Job Description

Are you a skilled recruitment professional looking for a fixed-term opportunity where your work truly makes a difference? If so, we'd love to hear from you.


Here at Rainbows Children's Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we're here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.


We're looking for a passionate and proactive Recruitment Officer to join our friendly People Team on a 12 month maternity cover contract. You'll play a key role in attracting, engaging, and onboarding the talented individuals who help make Rainbows such a special place to work.


Location: Onsite at Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough


Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm


Contract details: Fixed Term until January 2027 (12 months)


Ideal start date: January 2026

About the role

This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll lead on delivering an exceptional recruitment experience, ensuring our hiring practices are inclusive, efficient, and reflective of Rainbows' values.


Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Support the rollout of the new Applicant Tracking System (Talos), ensuring it is compliant, efficient, and user-friendly, including delivering training to hiring managers. Manage the end-to-end recruitment cycle, leveraging technology to provide a seamless, people-focused service. Champion inclusion and diversity throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Provide professional advice and support to managers, employees, and candidates on all aspects of recruitment. Organise and deliver Rainbows' Corporate Induction for new starters, ensuring a positive onboarding experience. Continuously review, refresh, and improve recruitment practices to ensure alignment with current best practice and organisational priorities. Successfully recruit new Trustees to the Board, ensuring a transparent and inclusive process. Represent Rainbows at careers events, promoting current vacancies and raising awareness of Rainbows as a charity and employer of choice. Further requirements can be found by downloading the .

Requirements

We're seeking a confident and experienced recruiter who can hit the ground running and make a real impact from day one. You'll be someone who enjoys building relationships, improving processes, and finding creative ways to attract exceptional talent.

Proven experience designing and embedding effective, inclusive recruitment practices. Confident using and optimising an ATS. Strong knowledge of selection methods and interview techniques. Able to build strong, collaborative relationships across teams. Experienced in conducting and training others in competency-based and assessment interviews. Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.

Our Benefits include:

Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough. Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop. Healthcare Cashback plan. Life Assurance. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays. Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough. Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice Free access to an employee assistance programme Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders Unofficial benefits: Fun events, All staff away days, Guest visitors

For further information about this role and the responsibilities please contact Emma Burton, Recruitment Officer, on emma.burton@rainbows.co.uk


To apply for the role please click 'apply now' to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@rainbows.co.uk

This role is subject to a Standard DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and comprehensive pre-employment screening, including employment referencing covering the past five years.

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.


We are an inclusive organisation, from our trustees and team members to our children and young people. We treat all job applicants equally regardless of class, age, disability, gender identify or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the Health and Social care sector.