Recruitment Specialist - Human Resources

Hours: Monday to Friday, based on organizational requirements.

Rate of Pay: $ 33.10 – $ 39.30 per hour (Starting salary will be determined by relevant experience, qualifications, internal equity, and market conditions.)

Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy

Who We Are

At Good Shepherd, we are committed to providing hope and enhancing dignity and self-determination for individuals and families. To learn more, visit .

This opportunity is with Good Shepherd – Administration, Human Resources.

How You Will Make an Impact

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Human Resources, the Recruitment Specialist supports full-cycle recruitment and provides positive, timely, and equitable experience for candidates and hiring managers.

• Partner with hiring managers to confirm staffing needs, requirements, timelines, and selection criteria.
• Create and maintain job descriptions, postings, screening questions, templates, and recruitment materials.
• Post positions through the ATS and external recruitment platforms and adjust sourcing strategies as required.
• Review applications, shortlist candidates, and conduct initial screens/interviews.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, video prescreens, reference checks, employment verifications, and pre-employment screening.
• Maintain professional candidate communication and support hiring managers with selection and offer/onboarding processes.
• Maintain accurate and confidential recruitment records, requisitions, applications, references, postings, and hiring documentation.
• Provide ATS support, manage user access, archive postings, troubleshoot issues, and liaise with vendor support.
• Track and report recruitment activity, posting performance, time-to-fill, and candidate pipeline metrics.
• Provide recruitment and ATS guidance and training to hiring managers and maintain process guides.
• Participate in career fairs, recruitment events, external platform meetings, employer branding, and sourcing activities.
• Ensure recruitment practices comply with legislation, privacy requirements, collective agreements, policies, and Good Shepherd procedures.
• Support fair, consistent, inclusive recruitment practices and identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and the candidate experience.
• Follow all health and safety requirements and perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring to Our Team

• Diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4–6 years of recruitment, talent acquisition, Human Resources, or related experience.
• CHRP designation or working toward the designation is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruitment, sourcing, screening, interviewing, references, pre-employment screening, and offers.
• Experience with ATS and recruitment tools; ApplicantPro, ADP, iSolve, Wedge, Indeed, or similar platforms are assets.
• Ability to develop clear job postings, screening questions, recruitment materials, and candidate communications.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, privacy requirements, and recruitment best practices.
• Strong organizational, communication, computer, interpersonal, and time-management skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, collaboration, and commitment to professional, respectful service.
• Commitment to Good Shepherd's values of Responsibility, Availability, Adaptability, Hospitality, Quality, and Dignity.

What We Offer

• Be part of a caring TEAM THAT SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
• EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT opportunities
• Staff recognition and access to self-care supports and EMPLOYEE / FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
• POSITIVE and encouraging atmosphere
• Opportunity to make a difference and provide HOPE
• Extended Health Benefits

Join our team and help provide hope, enhance dignity, and support individuals and families in our community.

Good Shepherd, a ministry of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, is an equal opportunity employer operating within an anti-racist and anti-oppression framework. We strive to establish workplaces that reflect and are enhanced by the rich diversity of the community we serve.

Good Shepherd welcomes and encourages applications from all people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you need accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 905-528-5877.