Area Recruiter
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Job Description
Area Recruiter building talent pipelines for First Student’s Canadian school transportation operations. Sourcing candidates, managing recruiting strategy, and supporting hiring across Western and Central Canada.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain diverse candidate pools for drivers, attendants, and other critical staff across multiple locations
- Use online platforms, community outreach, and in-person networking for candidate sourcing
- Build the company’s brand presence within local communities
- Tailor and optimize recruiting strategies for the operational area
- Partner with internal teams to implement strategic recruiting initiatives
- Analyze recruitment metrics and reports and adjust sourcing strategies
- Build relationships with community leaders, schools, and other talent sources
- Represent the company at job fairs, trade shows, and community events
- Engage customers and stakeholders to develop recruitment partnerships
- Prepare recruiting reports covering candidate flow, source effectiveness, and hiring timelines
- Ensure recruiting activities comply with company policies, provincial regulations, and industry standards
- Partner with Candidate Experience, Training, and Location Manager teams through onboarding
- Collaborate with marketing teams on targeted recruiting campaigns and promotional materials
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Management, Communications, or a related field preferred, or equivalent work experience
- 2 years of relevant recruiting experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Willingness to travel up to 40% for job fairs, recruiting events, and team support
- Ability to travel throughout Western and Central provinces in Canada
- Access to a vehicle for travel
- Ability to travel frequently and on short notice based on operational needs
- Bilingual French/English is an asset but not required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Events Coordinator and/or Campus Recruitment experience is an asset
- Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to develop creative recruitment solutions and improve processes
- Successful track record building an application pipeline with strong application-to-hire conversion rate
- High level of integrity, discretion, and professional judgment
- Must pass a background check
Benefits:
- Flexible and frequent travel based on business needs
- Travel opportunities for job fairs, recruiting events, and team support
- Company culture focused on safety, innovation, teamwork, diversity and inclusion













