Careers Advisor

Bluebird Care; Colden Common; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Training and development

Supportive leadership team

Health & wellbeing cashback

Blue Light Card

Vehicle repairs scheme

Career progression

Job summary

Bluebird Care is seeking a Caring Careers Advisor to support recruitment across four offices (Winchester/Andover/Petersfield/Burnham). The role offers an £25–30k salary, full training, and a friendly team. You will promote inclusive hiring, handle inquiries, coordinate interviews, and help with sponsorship processes where needed.

The position emphasizes compassion, organisation, and a proactive approach, with 28 days annual leave and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven recruitment experience in health and social care preferred.
• Excellent customer service and telephone manner.
• Good administrative and IT literacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote anti-discriminatory practice in recruitment and selection.
• Answer initial recruitment enquiries and provide information about working for our service.
• Ask questions to engage candidates and listen to understand their situation.
• Gather and document applicant information.
• Arrange interviews and send relevant correspondence.
• Manage pre-employment documentation and skills assessments.
• Follow up to ensure interviews are booked.
• Maintain and update the applicant database.
• Assist with visa sponsorship documentation when required.
• Provide flexible support as part of the Bluebird Care team.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Customer service

Administrative skills

Telephone etiquette

Driving licence

Education

Social care qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Location: Winchester/Andover/Petersfield/Burnham (this role supports across four offices)
£25-30k | Impactful role | Expert training | Friendly team

Bluebird Care – Where passion becomes expertise

We’re the best at what we do and it’s all thanks to talented people like you. As the leading Home Care provider, we take pride in our work - and we’re looking for a caring and dedicated person to join our CQC-outstanding Team as a Careers Advisor, to help us set the standard.

As a Careers Advisor, you’llhelpour team grow, support our colleagues, and make a real difference every day. If you have compassion, communication, listening, and organisational skills, combined with initiative, positivity and a polite, friendly manner, then Bluebird Care is where you belong.

Responsibilities

As a Careers Advisoryour key responsibilities will include:

• Promoting anti-discriminatory practice in recruitment and selection.
• Answering initial recruitment enquiries and providing the potential new recruit with all the information about working for our service
• Asking questions to engage the potential new recruit and listening fully to understand their situation
• Gathering and documenting applicant information
• Arranging interviews and sending relevant correspondence
• Managing pre-employment documentation and booking appropriate skills assessment
• Following up to ensure interviews are booked
• Ensuring database is maintained and fully updated
• Supporting the Authorising Officer with obtaining the correct documentation from candidates who require visa sponsorship
• Informing potential sponsorship candidates of the process and the expectations
• Being prepared to work flexibly as part of the Bluebird Care team.
• 28 days of annual leave
• Full training and development opportunities
• Ongoing support from a friendly and committed leadership team
• Professional development and industry-leading training
• Supportive, inclusive team environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Health & wellbeing programme (up to £1,000/yr cashback)
• Blue Light Card and vehicle repairs scheme

Requirements

• Proven experience in recruitment field, preferably within Health and Social Care
• Relevant social care qualification, or willing to work towards gaining this qualification
• Excellent customer service skills and telephone manner
• Good administrative skills and computer literacy
• Full driver’s licence with no more than 6 points, Class 1 business insurance and a current MOT (if using own car for business purposes).

If you care deeply, Bluebird Care makes sure you have the time you need to do what you do best, the training so you can keep doing it better and the rewards that delivering such high-quality care deserves.

Bluebird Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DBS checking and references will be undertaken in line with government regulations and recruitment best practices.