Recruitment Coordinator

Recruitment Coordinator
Location: Bromsgrove
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Specific Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: Up to 24,625 per annum

Benefits

• 30 days' annual leave, rising to 35 days with length of service + bank holidays
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Medical Cash Plan
• Free on-site parking

About Us

We are Polaris, one of the UK's largest communities of children's service providers. Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies who have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as education, residential and leaving care services, and bespoke children's services contracts. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We're ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff, and believe in their futures.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a motivated and organised Recruitment Coordinator who has a passion for pursuing a career within HR.

As a Recruitment Coordinator, you'll play a pivotal role between our hiring managers and candidates. Reporting to the Recruitment Manager, you will assist in the whole recruitment process, from advertising vacancies, coordinating interviews, making offers, and collating candidate documents.

For the successful candidate, we offer limitless opportunities for you to develop and an attractive starting salary and benefits package.

Role Responsibilities

• Developing a good understanding of the brands within Polaris - what they do, their work culture and environment
• Ownership of vacancy adverts, including drafting and posting adverts, and monitoring the applications received
• Reviewing applications, screening candidates, and creating a shortlist of candidates for hiring managers
• Sourcing candidates directly
• Liaising with candidates over the phone and via email, and briefing candidates about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job
• Liaising with candidates and hiring managers to set up interviews
• Ensuring the hiring manager has all necessary interview information, including the interview questions and application forms
• Informing candidates on interview feedback
• Building rapport and delivering excellent customer service at all times
• Maintaining client and candidate confidentiality
• Completing various administrative duties relating to recruitment
• Collating all documents for successful candidates, in line with company and regulatory requirements, ready for HR to begin checks and references
• Liaising with HR with regards to the candidate onboarding process

About You

• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, and work independently managing own workload
• Experience working with the full Microsoft Office suite
• Previous experience in a recruitment/HR role would be advantageous
• Previous experience or knowledge of children's residential homes would be advantageous

Polaris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We reserve the right to close this advert early.