Recruitment Officer

Macintyre; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity is seeking a Recruitment Coordinator based in Milton Keynes to support the Northern region. The role involves building relationships with managers, writing job adverts, screening applications, and coordinating interviews. You will be expected to uphold essential values such as kindness and compassion while promoting inclusivity. No prior recruitment experience is required, but strong communication skills, basic IT proficiency, and a willingness to learn are essential attributes for success in this role.

Benefits

Six weeks’ annual leave

Workplace pension scheme

Employee assistance plan

Health cash plan

Life assurance scheme

MacIntyre rewards scheme

Discounts through MacIntyre Perks

Qualifications

• A willingness to learn and a positive attitude towards recruitment.
• Compassionate and respectful communication with candidates and managers.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with managers through regular communication.
• Write and manage job adverts and vacancies.
• Conduct telephone screenings and coordinate interviews.
• Complete pre-employment checks for candidates.
• Support a values-based recruitment process.

Skills

Positive working relationships with managers

Writing job adverts

Short telephone screening interviews

Organisational skills

Basic IT skills including Microsoft 365

Confident communication

Job description

The role is based at our Milton Keynes head office, but you’ll be supporting our Northern region, working closely with managers to help them recruit the right people for their services. You don’t need recruitment experience but what matters most is your attitude, values, and willingness to learn. What you’ll be doing

Responsibilities

• Building positive working relationships with managers in our Northern region through regular phone and Teams contact, with occasional visits
• Writing job adverts and managing vacancies
• Responding to applications and carrying out short telephone screening interviews
• Booking and coordinating face-to-face interviews
• Completing pre‑employment checks, including right to work checks, references and DBS checks
• Supporting a values‑based recruitment process that puts people first while keeping everything compliant. The people you help recruit go on to support people to live full, independent lives. Getting recruitment right really does make a difference. Shares our values: Kind, Compassionate, Fun, Honest and Respectful
• Is a confident, friendly communicator
• Enjoys variety and being kept busy
• Is organised and able to juggle different tasks
• Has basic IT skills, including Microsoft 365

MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions. MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked Accessibility at the top of the screen.

Benefits

• Six weeks’ annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)