Emergent is seeking a Bilingual Staffing Recruiter to build a new candidate pipeline for our light-industrial clients.
You will develop relationships within local immigrant communities, source and interview candidates, match people with appropriate jobs, and support associates after placement. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys meeting new people, building trust, and helping individuals find stable employment.
The successful candidate will be comfortable creating a recruiting pipeline from the ground up through community outreach, referrals, job boards, calls, texts, and hiring events.
Professional fluency in English and either Spanish or Haitian Creole is required.
Responsibilities
· Build an active pipeline of candidates for manufacturing, warehouse, packaging, and distribution positions.
· Recruit through referrals, community partnerships, job boards, social media, hiring events, outbound calls, and text campaigns.
· Develop trusted relationships with churches, community organizations, workforce groups, and other referral partners.
· Interview candidates in English and Spanish or English and Haitian Creole.
· Evaluate each candidate’s experience, skills, availability, transportation, reliability, and job fit.
· Clearly explain job duties, pay, schedule, working conditions, safety requirements, and attendance expectations.
· Match qualified candidates with available positions and coordinate interviews, orientations, and start dates.
· Partner with Intake Specialists to complete I-9s, E-Verify, background checks, drug screens, and other onboarding requirements.
· Confirm candidates before interviews, orientations, and first-day starts.
· Follow up with associates after placement and help resolve early attendance, transportation, communication, or job-fit issues.
· Maintain accurate and timely candidate records in the company’s applicant tracking system.
· Reconnect with available associates and redeploy qualified employees when assignments end.
· Work closely with Account Managers and Onsite Managers to meet changing client demand.
What Success Looks Like
Performance will be evaluated based on:
· Qualified candidate pipeline
· Successful placements and starts
· Fill rate and time to fill
· Interview, orientation, and start-show rates
· Associate retention and successful redeployment
· Community relationships and referral activity
· Accurate and compliant candidate records
Qualifications
· Professional fluency in English and either Spanish or Haitian Creole is required.
· Recruiting, staffing, customer service, sales, community outreach, or other people-facing experience is preferred.
· Experience working with immigrant or multilingual communities is strongly preferred.
· Comfortable making outbound calls, sending texts, attending community events, and initiating new relationships.
· Strong communication, organization, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
· Able to work quickly without sacrificing placement quality or compliance.
· Comfortable learning job boards, texting platforms, and applicant-tracking systems.
· High school diploma or equivalent required.
· Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for community events and local outreach.
Compensation and Benefits
· $23.00–$26.00 per hour, depending on relevant experience and language proficiency
· Quarterly performance bonuses with an annual target of approximately $3,000–$4,000
· Emergent pays 85% of employee medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums
· Paid time off and paid holidays
· Training and advancement opportunities
· The opportunity to help people find stable employment while building a valuable workforce program
Pay: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
- Haitian Creole (Required)
Work Location: In person