Resourcing Advisor

Sca; Portsmouth, Todmorden; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Birthday leave

Generous annual leave

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

Social Care in Action (SCiA) is seeking a proactive Resourcing Advisor to lead end-to-end recruitment across services, ensuring a positive candidate experience and Safer Recruitment compliance. You’ll work with managers to identify staffing needs, develop campaigns, and build pipelines that support SCiA’s growth and mission to provide compassionate care.

Based in the Portsmouth area, the role reports to the People and Culture Manager and involves engaging with communities, colleges and employers

Qualifications

• Passionate about people and candidate experience.
• Organised and able to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
• Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experienced in recruitment, talent acquisition, HR administration or a related field.
• Knowledgeable about recruitment best practice and safer recruitment requirements.
• Comfortable using applicant tracking systems, HR databases and Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Self-motivated, proactive and solutions focused.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and administrative abilities.
• Experience managing confidential information appropriately.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from vacancy approval through to onboarding.
• Advertise vacancies across multiple platforms and social media channels.
• Screen applications and conduct telephone interviews.
• Coordinate interviews and provide support to hiring managers.
• Ensure compliance with safer recruitment requirements, including DBS checks, right-to-work verification, references and employment documentation.
• Maintain accurate records within recruitment and HR systems.
• Produce recruitment reports and analyse recruitment metrics.
• Develop talent pools and build relationships with local communities, colleges, universities and employment organisations.
• Attend recruitment events, job fairs and community engagement initiatives.
• Support employer branding activities and promote SCiA as an employer of choice.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects within the People & Culture team.

Skills

People-focused

Organised

Confident communicator

Recruitment experience

HR administration

Safer recruitment

ATS usage

Stakeholder relationships

Written and verbal communication

Discretion with confidential info

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

HR databases

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Resourcing Advisor to help us attract, recruit and onboard talented individuals who share our values and commitment to excellent care. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting our growth and ensuring we continue to recruit high-calibre colleagues who make a real difference in the lives of the people we support.

About the Role

Reporting to the People and Culture Manager, you will manage the end-to-end recruitment process across a variety of services, ensuring a positive candidate experience while maintaining compliance with safer recruitment practices. You will work closely with managers across the organisation to identify staffing needs, develop effective recruitment campaigns, and build talent pipelines that support SCiA's strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from vacancy approval through to onboarding.
• Advertise vacancies across multiple platforms and social media channels.
• Screen applications and conduct telephone interviews.
• Coordinate interviews and provide support to hiring managers.
• Ensure compliance with safer recruitment requirements, including DBS checks, right-to-work verification, references and employment documentation.
• Maintain accurate records within recruitment and HR systems.
• Produce recruitment reports and analyse recruitment metrics.
• Develop talent pools and build relationships with local communities, colleges, universities and employment organisations.
• Attend recruitment events, job fairs and community engagement initiatives.
• Support employer branding activities and promote SCiA as an employer of choice.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects within the People & Culture team.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about people and candidate experience.
• Organised and able to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously
• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experienced in recruitment, talent acquisition, HR administration or a related field.
• Knowledgeable about recruitment best practice and safer recruitment requirements.
• Comfortable using applicant tracking systems, HR databases and Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Self-motivated, proactive and solutions focused., Previous experience in recruitment, HR or talent acquisition.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and administrative abilities.
• Experience managing confidential information appropriately.
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• Recruitment experience within health and social care.
• Knowledge of DBS and safeguarding requirements.
• CIPD qualification or working towards one.
• Experience of recruitment marketing and social media campaigns.

At Social Care in Action (SCiA), we believe in empowering people to live life better through compassionate, person-centred support. As a leading charity and social enterprise delivering care, wellbeing and community services across the South, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

What we Offer

• A meaningful role supporting a purpose-driven organisation.
• A supportive and collaborative People & Culture team.
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Paid birthday leave.
• Employee wellbeing support.
• Blue Light Card benefits.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Opportunities to make a genuine difference in local communities.