Recruitment Team Leader - Hybrid Working in Portishead

Role type: Police Staff

Contract type: Full Time

Department: HR Operations

Location: Portishead, Police Headquarters, Valley Road, Portishead - BS20 8QJ

Grade/scale: SC 5

Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum. This/These post(s) attract allowances: Night Working Allowance, Weekend Working Enhancement.

Our in-house Talent Acquisition Team plays a vital role in attracting and recruiting the right people to join Avon and Somerset Police. We work closely with hiring managers across the organisation to deliver inclusive recruitment campaigns, provide expert recruitment advice, and ensure every candidate has a positive experience.

We're looking for two Recruitment Team Leaders (internally known as Talent Acquisition Officers) to join our friendly and supportive team. These opportunities have arisen due to colleagues moving into new roles within the organisation. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You'll support hiring managers, lead a small team of Talent Assistants, and help shape recruitment processes that are fair, inclusive and accessible.

What you’ll be doing:

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers, helping them attract and recruit the right people.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from creating engaging job adverts to supporting onboarding.
• Provide guidance and advice on shortlisting, interviews and recruitment best practice.
• Lead and support a small team of Talent Assistants responsible for the administrative aspects of the recruitment processes.
• Represent Avon and Somerset Police at recruitment events, including open days, careers fairs, familiarisation events and candidate briefings and Q&A sessions.
• Sit on interview panels.
• Quality assure our recruitment processes.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider Talent Acquisition Team to ensure resources are managed effectively.
• Look for opportunities to continuously improve the recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers.

About you:

We’re looking for individuals who enjoy working with people, are organised and proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You’ll need to be passionate about fair, inclusive and accessible recruitment.

Essential skills and experience:

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of people.
• Experience of leading, motivating and supporting a team.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and a high workload.
• Experience delivering excellent customer service in a customer-focused environment.
• Knowledge and experience of recruitment and selection processes.

You must be able to travel across the force area when required (a driving licence is helpful, but not essential).

Additional information:

This is a blended working role, offering a combination of home and office-based working. Your main office location will be Police Headquarters in Portishead, and you’ll typically attend HQ one to two times per week. There will also be occasions where you’ll travel across the force area to support recruitment activities.

To help us deliver an effective recruitment service, this role includes: You will receive an annual evening and weekend allowance of £1,653.29, plus a rest day during the week before working a Saturday. Specific working patterns and rest days will be agreed with the successful candidates.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3-year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

We offer a range of financial, health and lifestyle benefits designed to support you throughout your career, including:

• Comprehensive health and wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance scheme offering help through counselling services, legal advice, fitness advice, personal coaching and health assessment
• Blue Light Card and Force Club membership; discount schemes for savings on shopping, days out, sporting events, holidays and more
• Free on-site parking
• On-site gym facilities at a number of locations
• On-site catering facilities and Costa Coffee at a number of locations.

Interested?

If you’d like to find out more about the role, please contact: Lara Plumridge – lara.plumridge@avonandsomerset.police.uk

Ready to make a difference?

If you’re passionate about recruitment, enjoy working with people and want to help shape the future workforce of Avon and Somerset Police, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

Blended Working / Hybrid Working:

Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible. This role has been identified as a blended role. The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.

Important information before you commence an application (for external applicants):

You will require the following detail to complete this application form:

• National Insurance Number
• Address information including proof
• Referee information
• Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained
• Tattoos – you will also be requested to provide photos and describe any visible tattoos you have

If the role requires you to drive you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos.

Important information before you commence an application – for ALL applicants:

The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes. Please ensure you allow time to complete your application fully as part complete pages do not save. If the role has evidence questions you may wish to save these remotely and paste your answers into the boxes at time of submission.

Diversity is a strength and individuality is an asset. We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring. We are on a journey to become the most inclusive police force in the country.