Compiles data from personnel, payroll, and computer records to prepare reports.
• Compiles and maintains records for use in employee benefits administration.
• Responsible for progressive discipline process and may conduct investigations, warnings, and terminations.
• Examines employees’ files to answer inquiries and provides information to authorized persons.
• Audits and maintains personnel records per federal, state, local, and company policy.
• Conducts exit interviews and compiles data.
• Other administrative tasks as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have Covid 19 Vaccine
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and deliver.
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Knowledge of the Home Care, Home Health Care, Community Care Programs Industry required
• Prior HR and Recruitment/Hiring Experience
• Must possess valid driver's license and reliable transportation

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