Job Description

Recruitment Officer within Education.

Location: Poole

Duration: 6 Week Temporary Assignment

Hours: Full Time

Hourly Rate: £15.30 per hour

Hours: 8am-4.00pm

Monday to Friday

Immediate Start

Are you an experienced Recruitment Officer, Recruitment Coordinator or HR professional with a strong understanding of safer recruitment practices?

Our client, a specialist education provider supporting children and young people with complex needs, is seeking a Recruitment Officer to join their People team on a temporary basis for an initial six-week assignment.

This is a busy and rewarding role where you will take ownership of the recruitment process, helping to attract and appoint talented, values-driven staff who are committed to making a positive difference to learners' lives.

The Role

Working closely with Heads of Settings and senior leaders, you will manage recruitment activity across teaching, learning support, therapy and operational roles, ensuring all recruitment processes are compliant, efficient and aligned with safeguarding requirements.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing end-to-end recruitment processes from advertising through to offer stage.
• Writing and placing engaging job adverts across appropriate recruitment channels.
• Coordinating shortlisting and interview processes.
• Liaising with hiring managers to understand current and future recruitment needs.
• Supporting the recruitment and vetting of agency, bank and temporary workers.
• Ensuring all safer recruitment checks are completed before candidates commence employment.
• Maintaining accurate recruitment records, trackers and databases.
• Monitoring recruitment activity and producing reports on recruitment performance and workforce needs.
• Supporting the development of recruitment strategies for hard-to-fill vacancies.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience in recruitment and talent acquisition.
• A clear understanding of safer recruitment and safeguarding requirements.
• Experience managing multiple vacancies within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience of working within education would be highly advantageous.
• Alternatively, a strong understanding of the needs of vulnerable children and young people.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with managers and stakeholders.
• Experience recruiting within sectors that face attraction and retention challenges would be beneficial.

What's on Offer?

• An opportunity to support a highly respected specialist education provider.
• A varied and meaningful role where your work has a direct impact on learners and educational outcomes.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Immediate start available.

If you have recruitment experience and a strong commitment to safeguarding and compliance, we'd love to hear from you.

Work Location: In person