Talent Acquisition Specialist jobs in Santa Maria, CA

Job Summary

This is a full-time, 12-month temporary position with possibility of extension and is eligible for full benefits, including medical, dental, vision and CalPERS retirement.

Department Summary

The Talent Acquisition team is focused on developing Talent Acquisition at Cal Poly to be the exemplary recruiting function for the CSU system. The group works collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and is committed to developing broad and diverse pools of highly-qualified applicants, promoting a great candidate experience, supporting our committees and hiring managers, and continuously improving.

Key Qualifications

• Skilled in talent assessment and selection techniques
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships and work collaboratively and professionally with others to meet shared objectives
• Thorough working knowledge of current best practices and trends within recruiting and ability to apply knowledge to advance defined goals and outcomes
• Skilled at producing work product on time and with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines

Education and Experience

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university. Three years of technical or administrative experience. A graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

• Experience working in a recruiting capacity for medium to large organization with complex policies, processes, and structure preferred.

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $70,000 - $85,000 annually

Classification Range: $52,548 - $95,064 annually

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information. 

Cal Poly

Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 20,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit calpoly.edu.

Diversity Statement

At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. Cal Poly is an equal opportunity employer. 

Supplemental Information

CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so.  Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to humanresources@calpoly.edu.

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.