Staff Recruiter – NY Metro Region

The Region Staff Recruiter is responsible for managing and executing comprehensive recruitment strategies across multiple locations and levels, including field-level staff, maintenance, and management roles. This position involves proactively sourcing candidates, fostering relationships with hiring managers and community partners, and optimizing recruitment and hiring processes to meet organizational needs.

First for a Reason  

Salary Range

$80,000 - $90,000 based on experience.

Benefits 

Benefits including physical and mental health initiatives, medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and paid holiday/vacation. 

Professional Advancement 

Start here. Go far. We believe in promoting from within which means tremendous opportunities for you, thanks to our strong presence across North America. 

Extensive Training 

Build skills and knowledge in such areas as safety and security, injury prevention, technology and equipment, and job efficiency. 

Diversity & Inclusion 

Because we’re stronger together, we aspire to have a culture where all people are First. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and diverse working environment for everyone every day. 

Community Service & Impact 

Go where opportunity meets community. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As the face of First in your community, you’ll have a positive impact on others. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract top talent for various positions across multiple locations and organizational levels.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand talent needs, assess hiring strategies, and ensure successful recruitment outcomes.

• Proactively build and maintain diverse candidate pipelines through job boards, social media, community outreach, networking, and sourcing methods.

• Establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations, schools, military bases, and other external groups to enhance the recruitment process.

• Provide exceptional candidate experience through consistent communication and support throughout the recruitment process.

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, offer negotiation, pre-employment background checks, and onboarding

• Regularly track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) and recruitment metrics such as candidate flow, source effectiveness, and time-to-fill.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

• 2+ years of full cycle recruiting experience, with experience in corporate, agency, or military recruitment a plus.

• Proficiency in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a focus on relationship-building and customer service.

• Strong analytical skills to assess sourcing strategies and make data-driven improvements.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining high levels of integrity and confidentiality.

• Minimal travel as needed for training, team meetings, job fairs, recruiting events, and community engagement.

Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. 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 be conducted in English.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.