Recruitment Consultant

Salary:
Up to £26,000. Please note this is a 12 month fixed‑term contract. This is a hybrid role based at our Head Office in Lupton with 1 day a week working from home.

We are the highest Ofsted‑rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. We are looking for someone who has passion for recruiting the best talent.

• Oversee and manage recruitment campaigns from attraction and advertising through to offer and onboarding.
• Directly source and headhunt talent using a range of tools such as Linked In Recruiter.
• Build and nurture talent pipelines in line with our growth demands, so that we recruit the right people at the right time for our young people.
• Encourage employee referrals, recruiting like‑minded people who want to make a difference to our children.
• Champion the WG candidate experience, ensuring it reflects the way we look after our people as a great place to work.
• Engage with our Alumni talent community, supporting people back into roles within our group.
• Ensure that recruiting managers are appropriately supported and that they attract, select and appoint the right candidates whilst being compliant with relevant procedures and legislation (including Safer Recruitment) which are vital to the safeguarding of our children.
• Promote our employer brand and social media presence.

• Salary:
  Up to £26,000.
• Ongoing professional development.
• 7 weeks’ holiday including bank holidays.
• Flexible benefits package – you can increase or decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance.
• Wellbeing tools and advice, including employee assistance.
• Medical cover – you can claim back the cost of items such as an optician or dentist appointment and access a host of high‑street discounts.

• Have a passion for the education and care of children and young people with SEN.
• At least 6 months experience as a Recruiter – as an in‑house, agency recruiter or similar.
• Hands‑on experience with attraction and sourcing techniques, although full training will be provided.
• Comfortable with data and talent systems such as Linked In and applicant tracking systems.
• A people person – someone who cares, is empathetic and can translate Witherslack Group’s ambition to provide aspirational futures through inspirational education and care.
• Strong relationship building and networking skills.
• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets.
• The ability to relate to a range of different audiences.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost).