Recruitment Officer in Walsall

Purpose of position: This role is not available for sponsorship. To collaborate with department managers on a regular basis and proactively identify current and future hiring needs. Attract applicants using various sources, like social media networks and employee referrals including applicant tracking systems ensuring our company attracts hires and retains the best employees.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Work with managers to develop, implement, monitor and review recruitment strategies and workforce planning.
• Identify recruitment needs for growth and expansion of care services.
• Design, create and advertise vacancies in line with company and legislative requirements.
• Develop job application packs including job descriptions, application forms and documentation required that meets all legislative and company requirements.
• Network with third parties to maximise recruitment campaigns to add social value within the local communities.
• Proactively source candidates using own initiative, email, marketing, job boards, internal platforms and social media campaigns.
• Manage the applicant tracking system, assessing and vetting new applicants and providing an outstanding candidate journey, managing expectations and building a team from initial enquiry through to successful recruitment and onboarding.
• Undertake all interviews using various reliable recruiting tools and methods to filter candidates and ensure that the strongest candidates are selected and recruited.
• Undertake all required pre-employment compliance, including reference and DBS checks.
• Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated including allocating, tracking and monitoring mandatory training required for candidates entering the workforce.
• Manage accounts with third party recruitment advertising and ATS companies.

Administration Duties:

• To call handle inbound/outbound telephone calls and emails, maintain journals and record information.
• Identify, manage and resolve issues arising from non-compliance of the recruitment process.
• Demonstrate that KPI’s for recruitment processes are maintained and achieved.
• Develop and provide analytical and well-documented recruiting reports.
• Actively manage our “Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set” maintaining accurate and up to date information and complete all requirements to secure funding.
• Maintain accurate personnel files of employees both manual and electronic.

General Duties:

• To comply with all current legislation and company policies in particular to recruitment, including data protection and equal opportunities.
• Be open and transparent and share new ideas for improvement of services and processes.

Person Specification – Essential Criteria:

• Have experience that reflects the post applied and an understanding of the recruitment cycle in particular for sponsored candidates.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A confident and personable person that has a positive professional and proactive approach to the role.
• Be computer literate and proficient with Microsoft applications along with having good administrative skills.
• To be able to organise and time manage effectively prioritising and meeting deadlines.
• Must be able to work well within a team environment.
• Have a high attention to detail.

Skills and Attributes:

• Be able to plan and organise time efficiently.
• Have an ability to work and cope under pressure.
• Be flexible and reliable.
• Have good people management skills including the ability to network.
• Strive for compliance with quality assurance.
• Be open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge.

Hours of Work: Monday-Friday 12 - 5pm Hourly Rate: National Minimum Wage