The Recruiting Specialist acts as the curator of the Stride teammate journey. This role blends high-touch candidate advocacy with strategic sourcing to transform initial interest into a long-term commitment to our mission. You are responsible for identifying world-class RBTs and BCBAs (as needed), leveraging applicant tracking systems to ensure seamless communication, and ensuring every interaction reflects the supportive and insightful nature of the Stride brand.
Core Values & Cultural Leadership
The Recruiting Specialist must be a visible model for Stride’s values, ensuring they are lived authentically to attract talent that maintains our culture as we grow:
- Do What’s Right: Represent Stride professionally, ethically, and positively with all stakeholders, ensuring every candidate interaction upholds the highest integrity.
- Continuous Improvement: Manage applicant tracking systems to improve workflow and regularly assess recruitment needs to drive hiring efficiency.
- Collaborate, Collaborate, Collaborate: Work across the organization and with the recruiting team to fill vacant positions and align on talent needs.
- Infuse Joy: Create a fantastic candidate experience through positivity and accessibility, selling candidates on the joyous impact of a career in ABA therapy.
- Care BIG: Demonstrate deep commitment to Stride’s mission by identifying mission-driven therapists who will provide the best possible support to our families.
Core Responsibilities
Service Excellence & Candidate Advocacy
- Serve as the primary advocate and professional face of Stride, maintaining an exceptional, high-touch communication standard (verbal and written) to ensure every candidate receives personalized updates within 24–48 hours and a best-in-class, "white-glove" experience.
- Operate as a true “Partner” by strategically collaborating with clinic leadership to align hiring efforts with clinical caseloads, ensuring every new hire is a strong cultural and clinical fit rather than just a filled seat.
- Continually audit and oversee the entire candidate journey to remove friction points and ensure a seamless transition from the initial application to the first day of orientation.
Sourcing Strategy & Systems Architecture
- Creatively source talent across varied channels including job boards, social media, and networking.
- Utilize applicant tracking systems (ATS) as the "source of truth" to improve recruitment workflows and processes.
- Coordinate with local teams to schedule video interviews and facilitate second-round onsite evaluations.
- Leverage ATS automation and scheduling tools to remove administrative friction while maintaining a human touch.
- Provide the Director of Talent Acquisition with updates on recruitment needs and pipeline health.
Employer Branding & Outreach
- Champion and consistently represent Stride’s brand across all recruiting channels and interactions, ensuring a professional, authentic, and values-driven presence at events, on social media and in all candidate communications.
- Actively participate in job fairs, conferences, and in-house hiring events to build a community of prospective talent.
- Conduct internet research to stay ahead of market trends and talent availability.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Candidate Engagement: Timely follow up on candidate applications.
- Quality Submission: Maintain screening quality to ensure clinic interview success.
- Talent on Deck: Proactively build and maintain a bench of qualified, engaged candidates.
- Retention Rate: Percentage of new hires reaching the 90-day milestone.
- Employer Branding: Consistent participation in employer branding efforts.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience: 3+ years of recruiting and onboarding experience required. Experience with human services organizations or healthcare preferred.
- Technical Expertise: Experience using a wide range of talent-sourcing channels and strong computer skills.
- Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication, strong rapport-building abilities, and excellent time management.
- Attitude: Brings a positive, growth mindset approach to recruiting, with the ability to quickly learn, adapt and evolve as business needs and processes change.
- Mission Alignment: A deep-seated passion for healthcare and supporting individuals with special needs.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
- Environment: Primarily home-based with up to 25% travel to venues, colleges, and clinic locations in the Midwest (SD, IA, NE, IL).
- Physical: Must be able to maintain a focused presence at a workstation and utilize digital recruiting tools (ATS, social media, and video platforms).
Pay: From $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Coralville, IA 52241
