HR Recruitment Assistant

Job Role: HR & Recruitment Assistant

Working Hours: Monday Friday 9am 5pm 35 hours per week

Pay: 22772 per annum

Location: Chester Business Park CH4 9QE

Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for an HR & Recruitment Assistant to join our established HR team at an exciting time in our growth. This role is perfect for someone who wants to be more than just a cog in the wheel we re looking for someone who can help shape and influence our recruitment processes. It s a position where you won t just follow the script; you ll have the chance to rewrite it. Use your creativity ideas and experience to deliver a unique and exceptional recruitment service that reflects our values and goals.

Your primary focus will be on recruitment across our network supporting the full candidate journey. In addition you ll assist with employee life cycle processes contributing to our HR initiatives across various projects.

This position would suit a driven proactive individual whether you re currently in a recruitment or HR administrative role or if you re a recent graduate looking to kickstart your HR career.

This role offers a clear career path with opportunities for ongoing training and development including support toward achieving a Level5 CIPD qualification. You ll gain handson experience across the recruitment and HR spectrum building a strong foundation for a rewarding HR career.

About Anchor Group Services

At Anchor Group Services our vision is to supply a highly effective workforce to our customers by carefully selecting the right employees for each role. We are one of the largest independent national facilities management providers in the UK committed to delivering the highest standards of cleaning security and parking services across retail higher education commercial buildings and the charity sector.

About the Role

Following significant growth we are looking to bring on board an HR & Recruitment Assistant who can build upon the strong foundation established in this role. This position provides an exciting opportunity to contribute meaningfully to our recruitment portfolio and shape the candidate journey in a way that reflects our values and standards.

In this role you ll support hiring managers with the endtoend recruitment process ensuring an exceptional candidate experience. You ll work collaboratively with key stakeholders to support and deliver on recruitment and resourcing projects in addition to assisting with workforce planning and employee life cycle processes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Managing and coordinating an effective recruitment process from endtoend ensuring a firstclass service across all areas of the business.
  
• Using relationships with internal stakeholders and knowledge of the recruitment market to influence the recruitment approach of the business.
  
• Creating attractive compliant and diversityfriendly job adverts to promote vacancies.
  
• Screening applicants and making recommendations to hiring managers actively contributing to the candidate selection and decisionmaking process to ensure all vacancies are filled.
  
• Organising candidate interviews leading and owning the interview process in addition to proactively conducting first sift telephone interviews on behalf of hiring managers.
  
• Collaborating with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs.
  
• Championing creating and managing the candidate experience.
  
• Developing and implementing an effective sourcing plan using appropriate channels including social media and employee referrals.
  
• Leading on recruitment campaigns and activities to promote the Company as an employer of choice.
  
• Effective and proactive maintenance of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
  
• Coordinating and scheduling phone screens onsite interviews video interviews and any virtual & face to face assessments.
  
• Managing all recruitment administration including posting adverts across all job platforms and on our internal intranet.
  
• Working closely with successful candidates and the wider HR Team to facilitate timely completion of the preemployment screening process ensuring candidates receive a smooth onboarding.
  
• Managing candidate data where necessary ensuring GDPR compliance is adhered to.
  
• Other HR duties on request.
  

Requirements

Skills knowledge & experience

• Minimum of 1years direct experience in a recruitment or HR role.
  
• Well organised with excellent time management skills an ability to prioritise and work on own initiative.
  
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines while managing multiple tasks.
  
• Knowledge of social media and social networking sites like Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Google Job boards and professional organisations.
  
• Team Player willing to step in and support colleagues at peak times with flexibility to meet the needs of the business.
  
• Computer literacy Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook).
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Experience of managing and delivering resourcing requirements (attracting and sourcing) in different functional areas.
  
• Effective relationship building and communication skills.
  
• Proficient in Microsoft applications numerate and data driven.
  
• Excellent attention to detail with a customer focused approach.
  

Preferable :

• Comfortable working with a high level of autonomy.
  
• Flexible adaptable and able to work in complex fast paced environments.
  
• Facilities management provider background is a plus.
  
• Previous experience of working with an ATS (Applicant Tracking System)
  
• Previous experience of managing candidate background screening processes
  

Benefits

• Access to a range of nationally recognised courses to help further your career via the Anchor Academy
  
• Auto Enrolment Pension (if earnings reach the minimum requirement for autoenrolment)
• Wagestream access to pay as you earn it
  
• Cycle to Work Scheme Available
  
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling
  
• Hospital Saturday Fund
  
• Reward and Recognition awards
  

What s Next

If you would like to be considered for this position APPLY NOW and we will be in touch.

Within commuting distance of: Chester Mold Broughton Deeside Birkenhead Flint Chester Wrexham Ellesmere Port the Wirral and surrounding areas.