Recruitment Officer

The Role 

As a Recruitment officer your primary role is to help Caring Hearts Recruitment to find suitable staff and match the right candidates to the correct permanent and temporary jobs. This role involves business development and building a portfolio of new business clients. Main duties include drafting and advertising job vacancies via a range of platforms and you will serve as the vital link between clients and candidates. The role can be challenging, and we are looking for someone with high levels of enthusiasm who enjoys working in high-pressured environments and the responsibility that comes with it. This role involves using a start-up mentality (ability to take initiative and learn on the job), this requires good problem-solving skills and strong sense of ambition.

Day-to-day

Business Development: Acquiring and developing client and candidates’ relationships and constantly seeking new opportunities in the market for business growth 

-        ‘Cold Call’ — make contacts and connections to generate new business

-        Meeting and exceeding targets for the number of vacancies taken or the number of people placed into jobs and business leads generated

-        Visiting clients to build and develop positive relationships

Talent acquisition: Sourcing, screening and interviewing candidates

-        Screening applicants, managing interviews and creating a shortlist of candidates for employers/clients 

-        ‘Headhunt’ — Finding or approaching candidates for executive or specialist jobs and identifying suitable candidates who may already be in work 

-        Interview and test job seekers to create a pool of people ready to fill vacancies

-        Briefing candidates about job responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job 

Research: Actively networking with candidates and industry connections, market mapping, utilizing social media

-        Reviewing recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmed

Market Intelligence and information Management: Support maintenance of various databases and information systems, continuous learning of industries and keeping up to date with care industry news

-        Record keeping of clients and employers’ vacancies

-        Using business development, marketing techniques and networking to attract business from client companies

Brand Development: Supporting the agency to become the ‘go-to’ organisation within the care market 

-        Knowledge of human resources and employment law In the United Kingdom

-       Developing good understanding of client companies, their work culture and environment

-        Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

-        Time management and organizational skills

-        Goal-orientated approach to work

-        Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadline and targets while problem-solving as issues arise

-        You are confident and self-motivated and able to take initiative and work on your own

-        Good administration skills, thorough and pay attention to detail

-        Excellent Team skills

-       Good business management skills

-       Patient and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations

-       Good understanding of computer systems and applications

Qualification and Education Requirements

-        No recruiting experience required; Demonstrate an interest in recruiting industry and be a self-starter with a desire to work hard and learn

-        Having previous experience in either an internal recruitment or consultant role is beneficial

-        Demonstrate excellent knowledge of recruitment principles and techniques

-       Professional and industry bodies qualification: Recruitment and Employment Confederation and Chartered Institute of Development preferred but not essential 

Benefits

-  Training development   

-  Laptops

-  End-of-year rewards for top-billing consultants