Recruitment Consultant

We have an amazing opportunity for someone to join as a Recruitment Consultant for Essex’s leading provider of care in the community. This is an exceptional and forward-thinking company with an outstanding reputation who play a key role in supporting its local community and the NHS.

We are looking for someone who has had previous experience working as a Recruitment Consultant either as an in-house recruiter or for a recruitment agency. You do not require precious experience in the care sector as we can teach you everything you need to know; however, what is most important is previous recruitment experience.

This is the perfect role for someone who enjoys the recruitment process and more creative side without the stress and pressure of being expected to undertake business development.

You will ultimately be managing your own time, formulating your own campaigns with the ongoing support of the Manager and the Director who see the Recruitment role as one of the most important positions in the company.

Essential skills for the Recruitment Consultant role:

• Organisation
• Good phone manner and confident in picking up the phone to pre-screen
• Sound judgment when interviewing
• The ability to hit targets
• Creativity (Developing and implementing new recruitment campaigns/ideas in the community and via Social Media)
• Strong knowledge of leading UK Job boards and ATS systems

As a growing organisation with continuous customer demand, this role is important in making sure there are enough staff with the right skills, knowledge and understanding to meet the needs of the business. Compassionate, competent staff are key to providing safe, high quality homecare services that respond to our customers’ needs and preferences.

Responsibilities of the Recruitment Consultant role:

• Manage and implement recruitment plans/strategies. Identify advertising opportunities with the franchise owner and registered manager.
• Be active and visual in the local community, organise career/recruitment shows. Build effective working relationships with local recruitment providers and stakeholders e.g. online recruitment channels.
• Regularly post adverts for care assistants and other staff as required by the business on social media and other platforms available.
• Monitor and evaluate recruitment campaigns and staff turnover and keeping the NMDS-SC current and up to date with data regarding staff and training.
• Arrange interviews and send relevant correspondence, references etc to complete the recruitment process for successful candidates.
• Manage the new staff’s personnel files including setting up files for new staff, ensuring accordance with policy and procedure. Implementing systems.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records relating to recruitment matter.
• Ensuring that recruitment KPI’s are updated on a monthly basis and the information is accurately reported to the registered manager and franchise owner.

Perks and benefits of being a Recruitment Consultant:

• £23,500 per annum
• Bonuses for hitting target
• 28 days annual leave
• Pension Scheme
• Office dog – Bertie the Labrador!

The Recruitment Consultant position is based in Elmstead Market and it is essential you have previous recruitment experience. We are looking for someone to start within the next month and we will be conducting interviews from 27/1/21 onwards.

If you’d like to join as the next Recruitment Consultant – click to apply and we will be in touch to tell you more about the role.