*Recruiter

About the role

Merced College is seeking a proactive Recruiter to champion diversity, drive innovation, and transform how the college attracts, engages, and welcomes talent to its campus community. In this pivotal role, you will serve as the New Employee Champion, ensuring every recruitment process is equitable, transparent, and built to attract high-caliber candidates across faculty, management, and staff. If you thrive on building meaningful institution-wide relationships, modernizing hiring strategies, and making a lasting impact on community college education, this is your opportunity to shape the future of our team.

Merced College is more than a community college—we are a catalyst for transformation, redefining higher education and setting new standards for excellence. Serving nearly 20,000 students each year, we are proud to be a leading center of learning and opportunity in California's Central Valley. Founded in 1962, Merced College blends a strong tradition of academic excellence with forward-thinking innovation to create an inclusive and engaging environment for students and employees alike. Committed to the well-being, growth, and professional success of our team, we foster collaboration and a supportive culture where every employee is empowered to make a difference.

Located in the heart of California's Central Valley, the City of Merced offers a welcoming community of more than 90,000 residents, with easy access to the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Yosemite National Park.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all employee recruitment activities for management, faculty, classified professionals, and temporary positions.
• Innovates the District's recruitment efforts to encourage well-qualified and diverse pools of applicants.
• Posts positions and maintains the appropriate data in the District's applicant tracking system; coordinates system updates as necessary; trains other appropriate personnel to utilize the applicant tracking system.
• Serves as equity representative for recruitment activities.
• Develops relationships with other institutions in support of the District's recruitment efforts.
• Performs research and conducts surveys to determine appropriate advertising strategies and maintains a network of advertising vendors to contact for recruitment activities as necessary.
• Monitors advertising and recruitment-related budgets.
• Establishes ongoing and consistent communication with administrators, faculty, and other recruitment committee members regarding position posting schedules and requirements.
• Coordinates all aspects of the screening and interview process according to district, collective bargaining, and EEO regulations.
• Facilitates hiring process for recruitments to ensure that all steps are completed and that required training is provided.
• Coordinates the development of orientation sessions for all new employees.
• Coordinates all employee tuberculosis testing requirements in accordance with district policy and state law and maintains a vendor network to provide this service for all new and current employees.
• Coordinates all employee fingerprinting requirements in accordance with district policy and state law and maintains a vendor network to provide this service for all new employees and student workers.
• Collects data to assist in development and maintenance of job information to create and develop legally defensible position job descriptions as necessary or required to comply with district standards and legal regulations.
• Maintains recruitment records and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) diversity statistics and assists in completing required reports.
• Arranges for District attendance at recruitment fairs; attends recruitment fairs, conferences, and workshops as needed or required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of applicable professional experience OR applicable certifications OR
• Associate's degree and four (4) years of applicable professional experience AND applicable certifications OR
• Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required minimum qualifications.
• Possess CA Driver license.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Human Resources experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Effective recruitment practices.
• Applicant tracking system(s).
• Human resources policies and procedures.
• Telephone techniques and etiquette.
• Federal and state laws and regulations governing areas of responsibility.
• Recordkeeping and report preparation techniques.
• Business letter and report writing, editing and proofreading.
• Office organization and file maintenance.
• Applicable computer software programs to manage word-processing, the development of spreadsheets, and database manipulation.
• Collective bargaining agreement rules and regulations for all employees, as appropriate.

Abilities

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Interpret and apply human resources department policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
• Perform diversified and complex clerical support duties involving independent judgment requiring in-depth knowledge of an assigned function or program.
• Use a computer with speed and accuracy and utilize multiple computer software applications, to include HRIS and ATS.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions, analyze situations accurately, and make decisions on routine procedural matter.
• Effective customer service and organizational skills, as well as timely completion of assigned projects and activities.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Benefits

• Health benefits for the employee and all their eligible dependents cost employee's only $12 per month and provide access to PPO medical coverage, PPO dental coverage, VSP Vision coverage, and more.
• Sick leave and retirement benefits are also provided.