Recruiter

Recruiter — Home Care

Sunlight Senior Care is growing in Des Moines, and we are looking for a motivated, organized, and people-focused Recruiter to help us hire exceptional caregivers.

This role is critical to our growth. The Recruiter will be responsible for finding, screening, interviewing, and helping onboard caregivers who can provide dependable, compassionate, non-skilled home care services to seniors and individuals needing support at home.

This is not a passive HR role. We need someone who can move fast, build a strong caregiver pipeline, communicate clearly, and help ensure Sunlight has the right people ready to serve clients.

What You’ll Do

• Recruit caregivers through Indeed, referrals, social media, community outreach, job fairs, and local partnerships.
• Review applications and quickly contact qualified candidates.
• Conduct phone screens and in-person interviews.
• Coordinate interview schedules and follow-up communication.
• Help move candidates through background checks, onboarding, training, and hiring paperwork.
• Maintain accurate applicant records and hiring pipeline updates.
• Build relationships with CNA schools, community organizations, workforce programs, and referral sources.
• Communicate regularly with office leadership about hiring needs, staffing gaps, and caregiver availability.
• Support caregiver retention by helping create a positive first impression and smooth onboarding experience.
• Ensure hiring practices align with company policies, Medicaid-related expectations, and client safety standards. Iowa HCBS providers have quality oversight and incident/reporting compliance expectations, so hiring dependable, well-screened caregivers matters.

What We’re Looking For

• Recruiting, HR, staffing, healthcare, senior care, or customer service experience preferred.
• Strong communication and follow-up skills.
• Comfortable making calls, texting candidates, and keeping applicants engaged.
• Organized and able to manage multiple candidates at once.
• Positive, professional, and persistent.
• Comfortable using applicant tracking systems, Google Workspace, Indeed, or similar platforms.
• Able to represent Sunlight Senior Care professionally in the community.
• Must maintain confidentiality and follow fair hiring practices.

Preferred Experience

• Home care, healthcare, CNA, caregiver, or staffing industry experience.
• Experience recruiting hourly employees.
• Familiarity with caregiver onboarding, background checks, and compliance documentation.
• Bilingual skills are a plus, but not required.

Why Join Sunlight Senior Care?

Sunlight Senior Care is a growing home care company serving seniors and families across Iowa and Nebraska. We believe great care starts with great caregivers — and great caregivers start with strong recruiting.

You will have a direct impact on our growth, our culture, and the quality of care we provide.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay.
• Monday–Friday schedule.
• Growth opportunity within a growing company.
• Supportive leadership team.
• Meaningful work that directly impacts seniors and families.
• Opportunity to build and own the caregiver recruiting pipeline for the Des Moines office.

Ideal Candidate

The right person for this role is driven, organized, and not afraid to pick up the phone. You understand that recruiting is sales: you are selling the opportunity, the culture, and the mission of Sunlight Senior Care. You take ownership of results and do not wait for applicants to come to you.

Apply Today

Apply now to join Sunlight Senior Care as our Recruiter for the Des Moines office and help us build a caregiver team that families can trust.

Sunlight Senior Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Recruiting: 1 year (Required)
• Home care: 1 year (Required)

Location:

• West Des Moines, IA 50265 (Required)

Work Location: In person