Clinical Recruiter at Backpack Healthcare

United Kingdom

<p>Position: Contract Recruiter</p> <p>Location: **Remote | U.S. Based&nbsp;</p> <p>Position Type: Contract-to-Hire (3–6 months, with intent to convert)</p> <p>Compensation: Hourly&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About Backpack Healthcare</strong></p> <p>Backpack Healthcare is a behavioral health organization committed to expanding access to high-quality mental health care for children, adolescents, and families. We partner with schools, communities, and healthcare providers to deliver care where it’s needed most — with urgency, compassion, and clinical excellence.</p> <p>As we scale, building strong clinical and corporate teams is essential to expanding access to care. Recruiting at Backpack is not a support function — it is a core driver of our growth and impact!</p> <p><strong>Job Summary&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a results-oriented Recruiter experienced with high volume recruiting to own hiring delivery across both licensed clinical providers and corporate roles. This is a hands-on, role responsible for:</p> <ul> <li>Delivering against hiring targets</li> <li>Building predictable pipelines</li> <li>Strengthening recruiting operations</li> <li>Operating comfortably with executive-level visibility</li> </ul> <p>Our ideal candidate brings deep experience in behavioral health or healthcare recruiting, strong operational rigor, and a track record of delivering in high-growth environments. This role will begin as a contract engagement (3–6 months) with the intention to convert to a full-time leadership position based on impact and performance.<br><br></p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <p>Own Hiring Outcomes</p> <ul> <li>Source and close high-priority and critical-to-fill roles</li> <li>Own end-to-end recruiting for licensed clinical roles (therapists, supervisors, PMHNPs, and psychiatrist ) across multiple states</li> <li>Recruit corporate and operational roles (Growth, Operations, Finance, Product, Engineering, Clinical Ops)</li> <li>Align hiring strategy with clinical capacity and growth plans</li> <li>Build and manage healthy pipelines with clear forecasting</li> </ul> <p>Strengthen Recruiting Operations</p> <ul> <li>Maintain strong ATS hygiene</li> <li>Track and report on hiring metrics including time-to-fill, conversion rates, and pipeline coverage</li> <li>Identify hiring risks early and implement corrective strategies</li> <li>Work closely with Clinical Operations, Finance, and People leadership</li> <li>Communicate progress and risks clearly and proactively</li> <li>Operate with urgency and accountability in a high-visibility environment</li> </ul> <p>What Success Looks Like</p> <ul> <li>Hiring targets are met consistently across clinical and corporate roles</li> <li>Pipeline coverage ratios are strong and predictable</li> <li>Recruiting data is accurate, timely, and actionable</li> <li>Hiring volatility is reduced and risks are surfaced early</li> </ul> <p>What You Bring</p> <p>Required</p> <ul> <li>A min of 5 years of recruiting experience with significant experience recruiting behavioral health or healthcare roles across multiple states</li> <li>Experience recruiting corporate roles in growth-stage organizations</li> <li>Strong data fluency and comfort using recruiting metrics to drive decisions</li> <li>ATS candidate management &amp; reporting experience (Greenhouse highly preferred)</li> <li>Experience in fast-growth or scaling environments</li> <li>Experience operating independently and with executive visibility</li> </ul> <p>Why Join Backpack?</p> <ul> <li>Your work directly expands access to behavioral health care</li> <li>Recruiting is considered a business-critical function</li> <li>Opportunity to convert into a long-term leadership role</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>