Internal Recruiter

Location: Hybrid - Bromsgrove

Contract Type: Full-time

Closing Date: 27 November 2023

Salary: Up to 28,000 per annum

Specific Hours: 35 hours per week

Department: HR reporting into the HR Business Partner- Education Services.

About Us:

We are Polaris Community, one of the UK's largest leading communities of children's service providers. Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies who have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as Leaving Care services, Education and bespoke children's services contracts. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care.

Overall Purpose/Aim:

Reporting to the HR Business Partner for Education, Polaris Community are looking for an Internal Recruiter will be responsible for identifying, sourcing and attracting the very best talent for our Schools and Educational Provisions whilst leading and managing the end to end recruitment process. They will provide expert advice on all recruitment activity and work closely with the Head Teachers and the HR Business Partner to design and implement effective recruitment practices and strategies and ensure that all regulatory and company requirements are met. This is a hybrid working role so will either be based at our Bromsgrove Head Office or our Hub in Milton Keynes depending on your location.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for ensuring all vacancies are successfully resourced with an emphasis on quality of hire, time to hire and on direct recruitment activityActively identify, source and attract candidates for hard to fill vacanciesImplement targeted recruitment strategies to increase application numbers where needed and identify the most effective channel of attractionSupport organic growth by pro-actively sourcing candidates to support the opening of new residential homesResponsibility for implementing the recruitment strategy as created and agreed with the Chief People Officer and HR Business PartnerSupport recruitment activities e.g. identifying and attending job fairs/career events, liaising with colleges and universitiesBuild strong and effective relationships with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and provide guidance on recruitment best practiceEnsure appropriate and timely communication to candidates and hiring managers at all stages of the recruitment processWork with recruitment agencies with the aim of establishing a preferred supplier list with favourable rates that can be utilised when requiredHaving a solution-focused approach, suggesting creative solutions to any recruitment challenges, where appropriateScreen applications and facilitate early conversations to identify top candidatesCoordinate and schedule interviews between hiring managers and candidatesFocusing on delivering an exceptional candidate experience from initial contact through to onboarding, positioning Polaris Community as an employer of choice, positively promoting the employer brand at all timesReview and update Recruitment policies as requiredHelp to drive organisational performance by supporting core business objectivesMaintain strict confidentiality in the work undertakenEnsure recruitment process and files sent to onboarding meet the Safer Recruitment requirementsKeep up to date with information regarding developments in Recruitment practice, employment legislation, CIPD guidance, CPD and sharing knowledge within the teamSkills, knowledge and abilities:

Excellent knowledge and experience of recruitment practices and processesKnowledge of the recruitment marketplace; skills, cost, supply and demandAbility to produce data on key recruitment metricsKnowledge of recruitment best practice and associated employment lawA commercial understanding of the impact of recruitmentExcellent organisational skills to manage multiple, varied recruitment campaigns and able to work to tight deadlinesAbility to build effective relationships with both candidates and hiring managersExperience:

Previous resourcing / recruitment experience within a fast-paced environmentExperience of utilising a variety of sourcing methods, plans and tools.Demonstrable experience of actively sourcing and headhunting both passive and active candidates for a variety of vacancies and skill setsExperience of influencing and negotiatingExperience of interviewing prospective candidatesExperience of working in an in-house / internal recruitment teamBenefits

30 days' Annual Leave increasing to 35 days' with length of service plus Bank HolidaysCompany PensionLife AssuranceEmployee Discount SchemeBike to Work Scheme.The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check for this position. Polaris Community is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

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