Recruiter

Witherslack Group; Carnforth; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading special education provider in the UK is seeking a passionate Recruiter to join their team. You will manage recruitment campaigns, source talent, and promote the employer brand in a hybrid work environment. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £26,000, along with generous benefits including extensive holiday time and ongoing professional development opportunities. The ideal candidate will have at least 6 months of recruitment experience and a passion for making a difference in the lives of children and young people.

Benefits

7 weeks' holiday including bank holidays

Ongoing professional development

Flexible benefits package

Medical cover

High-street discounts

Qualifications

• At least 6 months experience as a Recruiter.
• Comfortable with data and talent systems.
• Experience with attraction and sourcing techniques preferred.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and managing recruitment campaigns.
• Directly sourcing and headhunting talent.
• Building and nurturing talent pipelines.
• Encouraging employee referrals.
• Ensuring recruiting managers are supported.
• Promoting the employer brand.

Skills

Passion for education and care of children and young people with SEN

Strong relationship building and networking skills

Hands-on experience with attraction and sourcing techniques

Empathy and caring attitude

Tenacity and drive to meet or exceed targets

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

Salary: Up to £26,000

Please note this is a 12 month fixed-term contract. This a hybrid role based at our Head Office in Lupton with 1 day a week working from home.

Those huge small victories

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 as with Witherslack Group it means you are helping change the lives of our children and young people.

For children with complex needs the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That's what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we're proud to have a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings. We are looking for a Recruiter to help us recruit the teams who make the difference, every day, in our schools and children's homes.

Get out what you put in

This role will offer the opportunity to develop your skills as a recruiter and be part of the fundamental growth of the business. You will take responsibility for:

• Overseeing and managing recruitment campaigns from attraction and advertising through to offer and on-boarding
• Directly sourcing and headhunting talent using a range of tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• Building and nurturing talent pipelines in line with our growth demands, so that we recruit the right people at the right time for our young people
• Encouraging employee referrals, recruiting like-minded people who want to make a difference to our children
• Championing the WG candidate experience, ensuring it reflects the way we look after our people as a great place to work
• Engaging 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
• Promoting our employer brand and social media presence

What we do for you

We know you're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plus you'll get:

• Salary: Up to £26,000
• Training: Ongoing professional development.
• Holiday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with 7 weeks' holiday including bank holidays
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance - check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host ofhigh-street discounts

Bring your whole-self to work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone's differences as that's what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We'll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you're free to achieve your potential. Here's what we need from you;

• 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 providedTo be comfortable with data and talent systems such as LinkedIn and applicant tracking systemsA people person - someone who cares, is empathetic and can translate Witherslack Group's ambition to provide aspirational futures through inspirational education and careStrong relationship building and networking skillsTenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targetsThe ability to relate to a range of different audiences

  Join the UK's best special education and care provider

  Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself .

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

  The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost).

  To view our policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders please click here.

  For a full job description and person specification, please click here.