Job summary
- Main area
- HR & Recruitment Assistant
- Grade
- Salary Ranges: 25,001 - 35,000
- Contract
- Permanent: Part Time
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Hybrid working with 1 day in the office and 2 at home)
- Job ref
- BS:PSHRRA2025.0
- Employer
- Care in Mind
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Hope House
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £27,144 - £29,152.50 Dependant on Experience, Pro rata for part time hours
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
HR & Recruitment Assistant - Stockport
Salary Ranges: 25,001 - 35,000
Job overview
HR & Recruitment Assistant
Cheadle Heath, Stockport
£27144 - £29152.50 FTE per annum, depending on experience, pro rata for part time hours. (£16286.40 - £17491.50)
22.5 hours per week
Blended Working: Head Office (Stockport) 1 day a week and Home Working 2 days a week (Initially 3 days per week from Head Office whilst inducting into role)
Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday (times to be discussed at interview)
Main duties of the job
Do you have experience working in HR and engaging with candidates and employees? Do you have a keen interest in the resourcing side of HR? Are you a people person who strives to provide a great employee experience?? If you are looking for a new challenge with excellent development opportunities, then maybe Care in Mind is for you.
About you
· Previous HR administrative and an understanding of recruitment processes
· Knowledge and experience of HR and/or ATS software
· Strong IT skills including the use of the Microsoft 365 for spreadsheets, email and word processing
· Ability to utilise online design platforms such as Canva to create social media posts and documents
· Confidence with communicating via phone/Teams to external and internal individuals.
· Good numeracy & literacy skills
· Ability to work confidently remotely and utilise platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
· Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
· Full UK Driving Licence with access to own vehicle
Working for our organisation
Care in Mind are a healthcare company operating throughout the Northwest and Yorkshire providing residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.
Company Benefits
- Minimum 30 days holiday.
- An additional day off each year for your birthday.
- Enhanced company sick pay.
- Enhanced company pension.
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
- Paid time off for fertility treatment.
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary).
- Electric Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits.
- Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service.
- Free eye tests and various other benefits.
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate).
- Paid Training, Induction and DBS check.
- We are a Mindful & Disability Confident Employer.
- We are a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
- We are a Menopause Friendly Organisation.
- Long service awards.
- Social events including a Christmas party.
- Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts.
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral).
- Free onsite parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity for a HR & Recruitment Assistant to join our friendly and professional in-house People Services team based in Stockport. You will support with the delivery of resourcing campaigns, liaising with managers and candidates to deliver effective engagement and onboarding. You will also support with HR processes and support the employee engagement administration. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to develop their HR career in an established healthcare company.
About the role
The key elements of the role will include;
· Being responsible for placing recruitment adverts, processing applications, and liaising with applicants and managers regarding interview dates.
· Ensuring recruitment databases and the Applicant Tracking System are updated on a daily basis
· Providing data analysis reports on Candidates and effectiveness of adverts alongside other data analysis projects.
· Undertaking engagement calls and communication with candidates and staff
· Liaising with Agencies and Resourcing suppliers to ensure terms of service are in place and adverts are placed in a timely manner.
· Be responsible for processing new starter paperwork, liaising with managers to offer new posts, sending references, setting up new starters up on the HR system and producing offer/contractual paperwork.
· Sending out contract variations, informing payroll of any changes and updating the relevant system.
· Support the administration processes for employee relations cases providing minute taking and completion of invitation letters and meeting bookings
· To take part in coordinating the engagement of staff including updating monthly newsletters and the Employee ‘Engage’ Platform and sending/interpreting surveys when required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Have or are working towards an HR qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in a HR Administrative role
- Understanding of internal recruitment processes
- Knowledge and experience of HR Systems and/or Applicant Tracking/Recruitment Systems
- Knowledge and experience of using different recruitment channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook and other social media platforms
- Experience of co-ordinating recruitment activities throughout the whole recruitment lifecycle, including scheduling and facilitating assessment activities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of dealing with high volume of recruitment
- Previous experience of working in the health and social care industry
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills
- Strong IT skills including the use of the Microsoft 365 for spreadsheets, email and word processing.
- Have access to a vehicle for work purposes with the ability to travel to the sites within the Care in Mind portfolio
Other
Essential criteria
- Excellent oral communication skills
- An ability to work from home where necessary – Wifi connection, suitable working space.
- We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of Care in Mind, as illustrated on page 2 of this job description.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Can demonstrate an appreciation of confidentiality and exercise discretion
- Ability to deal with a wide range of people and establish effective working relationships with staff and managers
- Ability to utilise online design platforms such as Canva to create social media posts and documents
- Ability to work confidently remotely and utilise platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
- Flexible, co-operative and a supportive team player
- Ability to plan workload and work under pressure
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
- Confidence with communicating via phone and Teams to external and internal individuals.
- Ability to demonstrate high levels of resilience and professionalism in a busy work environment.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Recruitment Department
- Job title
- Recruitment Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 638 3285
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