Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

In addition to working with an amazing team in an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success, we offer:

• Paid Vacation Entitlements that increase with seniority (subject to eligibility)


• Competitive total compensation packages


• Group health and benefits plans (includes medical, dental, and prescription medication, subject to eligibility)


• Generous pension plans with employer matching


• Free YMCA HBB Health & Fitness Memberships


• Professional development opportunities including paid training and access to YMCA education scholarships and incentives


• Reduced rates for YMCA HBB Child Care, Camp, and Child & Youth programs (subject to eligibility)


• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)


• Opportunities for career advancement

Position Overview:

We believe that it is through the power of our amazing people that the #YSavesLives. By joining the People, Leadership & Culture team, you will contribute to making our YMCA HBB the best place to work.

The Specialist, Talent Acquisition leads full-cycle, high-volume recruitment, selection, and onboarding for the Association, managing a fast-paced portfolio of concurrent requisitions across multiple sites, including seasonal hiring surges while delivering a consistently positive candidate experience and strong recruitment/onboarding metrics.

This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative, solutions-focused talent acquisition professional who thrives in a high-volume, fast-paced environment and wants to help make YMCA Hamilton | Burlington | Brantford a great place to work.

What You’ll Do:

• Recruitment & Selection:  Lead high-volume recruitment and selection including posting vacancies, screening applicants, scheduling/conducting interviews, and completing reference checks, in collaboration with Hiring Managers while prioritizing competing deadlines across multiple concurrent requisitions and sites. Use the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to keep a large candidate pipeline moving efficiently, and recommend improvements to the recruitment, selection, and onboarding functions. Develop and maintain a continuous pipeline of active and passive candidates.


• Onboarding:  Lead onboarding including reviewing candidate documents, following up with candidates and hiring managers, and processing information in the HRIS while ensuring a seamless, positive experience for new hires.


• Stakeholder Collaboration:  Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to fill a high volume of vacancies across multiple sites quickly and efficiently, especially during peak/seasonal hiring. Host and participate in career fairs and hiring events to build and maintain a strong candidate pipeline.


• Data & Metrics: Maintain statistical data and metrics to support continuous improvement across the full recruitment and onboarding cycle, incorporating feedback gathered from new hires at key employee moments.

What You’ll Bring:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration, or other relevant disciplines, or equivalent work experience.


• A minimum of 3 years of progressive recruitment experience, leading initiatives and building recruitment strategies for hard to fill, high-volume roles.


• Demonstrated ability to manage a high-volume requisition caseload and a large, active candidate pipeline simultaneously, while maintaining accuracy, quality, and a positive candidate experience under tight timelines.


• Knowledge and hands-on expertise in leveraging data for Talent Acquisition (TA) analytics, compliance, and data-driven TA delivery, with attention to detail.


• Experience in behavioral interviewing techniques, strong business acumen, and advising on hiring decisions.


• Understanding of employment legislation to ensure a consistent and equitable approach is maintained in all stages of the recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes, in accordance with applicable legislation.


• Ability to interpret applicable legislation, as well as effectively communicate and advise hiring managers in areas such as AODA, Human Rights Code, Employment Standards Act, and IDEA best practices and principles.


• Effective written and verbal communication, with excellent interpersonal and networking skills.


• Professional demeanor with the ability to maintain a positive attitude and poise under conflicting time demands, while handling confidential information and complex situations with integrity.


• Strong organizational, planning, and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple high-volume recruitment campaigns and competing deadlines simultaneously, with excellent attention to detail.


• Proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Office Suite, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and related applications, with aptitude to learn and embrace the use of new technology.


• Access to reliable transportation as this role requires travel across communities served to support year-round recruitment, hiring and onboarding efforts.

A Major Asset If  

• You have worked in non-profit, charity or public sector organizations.


• Experience with HRIS, specifically UKG.


• Certified in recruitment-related certifications, such as Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR) or Certified Talent Management Practitioner (CTMP).

Our Commitment to Safeguarding Children and Youth

All offers of employment will be subject to the provision that the successful incumbent provides YMCA Hamilton | Burlington | Brantford with a current and satisfactory Police Records Check. Positions responsible for the direct supervision of children and/or vulnerable persons will be required, in addition to a Police Records Check, to provide a Vulnerable Sector Screening Report at the time of hire. Police Records Checks are reviewed on an individual basis, and the offence(s), if any, is considered in the decision-making process in relation to the requirement of working with children; therefore, not eliminating all candidates with a record from being offered a position.

Organizational Overview
As one of the largest charitable community service organizations in Canada, the YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford responds to critical social needs in the community and works to provide solutions. By nurturing the potential of children, youth and adults, the YMCA connects people to life-building opportunities, to each other and enhances their quality of life. We foster social responsibility and healthy living. The YMCA works collectively with community partners that share the YMCA’s determination in strengthening the foundations of community for all people.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility
The YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford is committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or neurodiversity.

We understand the social barriers preventing individuals from applying for open roles. We encourage those from the Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and Disabled communities to apply.

If you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People, Leadership and Culture Department at View email address on jobs.jobcopilot.com   

Ready to Make a Difference?  

  YMCA HBB is a charity that ignites the potential in people. #YSavesLives starts with building a strong community. If you’re passionate about creating a vibrant and healthy community where everyone thrives, we want to hear from you!

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure  

Artificial intelligence ("AI") may be used to support the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position. All hiring decisions involve human review.