HR and Recruitment Assistant

Care In Mind; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Stockport is looking for an HR & Recruitment Assistant to enhance their People Services team. The role involves managing recruitment processes, engaging with candidates, and supporting HR administration. Ideal candidates will have HR experience and strong IT skills, including the use of Microsoft 365. This position offers flexible hours, excellent company benefits, and opportunities for personal development in a supportive learning environment.

Benefits

Minimum 30 days holiday

Birthday off

Enhanced sick pay

Company pension

Paid time off for fertility treatment

Life Assurance

Healthcare CashPlan

Employee Assistance Programme

Paid training and DBS check

Social events and long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience in HR and recruitment processes.
• Competence in using ATS software.
• Ability to engage effectively with candidates.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment adverts and application processing.
• Update recruitment databases daily.
• Analyze candidate data and advertisement effectiveness.
• Conduct engagement calls with candidates and staff.
• Liaise with agencies for recruitment.
• Process new starter paperwork efficiently.
• Coordinate employee engagement initiatives.

Skills

Previous HR administrative experience

Knowledge of HR and ATS software

Strong IT skills

Ability to create content on Canva

Strong communication skills

Good numeracy & literacy skills

Remote working confidence

Excellent organisational skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

Job description

HR & Recruitment Assistant

Cheadle Heath, Stockport

£26344.50 - £28294.50 FTE per annum, depending on experience, pro rata for part time hours. (£15806.70 - £16976.70)

22.5 hours per week

Blended Working: Head Office (Stockport) 1 day a week and Home Working 2 days a week (Initially 3 days per week from Head Office whilst inducting into role)

Hours are Tuesday 9am to 5pm, Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 5pm. Some flexibility can be considered but Friday are set hours.

Do you have experience working in HR and engaging with candidates and employees? Do you have a keen interest in the resourcing side of HR? Are you a people person who strives to provide a great employee experience?? If you are looking for a new challenge with excellent development opportunities, then maybe Care in Mind is for you.

About you

• Previous HR administrative and an understanding of recruitment processes
• Knowledge and experience of HR and/or ATS software
• Strong IT skills including the use of the Microsoft 365 for spreadsheets, email and word processing
• Ability to utilise online design platforms such as Canva to create social media posts and documents
• Confidence with communicating via phone/Teams to external and internal individuals.
• Good numeracy & literacy skills
• Ability to work confidently remotely and utilise platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Full UK Driving Licence with access to own vehicle

Care in Mind are a healthcare company operating throughout the Northwest and Yorkshire providing residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

Company Benefits

• Minimum 30 days holiday.
• An additional day off each year for your birthday.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Enhanced company pension.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
• Paid time off for fertility treatment.
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary).
• Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service.
• Free eye tests and various other benefits.
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate).
• Paid Training, Induction and DBS check.
• We are a Mindful & Disability Confident Employer.
• We are a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
• We are a Menopause Friendly Organisation.
• Long service awards.
• Social events including a Christmas party.
• Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts.
• Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral).
• Free onsite parking.

We have an exciting opportunity for aHR & Recruitment Assistant to join our friendly and professional in-house People Services team based in Stockport. You will support with the delivery of resourcing campaigns, liaising with managers and candidates to deliver effective engagement and onboarding. You will also support with HR processes and support the employee engagement administration. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to develop their HR career in an established healthcare company.

About the role

The key elements of the role will include;

• Being responsible for placing recruitment adverts, processing applications, and liaising with applicants and managers regarding interview dates.
• Ensuring recruitment databases and the Applicant Tracking System are updated on a daily basis
• Providing data analysis reports on Candidates and effectiveness of adverts alongside other data analysis projects.
• Undertaking engagement calls and communication with candidates and staff
• Liaising with Agencies and Resourcing suppliers to ensure terms of service are in place and adverts are placed in a timely manner.
• Be responsible for processing new starter paperwork, liaising with managers to offer new posts, sending references, setting up new starters up on the HR system and producing offer/contractual paperwork.
• Sending out contract variations, informing payroll of any changes and updating the relevant system.
• Support the administration processes for employee relations cases providing minute taking and completion of invitation letters and meeting bookings
• To take part in coordinating the engagement of staff including updating monthly newsletters and the Employee ‘Engage’ Platform and sending/interpreting surveys when required.

This advert closes on Thursday 29 Jan 2026