Recruitment Manager

Bluebird Care; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider is seeking a Recruitment Manager in Wallingford. The role requires expertise in the care sector and strong recruitment skills. You will collaborate with various teams to meet recruitment needs while promoting company values. This position is crucial for building a passionate care team and supporting business growth through effective marketing strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the care sector is essential.
• Ability to conduct face-to-face and telephone interviews.
• Capability to manage recruitment campaigns effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and marketing to retain staff.
• Conduct interviews and facilitate recruitment events.
• Collaborate with the managing director to create a marketing plan.

Skills

Caring attitude

Strong communication skills

Experience in recruitment

Knowledge of care sector operations

Job description

Overview

We believe in caring for our own people first before we can care for others. We're looking for a caring, bubbly, passionate person to help grow the Bluebird Care Oxfordshire business.

Your Opportunity

As a Recruitment Manager you will be a key part in finding and retaining the right people to support our customers in their own home. We're expanding across Oxfordshire so you must be up for working at a fast pace without losing sight of our values or our culture which we hold dear. Working both in the field and at our offices in Wallingford, Oxford and Witney you will be working within the management team to support recruitment and marketing to recruit and retain staff across the region. You will be working with each office team to meet their recruitment needs and closely with the managing director and registered manager to source the most passionate care team in the area. You will use both your local knowledge of the market and be confident in using job boards, recruitment and community events to search, resource and attract candidates into our care teams. You will also work closely with the Managing Director to create and deliver a business marketing and recruitment plan. This will involve campaign management and creating awareness of the company in order to grow opportunities from new and existing customers. You will be expected to be self-motivated, driven, energetic and prepared to get stuck in not only to the recruitment side of our business, but \"all things people\".

It makes sense that you have worked in the care sector - know how great operations run, and great leaders behave. Being able to know what makes a great Care Assistant will be essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring a consistent level of care for candidates throughout their recruitment and onboarding process so they feel a valued part of the care team
• Both face to face interview and completion of telephone competency-based interviews and short listing.
• Highly able and keen to facilitate bespoke recruitment events across Oxfordshire.
• Identifying opportunities within the community to obtain candidates for new roles.
• Able to prioritise campaigns and work with the team to create bespoke solutions for any challenging resource areas.
• Work with the managing director to develop the business growth and relationship strategy within the community and lead on its implementation
• Draft annual and quarterly PR, business development and event plans
• Identify advertising and community partnership opportunities. Distribute marketing collateral to key partners and stakeholders within the community
• Establish relationships with the local media to positively raise the profile of the company
• Collaborate with Marketing and Recruitment departments to organise feedback and PR events such as specialist care themed initiatives, summer events programme, customer/ family forums, charitable events
• Build relationships with local charities, GP surgeries, CCG members, hospital discharge teams, etc to ensure the Bluebird brand and our services are front of mind and the \"go-to\" for any referrals, etc.