Part Time Recruiting Specialist

The Part-Time Recruiting Specialist plays a meaningful role in helping Mainstay grow by finding and engaging people who are not only qualified but deeply aligned with who we are. This person guides candidates through a thoughtful values-driven hiring experience from sourcing and first conversations through interview coordination and new-hire handoff. They help ensure every candidate experiences Mainstay as professional responsive relational and mission-driven. Working closely with People Support and team leaders this role brings consistency care and excellence to the recruiting process so we can continue building a team that reflects our mission vision values and culture

What You Will be Doing

• Lead and improve the recruiting process from open role intake through onboarding handoff.
• Coordinate job postings candidate tracking interview schedules and recruiting records.
• Ensure each hiring process has clear next steps ownership communication expectations and timely follow-through.
• Partner with team leaders to clarify role needs success factors and the ideal candidate profile.
• Prepare team leaders for interviews by sharing candidate context focus areas and process expectations.
• Gather timely interviewer feedback and help keep hiring leaders accountable to next steps and candidate care.
• Review resumes and applications for role fit culture fit and values alignment.
• Conduct initial phone or video screens to assess experience communication style motivation and fit with Mainstay.
• Maintain prompt warm and professional communication with candidates throughout the process.
• Develop and maintain sourcing pipelines through job boards referrals professional networks schools universities community organizations and workforce programs.
• Support Mainstays employer brand by keeping job postings candidate messages employer profile pages and recruiting materials aligned with our culture professionalism and values.
• Assist with new-hire handoff and onboarding coordination gathering feedback and recommending improvements to strengthen engagement and cultural alignment.

Your Background
Required Experience and Skills

• Prior experience in recruiting or in HR
• Solid understanding of labor laws as it relates to hiring

Preferred Experience

• Experience conducting interviews
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems job boards or recruiting platforms

Skills for Success

• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Warm professional and confident candidate presence.
• High organization follow-through and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple candidates open roles and deadlines at once.
• Good judgment discretion and respect for confidentiality.
• Ability to partner with team leaders while creating accountability.
• Curiosity about people motivations role fit and long-term success.
• Commitment to fairness consistency and an excellent candidate experience.
• Alignment with Mainstays mission vision values and commitment to building a healthy high-performing team.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Travel to the office

About Mainstay
Mainstay Technologies- IT you trust from a team you enjoy. Mainstay Technologies provides a full IT and Information Security department to small and medium-sized businesses in the northern New England area. As a company in the Best Companies to Work For Hall of Fame we believe in using the power of technology and of business to help people flourish. This translates to a culture of caring high-ownership teammates who work hard enjoy each other immensely and turn off the work at the end of the workday to focus on what matters more than work.
It is our commitment to people that makes us who we are. We love what we do and we love who we do it with. We are driven by our mission: to give more than we get. People are always the ends never the addition to being a Best Company to Work For we have also been recognized for Coolest Companies for Young Professionals Best of Business for Managed IT Services and theTorch Award for Marketplace Ethics. We have made theInc.Listfor fastest growing small businesses 5 times.

Benefits
This is a part-time hourly position with a partial benefits package including:

• A flexible and fun work environment with events lunch learns ping pong snacks games and books
• 401(k) with 3% match
• ESOP!
• Training program (including paid certifications tuition reimbursement and bonuses on achieving certs)
• Paid Volunteer Time Off

Location
We believe in Work-from-Anywhere and in the value of in-person relationships. We offer strong flexibility to work remotely while also recognizing the importance of face-to-face connection through team meetings all-staff gatherings and in-person client meetings.
We maintain a beautiful office in Manchester NH as well as a satellite office in Laconia and we encourage each team member to choose the mix of home and in-office work that best supports their wellbeing and effectiveness. While coming into the office weekly is encouraged it is not required.
Because this role includes in person interviews at times applicants must live within driving distance of our offices to support recruiting onboarding and ongoing collaboration.

Application
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