Talent Acquisition Officer – Maternity Cover (Hybrid, Manchester)

Consortium; Manchester; Hybride; GBP 31 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Private medical insurance

Employer pension contributions

25 days annual leave per year

Résumé du poste

Centrepoint is seeking a proactive Talent Acquisition Officer for a 12-month maternity cover in Manchester. The role focuses on end-to-end recruitment campaigns across Housing, safeguarding compliance, and close liaison with housing managers to deliver efficient hiring across the organisation.

You’ll lead Safer Recruitment checks, maintain confidential records, and support onboarding while developing talent pools and reporting on recruitment improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating end-to-end recruitment and managing multiple vacancies in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience advising hiring managers, with the confidence to influence and constructively challenge when needed.
• Experience applying Ofsted safer recruitment processes and administering pre-employment checks.
• Strong organisational, communication and customer service skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience using Talos or a similar applicant tracking system, alongside Microsoft Office and HR systems.
• A practical, solution-focused approach and the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
• Experience within an in-house recruitment team, particularly in housing, social care, the charity sector or another regulated environment, would be advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Managing recruitment campaigns across Housing, from vacancy approval and advertising through to interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Acting as the main recruitment contact for Housing managers, providing practical advice, regular updates and support with job descriptions, adverts and interview planning.
• Leading the completion of Ofsted safer recruitment checks, including DBS, right to work, references, employment history, identity and other relevant checks.
• Maintaining accurate, confidential and auditable records within our applicant tracking system and internal Ofsted trackers, escalating any compliance concerns.
• Preparing contracts, offer paperwork and onboarding communications, keeping candidates informed throughout the process.
• Developing talent pools, supporting attraction activity and contributing to recruitment reporting and service improvements.

Connaissances

End-to-end recruitment

Advising hiring managers

Ofsted safer recruitment

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Customer service

In-house recruitment experience

Housing/ social care recruitment

Outils

Talos

Microsoft Office

HR systems

Description du poste

Centrepoint is seeking a proactive Talent Acquisition Officer for a 12-month maternity cover in Manchester. The role focuses on end-to-end recruitment campaigns across Housing, safeguarding compliance, and close liaison with housing managers to deliver efficient hiring across the organisation.

You’ll lead Safer Recruitment checks, maintain confidential records, and support onboarding while developing talent pools and reporting on recruitment improvements.