Job Description

ROLE SUMMARY:

To facilitate and deliver the internal recruitment process for Provide Care Solutions Ltd supporting all Provide Care Solutions business interests. Work with Senior Recruitment Consultant, Director of Operations and Registered Managers ensuring recruitment targets are achieved and maintained throughout the financial year. Liaise with all Registered Managers ensuring the short and long term recruitment goals for each service are understood and actioned. Ensure consistent recruitment across all Provide Care Solutions services thus reducing the need to utilize agency staff for short/long term operational capacity issues. THIS IS A NO COLD CALLING ROLE.

Key responsibilities and functions:

1. Work on own initiative and in partnership with other Recruitment Consultant, Senior Recruitment Consultant and HR to identify/source appropriate candidates supporting recruitment to the operational staffing portfolio.

2. Excellent selection and assessment of appropriate candidates that match our operational resourcing needs.

3. Where required support potential/identified candidates with/through the recruitment process.

4. Regular liaison with all Registered Managers understanding individual service/team requirements ensuring the recruitment function remains dynamic and responsive to demand.

5. Understand team and individual needs ensuring a responsive approach to recruitment is maintained across all recruiters.

6. Draft recruitment adverts that positively promote the services/teams to potential candidates.

7. Establish professional links with advertising platforms promoting the Provide Care Solutions Ltd services with professional recruitment adverts.

8. Work in partnership with Senior Recruitment Consultant and HR Colleagues ensuring recruitment targets and timelines are achieved.

9. Where challenges to recruitment and recruitment timelines are evident liaise with Senior Recruitment Consultant/Director of Operations ensuring full oversight and rationale is provided.

10. Establish professional relationships regarding recruitment with external agencies e.g. Job Center, Local Colleges, Universities (not exhaustive). Ensure access to social media/recruitment platforms is secured promoting Provide Care Solutions Ltd across relevant social media/recruitment platforms.

11. Where necessary participation in client visits; conference attendances etc for Provide Care Solutions Ltd.

12. Maintain an accurate recruitment database updating regularly so recruitment activity is easily monitored and reported.

13. Develop effective working relationships with Provide Care Solutions Ltd Business Intelligence Team to develop and report on maintenance of recruitment activity report and projected pipeline activity reports.

14. Incoming telephone call answering and professional response as appropriate.

Key contacts

External Suppliers - Assists in negotiating with external recruitment agencies regarding social care recruitment to achieve recruitment targets.

Executive Director, Director of Operations and Provide Care Solutions SLT/Business Intelligence Team -

Works in partnership to facilitate effective recruitment processes for the Provide Care Solutions Ltd services ensuring a responsive approach is maintained. Liaison with Provide Care Solutions Ltd Business Intelligence Team regarding collation and reporting of relevant information.

Finance & Risk Management -

Ensure recruitment targets are achieved thus reducing the continued dependency on agency usage across all Provide Care Solutions Ltd services.

HR Business Partners -

Work with HR Business Partners and HR Recruitment Team as required

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION

Educated to GCSE (or equivalent level) including English and Math at Grade C / 4 or above.

RELATED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE (Essential)

Knowledge of Recruitment within the Social Care Sector. Knowledge of recruitment processes and tools. Knowledge of the Social Care Sector, Recruitment Challenges and understanding the need to achieve identified recruitment targets. Experience of resourcing candidates. Experience of recruitment advertising and liaison with Marketing and Communications Team. Understanding of the utmost importance of highest quality customer service to the success of the business. Experience of supporting candidates through recruitment processes ensuring they remain engaged and active throughout. Excellent negotiating skills. Willingness and desire to contribute to business success via the above. Previous experience of establishing client relationships, candidate liaison and customer service. Significant experience of the Social Care Sector. Operational understanding of recruitment challenges across the Social Care Sector and how these can be addressed. Understanding of the corporate HR support function. Experience of working with both Local Authority Commissioners and Care Quality Commission.

RELATED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE (Desirable)

Previous successful recruitment achievement. Candidate management experience. Previous experience of establishing client relationships, candidate liaison and customer service. Business Development achievement or experience. Able to work independently within own profession.

SKILLS & APTITUDE (Essential)

Excellent telephone reception skills Customer liaison proficiency Fluency with Microsoft Word and Excel Access System/TRAC and Internet Proficiency Excellent communication skills Reliable, Dependable and Punctual Efficient, proactive, competitive driven to succeed & goal orientated, but fully committed to the highest standards of ethical professional practice. Ability to work on own initiative. Excellent personal organisation and time management skills. Good team player. Ability to problem solve. Motivated, resilient, determined and able to withstand setbacks. Able and willing to work overtime on occasions when necessary to achieve agreed business goals.

SKILLS & APTITUDE (Desirable)

Report preparation, data presentation. Database System Proficiency.

SPECIALITY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

This role specification indicates the main functions of the post. It is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities and tasks required for the job. There may be a requirement to undertake other duties as reasonably required to support the organisation. This may also include work outside of the post holder's normal sphere of activities, including functions not detailed within this role specification or working within another location or environment. The post holder will not be required to undertake any function for which they are not qualified or competent to perform.

The postholder must be familiar with, and adhere to, all PROVIDE policies and procedures which can be found on the Intranet.

The postholder is accountable and responsible for the implementation and adherence to:

The Health Care Act 2006 (revision 2008)*
The Equality Act 2010*
The Care Quality Commission Essential standards of Quality and Safety 2010*
Health and Safety legislation in relation to patient safety and maintaining a safe working environment*
Data Protection Act 1998 and confidentiality code of conduct*

The maintenance of the standards set out within this legislation will guide staff in maintaining the quality of care and safety required within their role.

Safeguarding Children, Young People & Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding is a key priority of the organisation. Staff must always be alert to the possibility of harm to children, young people and vulnerable adults through abuse and neglect. This includes being aware of the adults who may find parenting difficult. All staff should be able to recognize the indicators of abuse and know how to act on them, including the correct processes and decisions to be undertaken when sharing information. The depth of knowledge you work from must be commensurate with your role and responsibilities. All staff must follow the Safeguarding policies and guidelines, know how to seek specialist advice and must make themselves available for training and supervision as required

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Profit sharing Referral programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Language:

English (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:

25% (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Congleton CW12

Application deadline: 14/07/2025
Reference ID: RECON-NORTH