Job Description

Recruitment Assistant

Edinburgh

Head Office Scotland

\xc2\xa320,163.75 p.a. pro rata

28 hours per week

Job Ref: RA/HOS/301

Are you looking for a truly rewarding role where your skills are valued?

Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Autism Initiatives works positively alongside autistic people, their families and carers to provide specialist services tailored to each individual.

We are looking for a personable, confident, team player to provide administrative support to the Recruitment Officer based at our Head Office in Edinburgh. As a Recruitment Assistant, you will be integral in the recruitment and employment of potential candidates.

The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, possess strong communication skills (written and verbal), and be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of all Microsoft applications.

Key duties will include:

• Liaise with potential applicants throughout Scotland about employment opportunities
• Assist the Recruitment Officer with the administration of the recruitment processes including advertising, application packs, producing offer letters and pre-employment checks.
• Manage and action the recruitment inbox on a daily basis
• Schedule interviews with candidates and provide managers with relevant materials, candidate documentation, including set up & clear up of meeting rooms
• Assist with the analysis of recruitment information to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment processes.
• Maintain recruitment trackers
• Ensuring that candidates remain engaged and committed throughout the pre-employment checks
• Assist with recruitment queries and provide general administrative support
• Maintain confidential personal records for all staff in line with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
• Liaise closely with HR, Payroll and Marketing departments at the Head Office in Liverpool

Benefits:

• 31 days Annual Leave, including Bank holidays pro rata
• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Medicash Healthcare Plan
• Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts

Please see our and Person Specification available in the Apply Now Section for further details.

The closing date for completed applications is Sunday 23rd July 2023.

Interviews, will be held in person on Tuesday 1st August 2023 at our Head Office Scotland.

Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Benefits of working with us

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here\'s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
• Employee Assistance Programme - free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years\' service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
• Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Career break scheme
• Wagestream financial planning and support App - enables you to access money earned before pay day, set up savings and gain control of your finances

Before you start

Before you start your application it would be helpful to have the following information on hand:

• Qualification/Education History / Professional Memberships
• Details of current employment and previous employment history
• Contact Details of 2 Referees - the first must be from your current employer, please note that references will not be contacted until offers of employment have been accepted and permission has been given to do so

And to read through our Support Worker and Person Specification (available in the Apply Now Section).

When filling in our application form - when completing this please make sure you carefully read the ; Person Specification - essential and desirable shortlisting criteria and base your statements on these. Detail your experience; skills and demonstrate how you have achieved these. It is essential that you show on your application form how you meet the essential criteria otherwise you may not be shortlisted.

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