Regional Recruiter

Location: Office 440, Breckland Business Centre, St Withburga Lane, Dereham, NR19 1FD, with travel across the region as required

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, worked flexibly

Salary: £25,276

Are you passionate about finding great people and helping them start rewarding careers in care? At Universal Care Services, we're looking for a proactive and people-focused Regional Recruiter to support recruitment across our care and support services. This is a fast-paced and rewarding role where you'll play a key part in attracting, selecting and onboarding high-quality candidates who share our values and commitment to delivering outstanding care.

You'll work closely with Registered Managers and operational teams to understand workforce needs, fill vacancies quickly and effectively, and ensure every candidate receives a positive experience from application through to their first day. If you enjoy building relationships, interviewing candidates, solving recruitment challenges and making a real difference to care services, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to become part of a growing organisation where recruitment plays a vital role in maintaining safe, effective and person-centred care. You'll have the autonomy to manage your own recruitment activity whilst working as part of a supportive and experienced team focused on attracting the best people into care.

What You'll Do

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for care and support vacancies across multiple services and locations
• Advertise vacancies and proactively source candidates through a range of recruitment channels
• Screen applications, conduct interviews and make hiring decisions for care-based roles
• Support managers with recruitment for office and management positions, coordinating advertising, candidate screening and interview activity
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future vacancies
• Complete safer recruitment and pre-employment checks including right to work, references, DBS and onboarding requirements
• Ensure recruitment activity remains compliant with company policies, legislation and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate recruitment records, candidate information and ATS data
• Monitor vacancies and recruitment activity across assigned services, providing updates and insights where required
• Represent the organisation at recruitment events, job fairs and community engagement activities
• Promote employee referral initiatives and other attraction strategies to support recruitment growth
• Work closely with branch teams to identify recruitment challenges and develop effective local attraction plans
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through timely communication and professional support throughout the recruitment journey

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is organised, driven and confident managing recruitment activity across multiple vacancies at the same time. You'll be someone who enjoys building relationships, identifying talent and finding innovative ways to attract candidates in a competitive market.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or high-volume hiring
• Experience conducting interviews and making selection decisions
• Understanding of safer recruitment practices and employment checks
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience using ATS platforms, recruitment systems and job boards
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• The confidence to work closely with managers and provide recruitment advice and support
• A proactive approach to sourcing, networking and building candidate pipelines
• Good attention to detail with a focus on compliance and record keeping
• Previous experience within health and social care recruitment would be advantageous

Be Part of Something That Truly Matters

This role is ideal for someone who wants to do more than simply fill vacancies. As a Regional Recruiter, you'll help ensure our services have the talented and compassionate people they need to deliver outstanding care. Every successful hire contributes to the quality of support provided to the people who rely on us every day.

If you're ready to build talent pipelines, support managers and make a genuine difference through recruitment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us attract the people who make great care possible.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from all individuals who meet the criteria of the vacancy. This role may involve travel between services, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone can thrive.