Recruitment Officer

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local Government pension

Family-friendly policies

Health & wellbeing support

Professional development

National Living Wage employer

Job summary

Bradford Children and Families Trust (BCFT) is seeking a highly organised Resourcing Officer to join our fast-paced Recruitment Team. You will support the full recruitment lifecycle, coordinate onboarding, and ensure safer recruitment standards are applied.

The role involves DBS checks, references, and right-to-work verification while maintaining a positive candidate experience. You will work across teams to enhance recruitment processes, contribute ideas for continuous improvement, and ensure

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an administrative role (HR or recruitment preferred).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident working collaboratively across teams and services.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Understanding of recruitment best practices, employment law, and EDI principles.
• Experience of working within a regulated environment, supporting pre-employment screening, safeguarding requirements, and compliance standards to ensure a safe and compliant onboarding process.
• Awareness of core HR practices and the provision of first-line advice in line with organisational policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end compliance for new starters including DBS checks, references, and right-to-work verification.
• Coordinate with candidates throughout pre-employment screening, providing updates to hiring managers.
• Maintain onboarding compliance trackers and ensure key milestones are tracked.
• Collaborate with teams across the Trust to ensure a seamless hiring journey.

Skills

Administrative experience

Organisational skills

Communication

MS Office

Recruitment knowledge

Safeguarding

Job description

We're looking for a highly organised, people-focused Resourcing Officer to join our fast-paced Recruitment Team at Bradford Children's and Families Trust (BCFT).

You'll provide seamless support across the full recruitment lifecycle, coordinating onboarding, and ensuring all recruitment activities are delivered in line with safer recruitment and safeguarding principles.

Working at the heart of a team that is passionate about attracting and retaining talented people, you'll play a key role in delivering an exceptional candidate experience while helping BCFT recruit individuals who share our commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and families.

You'll also bring ideas, energy and a continuous improvement mindset to help us enhance our recruitment processes and services.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a supportive and purpose-driven organisation where safe, inclusive and values-led recruitment is at the centre of everything we do.

You’ll also manage pre-employment checks and onboarding compliance, ensuring all required documentation is obtained, verified, and recorded in line with organisational requirements and safer recruitment practices where applicable.

Manage the end-to-end compliance process for new starters, including DBS checks, references, right to work verification, and other regulatory requirements.

Coordinate with candidates throughout the pre-employment screening process, providing updates and guidance while keeping hiring managers informed of progress and any outstanding requirements.

Maintain compliance trackers to monitor onboarding progress, proactively manage candidate communications, and ensure hiring managers are kept informed of key milestones and outstanding actions.

Collaborating with teams across the Trust to ensure a seamless hiring journey.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in an administrative role (HR or recruitment preferred).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident working collaboratively across teams and services.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Understanding of recruitment best practices, employment law, and EDI principles.
• Experience of working within a regulated environment, supporting pre-employment screening, safeguarding requirements, and compliance standards to ensure a safe and compliant onboarding process.
• Awareness of core HR practices and the provision of first-line advice in line with organisational policies and procedures.

You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:

• Generous annual leave - 31 days rising to 34 with service, plus bank holidays
• Excellent Local Government pension
• Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave
• Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling
• Professional development and career progression opportunities
• we are a National Living Wage employer

For full details of our benefits, please see the attached ‘Our Benefits’ brochure.

Please note that we operate a hybrid working model. Successful candidates will be expected to attend the office two days per week (currently Mondays and Wednesdays), with additional attendance required for team meetings and other business needs as necessary.

For Further information please contact Kasem Khan (Talent Acquisition Advisor) at [e-mail] or Kat Cliff (Talent Acquisition Advisor) on [e-mail]

Closing Date: 1st November 2026 Shortlisting Date - 2nd November 2026 Interviews: 11th November 2026