HR & Recruitment Co-ordinator

Northern Security Ltd; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CIPD Level 5 after 12 months

Coaching from HR Director

Job summary

Northern Security Ltd. is seeking an organised HR & Recruitment Co-ordinator in Carlisle (Office-based). The role offers £32,000 to £35,000 (DOE) and a 37.5-hour week, with full-time hours Monday to Friday. There is support towards CIPD Level 5 after 12 months' successful service.

You will work alongside the HR & Operations Administrator, focusing on keeping recruitment moving and accurate records while developing advisory skills with guidance from the Fractional HR Director.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR administration or co-ordination role.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification (preferred, or currently working towards it).
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a high-volume workload without losing attention to detail.
• Strong written communication skills, with confidence producing professional correspondence.
• A professional and discreet approach to sensitive information.
• Good Excel and systems skills; experience of end to end recruitment and pre-employment vetting, including BS7858, is highly beneficial.
• A genuine interest in developing your HR career.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment co-ordination: writing and placing job adverts and sourcing CVs.
• Sifting applications and shortlisting against role requirements.
• Carrying out telephone screening interviews.
• Arranging face to face interviews for hiring managers and attending in an HR capacity.
• Managing all candidate correspondence, including invitations, rejections and offers.
• Preparing offer documentation and contracts.
• Completing pre-employment vetting and screening checks.
• HR co-ordination and support: supporting the roll out and implementation of HR policies across the business.
• Co-ordinating training, including scheduling and maintaining training records.
• Tracking and monitoring absence, and flagging trends and trigger points to managers.
• Providing HR support at absence review and disciplinary meetings, including note taking and preparing correspondence.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records.

Skills

HR administration

Recruitment coordination

Sourcing CVs

Interview scheduling

Document handling

MS Excel

Data confidentiality

Education

CIPD Level 3 (preferred / working towards)

Tools

Excel

HRIS/HR systems

BS7858 vetting

Job description

• Carlisle (Office-based)
• £32,000 to £35,000 (DOE)
• Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week (Full-Time)
• Support towards CIPD Level 5 after 12 months' successful service

About The Role

We're looking for an organised and efficient HR & Recruitment Co-ordinator to join a busy and fast-paced environment. This role is ideal for someone with solid HR administration experience who is ready to take the next step towards an advisory career. You'll work alongside our HR & Operations Administrator as part of a small, busy team.

We want to be upfront: a large part of this role is administrative and co-ordination work. Keeping recruitment moving, getting correspondence right first time, and maintaining accurate records are what will make you successful here.

What makes this role different is the development that comes with it. You'll work directly with our Fractional HR Director, who will provide ongoing guidance and coaching to help you build your advisory skills, and once you're settled in the role and performing well, we'll support you to work towards your CIPD Level 5.

What You'll Be Doing

Recruitment co-ordination

• Writing and placing job adverts and sourcing CVs
• Sifting applications and shortlisting against role requirements
• Carrying out telephone screening interviews
• Arranging face to face interviews for hiring managers and attending in an HR capacity
• Managing all candidate correspondence, including invitations, rejections and offers
• Preparing offer documentation and contracts
• Completing pre-employment vetting and screening checks

HR co-ordination and support

• Supporting the roll out and implementation of HR policies across the business
• Co-ordinating training, including scheduling and maintaining training records
• Tracking and monitoring absence, and flagging trends and trigger points to managers
• Providing HR support at absence review and disciplinary meetings, including note taking and preparing correspondence
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in an HR administration or co-ordination role
• CIPD Level 3 qualification (preferred, or currently working towards it)
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a high-volume workload without losing attention to detail
• Strong written communication skills, with confidence producing professional correspondence
• A professional and discreet approach to sensitive information
• Good Excel and systems skillsExperience of end to end recruitment and pre-employment vetting, including BS7858, is highly beneficial
• A genuine interest in developing your HR career

Why join us?

• Support towards your CIPD Level 5 after 12 months' service, subject to performance
• Regular coaching and mentoring from an experienced HR Director
• Hands-on exposure to employee relations casework alongside your studies
• A genuine opportunity to grow your role as your skills develop
• Varied and hands-on role
• Supportive working environment