Places for People
Preston
Full Time
Permanent
As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities.
From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK.
And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do.
We're looking for Colleagues who bring energy, curiosity and ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, our Communities and each other.
Experience matters, but it's only part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
More about your role
You will deliver a high-quality Talent Acquisition service to all colleagues, managers and potential recruits. As a member of a small team you will work multiple roles ranging from frontline roles through to senior managers. You will create a sourcing plan with managers and design and implement a recruitment marketing plan (writing a compelling advert, using our employer brand collateral to post on social media). You will then manage the role through to offer,?supporting managers and applicants.
The recruitment team have a good reputation across the business, and you will support this by finding the most talented employees on the market. You?will also work collaboratively with colleagues across HR to ensure that we provide a best-in-class experience.
This is a Hybrid Role with a minimum of two days in our Preston Office, with home working. Some national travel may be required
At Places for People we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.
For more information please download our job profile available on our website.
More about you
As a Talent Acquisition Advisor, you will provide expert recruitment support across the full hiring lifecycle, working closely with hiring managers to attract, assess and hire great people. You'll take ownership of recruitment campaigns, using direct sourcing, market insight and best practice to build strong talent pipelines and deliver successful outcomes. You'll manage multiple vacancies while ensuring a positive, inclusive candidate experience, and you'll guide hiring managers on effective assessment and selection methods.?
You will need superb IT skills, a very good knowledge of Microsoft packages and the ability to pick up new systems is a must - you will?be switching between systems from Outlook to Teams to our ATS eArcu and often helping managers and applicants with system queries.
What you'll get
We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond.
You'll receive:
As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.?
What's next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.
If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.
We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.
If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls
Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
Places for People
Preston
Full Time
Permanent