Job Description

For almost 70 years, Abbeyfield Living Society has been a leading provider of housing and care for older people across England. Are you someone who thrives on making a difference? Join us and build a rewarding career where your skills and compassion truly matter.

Role:

Recruitment Lead

Location:

Remote - Home Based

Hours:

35 Hours. 9am - 5pm

Pay:

32,000 - 35,000 per annum



As the Recruitment Lead, you will recruit and on-board a pipeline of new starters to ensure schemes across Care & Housing have sufficient staff to meet the needs of their residents, in line with staffing and budgetary requirements.

The Role of Recruitment Lead

Ensure a sufficient pipeline of new starters to fill vacancies up to budgeted hours per role. Support and prioritise services with high agency spend through all available recruitment resources. Cost per hire is minimised by ensuring spend on local and social media advertising and sponsored job adverts are effectively managed and optimised. All available methods of local employer brand marketing, advertising and promotion are utilised, so that our schemes are a local employer of choice in the care and housing sector. The Ceridian Dayforce Recruitment Module (ATS) is used effectively to minimise time to hire. New recruits are onboarded effectively, with all pre-employment checks administered thoroughly to ensure regulatory (CQC) and process compliance. The team works collaboratively with the People Support Team to ensure a seamless onboarding experience for candidates. Insights from recruitment KPIs, and from exit interviews are utilised to inform proactive staff retention activity. Proactively us alternative sources of recruitment e.g. recruitment hiring events, engaging with our apprenticeship provider and welfare to work providers.

Pay & Benefits

At Abbeyfield Living Society, we are committed to rewarding our staff for their hard work. Our many benefits include:

Salary of 32,000 - 35,000 per annum Up to 31 days paid leave, including bank/public holidays Unlimited opportunities to earn 500 via our 'refer a friend' scheme Claim back healthcare expenses with Medicash Life Assurance Pay progression within role based on skills and contribution Learning and career development opportunities Occupational sick pay Company pension Discounted gym membership An employee assistance programme Cycle-to-work scheme Shop and save vouchers Striving for independent accreditation as a menopause friendly organisation Opportunity to obtain Blue Light Card discounts Work Laptop and Mobile Phone provided

Essential Criteria:

Demonstrable experience as an in-house or agency recruiter, managing multiple end to end recruitment campaigns and on-boarding large volumes of successful hires simultaneously. Able to build a strong employer brand in the local community; good working knowledge of innovative local and national sourcing methods. Proactive, highly organised and methodical, and able to prioritise own work. Can demonstrate effective ways to ensure candidate quality, whilst minimising time and cost to hire. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills. A strong influencer, and able to build productive working relationships both internally and externally.

Desirable Criteria:

Recruitment experience within the Health and Social Care Sector

Please note this role will require eligibility to work in the UK, two satisfactory employment references and an Enhanced DBS check, the cost of which will be met by Abbeyfield. You may be asked to provide details regarding convictions; failure to disclose convictions may result in an offer of employment being revoked.



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