Associate Recruiter

Closes:

June 2, 2025

$57,559 - $73,963

$57,559 - $90,367

Avista is looking for a customer-centric and innovative thinker to help drive talent to our organization. We seek someone willing to think outside the box while demonstrating our culture with every interaction. A day in the life includes all areas of the recruiting life cycle, including pipeline building, sourcing, interviews, selections, and onboarding. Customer service will be key in driving internal customer satisfaction and enhancing the external candidate experience. You will be a trusted thought partner to leaders across Avista, diving deep to understand business needs and developing tailored recruitment strategies to fill operational roles. Our ideal candidate is an effective communicator who builds trusting relationships and is comfortable advocating for decisions that strengthen our talent pool. We look for someone that is organized, pays attention to details, and can independently build and execute a consistent, efficient process that brings all stakeholders along. Experience with labor relations is a plus! This position will frequently work with our leaders and employees within the skilled trades.

Requirements

Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with an additional day determined by the employee and manager. Additional days will be required per business need. To Apply

We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee’s various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.

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At Avista, we believe our employees are essential. Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve. The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us. We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more. In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in. To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.

Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at humanresources@avistacorp.com if you would like assistance.