Talent Acquisition Specialist / HR Recruiter

Job Details: Job Location: Ginger Cove

• Annapolis, MD, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $75000.00 - $82000.00Salary, Job Shift: Day Shift, Job Category: Human Resources, Talent Acquisition Specialist | Full-Time | $75,000-$82,000 Annually | Approximately 20% Travel Ginger Cove is a premier Life Plan Retirement Community dedicated to providing each member of our community with exceptional quality, comfort, and care. We value staff excellence, resident independence, and business integrity. Ginger Cove is currently seeking a full-time Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead recruitment initiatives and support workforce development across our community. This position plays an important role in attracting, sourcing, and hiring qualified talent while partnering with department leadership to meet organizational staffing needs. The ideal candidate is a proactive and experienced recruitment professional with strong relationship-building skills, strategic sourcing capabilities, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

Lead and manage full-cycle talent acquisition across all organizational departments, including clinical, culinary, hospitality, administrative, environmental services, maintenance, and leadership positions. Partner with executive leadership, department directors, and hiring managers to assess workforce needs, establish hiring priorities, and develop targeted recruitment strategies.

Develop and implement short- and long-term talent acquisition strategies aligned with organizational goals, staffing requirements, and workforce trends. Oversee recruitment activities from job posting and sourcing through candidate evaluation, interviewing, offer negotiation, pre-employment screening, and onboarding coordination.

Develop innovative sourcing strategies utilizing job boards, social media, professional networks, employee referrals, community outreach, educational partnerships, and other recruitment channels. Build and strengthen relationships with local colleges, universities, high schools, workforce development organizations, healthcare programs, and community partners to establish sustainable talent pipelines.

Represent Ginger Cove at local career fairs, networking events, school recruitment programs, industry events, and community partnership initiatives. Lead employer branding and recruitment marketing initiatives to strengthen Ginger Cove's reputation as an employer of choice. Develop and oversee recruitment metrics, dashboards, and reporting to evaluate hiring activity, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, candidate pipelines, vacancies, turnover trends, and overall recruitment performance.

Analyze workforce and recruitment data to identify hiring challenges, recommend process improvements, and support informed staffing decisions. Manage and optimize the applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruitment technology, ensuring accurate applicant records, efficient workflows, and effective utilization of available recruiting tools.

Establish consistent recruitment processes, hiring practices, and communication standards to improve efficiency and enhance the candidate and hiring manager experience. Provide guidance and consultation to hiring managers on interviewing practices, candidate selection, compensation considerations, recruitment timelines, and competitive labor market conditions.

Develop and maintain relationships with external recruiting agencies, staffing partners, and other talent acquisition resources as needed. Oversee and coordinate recruitment-related onboarding activities, including offer documentation, background screenings, drug testing, pre-employment requirements, and new-hire communication.

Partner with Human Resources and department leadership to ensure recruitment and onboarding practices align with organizational policies, employment regulations, and applicable compliance requirements. Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, strengthen internal collaboration, and enhance the overall employee experience from initial candidate engagement through the first day of employment.

Stay current on talent acquisition trends, labor market conditions, recruitment technology, employment practices, and industry best practices. Perform other related duties as assigned. Why Ginger Cove? At Ginger Cove, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in creating an environment where talented professionals can make meaningful contributions, develop their skills, and grow alongside an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of others.

Join our team and help us build a workforce that makes a difference every day!

Qualifications

Job Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred. Minimum of five years of progressive experience in full-cycle recruitment and talent acquisition, preferably in a multi-department or high-volume environment. Demonstrated experience developing and executing recruitment strategies, workforce planning initiatives, and talent sourcing programs.

Experience partnering with senior leadership, department directors, and hiring managers to address organizational staffing needs. Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruitment technology, and talent acquisition reporting. Paycom experience preferred. Strong understanding of recruitment practices, employment laws, and applicable hiring regulations.

Experience developing recruitment partnerships, employer branding initiatives, and community-based talent pipelines. Excellent communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and presentation skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, as well as social media, job boards, and digital recruitment platforms.

Ability to work collaboratively across departments while independently managing recruitment initiatives. Valid driver's license and ability to travel for recruitment events and community partnership activities.

Benefits

& Perks: At Ginger Cove, we value our team and offer a strong benefits package: Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Full-Time Only Retirement plan with employer match Paid time off (accrual-based) Tuition assistance & scholarship programs Employee referral bonus program Employee discount program Employee leadership development Annual employee appreciation bonus Employee recognition programs Additional voluntary (ancillary) benefits Ginger Cove is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Ginger Cove will not tolerate harassment or discrimination based on any of these protected classifications.