At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage recruitment for flexible staff across our nursery network and build strong relationships with hiring managers.
- Company: Join Family First, a rapidly growing childcare group focused on quality and support.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, career growth opportunities, health support, and a company pension.
- Other info: Be part of a values-led team committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in shaping the future of childcare while developing your recruitment skills.
- Qualifications: Proven recruitment experience, especially in high-volume or regulated sectors like childcare.
The predicted salary is between 24300 - 29700 £ per year.
Join a Growing, Values-Led Childcare Group
Hours: 40 Hours - Full-time
Location: 1 day per week in Welwyn Garden City
Family First is on a mission to become the number one quality childcare provider in the UK. Since starting out with just 4 nurseries in London in 2019, we've grown to over 100 nurseries across the country, without ever losing sight of what matters most: putting families, children and colleagues first.
We're now looking for a Bank Recruiter to join our team and help us build and maintain a reliable bank of flexible staff across our nursery network. We believe great outcomes for children start with happy, supported teams.
Hybrid Working: just 1 day per week in the Welwyn Garden City office, the rest from home
Career Growth: genuine development opportunities within a fast-growing group
Health & Wellbeing Support: confidential helpline and wellbeing resources
Company Pension
As Bank Recruiter, you'll own end-to-end recruitment for our internal staff bank, working closely with Nursery Managers, Area Managers and HR Partners to make sure every nursery has access to flexible cover, in the right place, at the right time. Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing through to onboarding, for a growing pool of flexible bank workers.
- Build strong relationships with hiring managers to understand short-notice and ongoing cover needs across the nursery network
- Proactively source and pipeline flexible talent through social media, job boards, CV databases and direct attraction methods
- Match bank staff to shifts quickly and accurately, balancing worker preferences with nursery needs
- Track recruitment KPIs, including bank fill rates and reduction in reliance on agency cover
- Champion diversity, equality and inclusion throughout every stage of the hiring process
You're a confident, tenacious recruiter who genuinely enjoys spotting great talent and building relationships that last. Proven experience as a recruiter, with a track record of sourcing and placing quality candidates.
- Previous experience within a staffing bank, temp desk, or high-volume flexible recruitment environment
- Experience recruiting within a governed or high compliance sector (e.g. childcare, education, healthcare, financial services)
- Up-to-date knowledge of market mapping, headhunting and talent pipelining
As part of the Family First Group, you'll play a genuinely strategic role in shaping how we attract and retain flexible talent across the business, with real scope to influence resourcing strategy and grow your career alongside a company that's still expanding fast.
Apply today and help us find the people who'll help every Family First nursery thrive.
Family First is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Family First Nurseries takes great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
Recruitment Consultant - Bank in Welwyn Garden City employer: Family First Day Nurseries
Family First is an exceptional employer dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment, where the well-being of employees is prioritised alongside the needs of families and children. With flexible working arrangements, genuine career development opportunities, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, you will thrive in a culture that values your contributions while making a meaningful impact in the childcare sector. Join us in Welwyn Garden City and be part of a rapidly growing group that truly puts people first.
Contact Details:
Family First Day Nurseries Recruitment Team
