TCSO Sr. Recruiter

Travis County seeks a senior supervisor to lead TCSO Recruiting and Background Investigations from an onsite base in Austin, Texas. This role oversees full-cycle recruiting and background investigations for sworn positions, while shaping sourcing strategies and employer branding to build durable talent pipelines across the agency. The position offers a salary range of $70,532 to $91,686 per year and is based onsite in Austin.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily work of Background Investigators and Recruiters, providing performance assessments.
• Allocate and monitor caseloads to ensure investigations are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Offer guidance on investigative procedures, hiring standards, and applicant fitness.
• Communicate updates to policies, procedural changes, and expectations for operations.
• Develop investigators through coaching, training, and formal evaluations.
• Manage the full recruiting cycle, application, and background process to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Attend recruiting events regularly with the team.
• Develop recruitment and selection policies, metrics, and reports to promote transparent, fair, and effective practices.
• Ensure timely background investigations and verify accuracy of completed checks before scheduled interviews.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of recruiting platforms to attract qualified applicants.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define needs, craft sourcing strategies to attract diverse candidates, and prescreen applicants.
• Design innovative recruitment strategies to attract qualified applicants and establish metrics to gauge success and best practices.
• Create recruitment and selection policies that support a transparent, merit-based hiring process aligned with the role.
• Build a working knowledge of TCSO to rapidly identify critical staffing requirements.
• Develop talent pipelines for commonly filled positions.
• Source candidates and expand a network through online sourcing, networking, and referrals.
• Launch initiatives to expand the candidate pipeline and boost employer brand visibility.
• Leverage social media, career fairs, cold outreach, and campus visits to locate qualified candidates.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on recruitment best practices for TCSO.
• Maintain and use data reports and performance metrics to inform decisions.
• Records management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Criminal, driving, education, and employment background checks are required.
• Drug and alcohol testing is required.
• Physical requirements include occasional lifting or carrying 20 to 50 pounds, adequate visual acuity, hearing and speech, and manual dexterity to operate a computer and office equipment.
• Requires standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client or customer contact, and squatting to perform essential functions.
• Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with possible additional hours including weekends, nights, or holidays.

Distinguishing Characteristics

• A position within the Human Resources job family.
• The senior level Recruiter Recruiting and Background Investigations Supervisory role for TCSO.
• Flexible work schedule may be required to meet department needs.

Supplemental Information

• Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 20-50 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, and manual dexterity to operate a computer and office equipment.
• Requires standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client or customer contact, and squatting to perform essential functions.
• Travis County employees may be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
• Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with potential for additional hours including weekends, nights, or holidays.
• Location: Austin, TX; Department: Sheriff.
• Criminal, driving, education, and employment background checks are required; drug and alcohol testing is required.
• For updates or questions on this position, contact [email protected]