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