Talent Acquisition Specialist

Voyago Ontario's Mobility Brand

Talent Acquisition Specialist leading high-volume hiring for a new Student Transportation division in Kingston. Focused on staffing a successful start-up for the school year.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeKingston • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

**Your Role:**
Reporting directly to the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be the driving force behind **staffing a successful start-up for the new school year**. You will partner with leadership to understand recruitment needs, define job requirements, and ensure alignment with company policies and current legislation. You will own the **full recruitment cycle**, from posting job ads and sourcing candidates to securing top talent and tracking progress in our Applicant Tracking System.
**Primary Responsibilities**
- Post all job opportunities and drive high-volume recruitment to ensure all positions are filled efficiently.
- Interview candidates, maintain accurate databases, and provide timely follow-up.
- Track and report recruitment metrics and progress regularly, providing analytical insights to support leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate with marketing to develop and execute **innovative social media and advertising strategies** to attract candidates.
- Contribute to a positive new hire experience by staying connected throughout onboarding and beyond.
- Gather, audit, and manage all required documentation during hiring and onboarding.
- Work closely with Operations, Training, and other teams to coordinate a smooth, start-up-specific recruitment and onboarding process.
- Build local community connections and partnerships to support recruitment efforts.
- Identify opportunities to streamline administrative tasks, improve processes, and enhance recruitment outcomes.
- Be proactive in recommending and implementing creative approaches to attract talent for a new division launch.

Requirements

What you’ll need

**Your Profile:**
- You have post-secondary education in Human Resources, Recruitment or equivalent work experience
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills
- You posses a goal-oriented attitude
- You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
- You have the ability to handle multiple assignments at the same time
- You are able to work independently with minimal direction
- You posses enhanced organizational and time management skills
- You bring your familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Your ADP software experience would be an asset
- You have very strong Microsoft Office Experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- You have experience with full-cycle recruitment (posting, screening, interviewing, job offer, onboarding)
- You have the ability to source candidates via multiple channels (grassroot recruitment, social media, etc)
- You are creative in your approach to promoting job opportunities
- You are able to travel as required throughout the Southwestern & Central Ontario regions as required
- You have sound knowledge of Kitchener, Waterloo, Stratford and Central Ontario regions
- You have a clean drivers abstract and posses a minimum full G licence
- You posses a clear criminal record search
- You have the ability to build community connections in the region
- Your past experience with mass hiring in a short time frame, especially during a new start up would be a valuable asset
- You are available to work on-site in Kingston as this is not a remote position

Benefits

Comp & perks

**The Perks**
- We offer comprehensive benefits packages for full time employees with an Employee and Family Assistance Program, a great company perks program and an Employee Referral Bonus for all staff
- We are an Award Winning company
- As a subsidiary of Transdev, we provide opportunities for a rewarding career with a growing, global transportation provider
- We focus on innovation and sustainable environmental initiatives
- We support the development, work-life balance and well-being of our employees
- We build a supportive corporate culture that encourages diversity and enables our people to flourish.
- We enable our employees to have a positive social impact by deploying sustainable mobility solutions.
- We offer our employees opportunities to build their own experience within a local, global Groupbsidiary of Global Transportation Provider (Transdev)

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle recruitmentsourcing candidatesinterviewingjob postingonboardingHR databasesApplicant Tracking SystemsMicrosoft OfficeADP softwarerecruitment metrics

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationgoal-orientedorganizational skillstime managementindependent workmulti-taskingcreativityproactivitycommunity building