Description

Closes: March 19, 2025Starting Range: $57,558.70 - $84,379Full Range: $57,558.70 - $103,347

Job Description

Avista is looking for a customer-centric and innovative thinker to help drive talent to our organization. We seek someone willing to think outside the box while demonstrating our culture with every interaction. A day in the life includes all areas of the recruiting life cycle, including pipeline building, sourcing, interviews, selections, and onboarding. Customer service will be key in driving internal customer satisfaction and enhancing the external candidate experience. You will be a trusted thought partner to leaders across Avista, diving deep to understand business needs and developing tailored recruitment strategies to fill operational roles. Our ideal candidate is an effective communicator who builds trusting relationships and is comfortable advocating for decisions that strengthen our talent pool. We look for someone that is organized, pays attention to details, and can independently build and execute a consistent, efficient process that brings all stakeholders along. Experience with labor relations is a plus! This position will frequently work with our leaders and employees within the skilled trades.

• Lead the Full Hiring Process. Lead candidates through the recruitment process from initial conversations through offers. This includes ATS set up, sourcing plans, building out interview strategies, crafting offers, negotiations, and helping leadership close candidates.

• Partner with hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements and define recruitment strategies.

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state legislation/regulations, policies and procedures to prevent or minimize liability to the company.

• Act as a brand ambassador by representing the company at career fairs, networking events, and other talent-facing opportunities.

• Communicate effectively to keep key stakeholders engaged and help facilitate hiring decisions.

• Create a best-in-class candidate experience that focuses on inclusive recruitment and hiring practices.

• Administrator and super user of the recruiting and onboarding tools of the HR Information System (HRIS). This includes training other users, leading implementation projects for new/upgraded modules and troubleshooting.

• Support OFCCP audits as necessary by coordinating efforts between the agency and the company’s attorney.

• May lead strategic recruiting projects and process optimization efforts with support of leadership.

Requirements

Associate Recruiter

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, training, communications or related discipline or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 1 year experience in Human Resources with an emphasis on recruiting.

• Knowledge of MS Office Suite.

• Hands-on experience with recruiting software, as well as Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) or Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) preferred.

• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Ability to travel.

Recruiter requires all of the associate qualifications plus:

• Minimum of three years' experience in Human Resources with an emphasis on recruiting.

• A wide degree of creativity, near and long-term recruiting vision and business understanding is required.

• Knowledge of MS Office Suite, Visio, Canva, and social media management.

• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Ability to engage with passive and non-traditional candidates to draw in specialized talent.

• Previous experience with implementing non-traditional recruiting strategies and recruiting a broad range of positions including non-exempt, professional, craft workers in the utility industry preferred.

Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with an additional day determined by the employee and manager. Additional days will be required per business need.

Associate Recruiter: Starting Range: $57,558.70 - $73,963 Full Range: $57,559 - $90,367Recruiter: Starting Range: $65,410.37 - $84,379 Full Range: $65,410 - 103,347

To Apply We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee’s various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.

Complete an online application and attach your resume and cover letter to your profile. All documents must be attached to your application at the time of submitting your application for review. No documents can be attached after you click "Submit".

BenefitsAt Avista, we believe our employees are essential. Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve. The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us. We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more. In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in. To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.

Pre-employment screening requirements Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.

Avista’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) . Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at humanresources@avistacorp.com if you would like assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)