Position Title: Talent Acquisition Manager
Reports To: Director of Talent
Location: Santa Clara County
Status: full-time, non-exempt
About Fresh Lifelines for Youth
Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is an award-winning nonprofit working to break the cycle of juvenile violence, crime, and incarceration. In twenty years of this work, FLY has supported tens of thousands of young people impacted by the justice system. FLY is at a critical juncture in our evolution: adding to a long history of success providing impactful intervention and prevention programs for young people, we understand that the pipeline-to-prison is a series of systems, structures and practices that suppress the ability of young people of color and other marginalized young people to thrive. We’ve set an audacious goal to do something about it: by 2030, through partnering with young people, communities, and systems, FLY will contribute to the fight for equity and justice by taking concrete steps to dismantle California’s pipeline to prison, equip 30,000 juvenile-justice and at-risk youth to transform their lives, and strengthen services for marginalized youth in California and beyond. More info at: www.flyprogram.org.
Talent Acquisition Manager– Position Summary
The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for the attraction, selection and recruitment of FLY staff, including onboarding support for all new employees. The Talent Acquisition Manager will work closely with the Director of Talent to ensure hiring best practices are consistent across the agency, and FLY cultural values are upheld.
The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills and be organized, mission-aligned, and able to support cross-county coordination with sound judgment in a fast-paced environment. The Talent Acquisition Manager will ideally have at least 1-3 years experience with recruitment and onboarding. Experience working in the non-profit sector and/or a for-profit start-up environment is a plus.
Primary Responsibilities
Attraction, Selection, and Recruitment of FLY employees across the agency
· Lead recruitment including implementing strategy, postings and networking, interview materials, position and candidate management, references and offer process in collaboration with DOT
· Create positional recruitment strategies with hiring managers, filling existing vacancies and anticipating potential vacancies and newly created positions
· Provide recruitment and interview training for staff to ensure best practices are consistently shared across departments and create/implement hiring rubrics for final stage selection and process consistency
· Ensure youth voice is meaningfully integrated into selection processes
· Articulation and maintenance of job descriptions, competencies, and job postings
· Strategic prospecting/referral sourcing of candidates with staff, volunteers and stakeholders
· Proper tracking, reporting and research support to ensure quality of recruitment strategies and a diverse candidate pool
Onboarding of New Staff and Interns
· Coordinate with Operations and hiring manager to ensure preparation of new employee physical space, technology needs, and employee business cards/name tag creation
· Collaborate with hiring managers in the creation of 90-day training plans and ensure hiring managers understand the process for proper staff onboarding
· Coordinate FLYght School Onboarding Modules and Learning Tour – ensure timely prep of materials and rooms reserved; tracking of attendance and assessing “make-up” needs; ensuring evaluations are completed
· Oversee the internship program including recruiting, interview processes and onboarding
Employee & Engagement Retention Committee (EERC)
· Co-lead and prepare agenda items for EERC meetings with TDM
· Assist and manage as needed the execution of events and ideas that come from EERC- ex. Staff Appreciation Week, staff check-ins, V.I.P. Party, Annual Staff Retreat, Staff BBQ Day Away, and Holiday Potluck.
· Support TDM in recruitment of new EERC members, and help ensure representation from all counties
· Maintain an Employee Engagement and Culture survey to build out staff events
Applicant Strengths & Competencies
The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to social, racial, and economic justice with experience in Talent and a passion for collaborating with young people to improve our community.
- Communication: Uses effective written and verbal communication with staff, teams, and communities served; demonstrates empathy, self-awareness, and listening skills.
- Cultural Responsivity: Demonstrates the values of diversity and inclusion; fosters environments that facilitate more diverse and inclusive spaces.
- Critical Thinking: Consistently identifies, gathers, and applies relevant information to complete work efficiently and effectively.
- Relationship Building: Ability to initiate, develop and maintain trusting relationships in a short period of time with youth, parents, those representing the juvenile justice system, other key external stakeholders, and FLY volunteers and staff. Possess the passion to energetically promote FLY’s mission and Program components to attract, develop and retain youth and volunteer participation with FLY.
Compensation
This position is a full-time non-exempt role at a rate of $62,708/annually with differential pay options based on language/advanced degree. Our Total Rewards Package also includes the following:
- Healthcare and/or 403(b) stipend
- Mileage reimbursement
- 10+ PTO days per year plus 12 holiday days; FLY also provides 3-4 additional "rejuvenation days off" twice per year in July and December (these days off are above and beyond your accrued PTO hours)
- 8 hours of civic engagement hours
- Annual professional development goal stipend with a portion eligible toward health/wellness needs
- Employee Assistance Program (paid for by FLY)
- Flexible work schedules and occasional remote work days
At FLY, we have adopted a no-negotiation policy. This policy reflects our commitment to equity and ensuring that the offers we make to our candidates reflect competitive and appropriate compensation given the market and the role.
At Fresh Lifelines for Youth, we are committed to hiring top talent. As such, FLY will be implementing a temporary policy offering all new hires a one time signing bonus. All full-time hires will receive $1,500.00 which will be paid in their first paycheck. This amount will be prorated accordingly for part-time hires. This does not apply to seasonal or contract positions. Nor would it apply to internal lateral moves or promotions. This policy will be effective 9/15 through 3/31/22.
How to apply
Please visit our website www.flyprogram.org and apply under our "careers" page. You will need to include a letter of interest or cover letter and your resume
Our Commitment To Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
At FLY, we embrace a diversity of identities, beliefs, thoughts, and experiences. We commit to creating an organizational culture of equity and inclusion to serve our youth and communities better. FLY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive for an inclusive culture and a staff team that reflects diversity. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex/gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful under any federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage women; people of color, people who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities; people with experience in the juvenile justice or criminal justice systems; and people with disabilities to apply. Fresh Lifelines for Youth is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at (408) 263-2630 or [email protected]
COVID-19 Vaccination
At FLY, we are committed to the safety of our employees, clients, and all others who enter our workplace. While COVID-19 poses a threat to the health and well-being of all individuals, vaccinations can significantly reduce that threat and help protect our workplace as well as our community. As such, FLY would like to make clear that the COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment.
However, FLY does allow staff to apply for exemptions based on medical history or sincerely held religious beliefs or practices. However, this must be approved through FLY’s compliance department. If approved, employee’s will be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing and must wear masks/PPE at all times.
Additionally, FLY will allow accommodations for unvaccinated employees to perform their essential job functions so long as it does not impose either a direct threat to the health and safety of the workplace and employees; or an undue hardship on the organization.
If either of the two conditions above are not met, and the employee cannot receive the vaccine, employment may be terminated.
If you have additional questions, please contact us at (408) 263-2630 or email [email protected]