Job Description

Making A Difference as a Recruitment Coordinator for Adult Social Care

Here at Cheshire West and Chester Council, we are committed to providing excellent Adult Social Care services to residents. We are one team, putting what matters to people first and are investing in a number of roles, qualified and non-qualified, across our service areas to grow our dynamic, solution focused team.

So, wherever you are in your life, there is something to suit you in Adult Social Care, whether that be meaningful work, feeling valued in your role, career progression, pay progression or a great work life balance, this is where you will find it. If you want to be a part of our welcoming, values driven service and are passionate about being part of a team that can make a real difference for local people, please take a look at the roles we have available.

Organisation

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Location

Chester

Job Category

Social Care

Grade

CWAC NJC - Grade 5

Salary Min

\xc2\xa321,968 per annum

Salary Max

\xc2\xa324,054 per annum

Hours per week

37

Weeks per year

52.143

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

08/09/2023

Ref No

W2909

Documents

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Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive \xe2\x80\x93 through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

Recruitment Coordinator

Working Style: Flexible \xe2\x80\x93 fully agile

Location: Flexible (within Cheshire West and Chester borough) Core Team are based at the HQ office in Chester

Recruiting the best candidates with the right values at the right time is a key enabler to achieving our vision and we are therefore investing in a new pivotal role of Recruitment Coordinator.

We are looking for a highly motivated, customer focused recruitment coordinator who will help us to attract the best candidates and maintain a consistently excellent candidate experience for all.

The Recruitment Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating a timely and professional end to end recruitment process for opportunities at all levels within the Directorate, including:

• Advertising vacancies in the most effective way to attract the best candidates possible for opportunities, using approved platforms.
• Working with colleagues in digital communications to maximise vacancy marketing on social media channels and appropriate recruitment campaigns.
• Managing candidate responses in a timely and professional manner
• Organising interview dates and panels and communicating well with candidates to ensure a positive experience
• Processing conditional offers as soon as verbal offers made
• Organising verbal references and collecting information required to process DBS checks
• Administering DBS checks
• Administering new starters on our ERP system unit4
• Maintaining contact with candidates and new starters throughout the process to ensure retention
• Organising appropriate technical kit for new starters to ensure available in line with start date agreed.

Organisational skills are a must as is the ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines, along with a passion to bring innovation to the role and be an ambassador for working for the Council. You will have a can-do approach to your work, be solution focused and confident communicating with a wide range of stakeholders including internal hiring managers and external applicants. You will be joining a fast-paced environment where teamwork is essential.

This is a flexible, agile post which means working in one of our Council offices in locations across the borough as well as the opportunity to work from home. The benefits of working for the Council go well beyond making a difference to people\xe2\x80\x99s lives, as well as working within a supportive environment with people who share your values you will have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on:

• High street and supermarket shopping
• Gym membership
• Holidays
• Days out
• Cinemas
• Childcare vouchers
• Cash back scheme on any medical treatment that you may require via Medicash
• Car lease scheme (Brand new fully maintained and insured car for 3 years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice)
• Cycle Scheme (Save up to \xc2\xa3320 on the cost of a brand-new bike and equipment)

We also offer:

• Competitive salary
• A generous holiday allowance starting at 26 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 31 days
• An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.3%. (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%)
• The opportunity to develop your skills and career
• Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers
• Supportive team and culture
• Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional annual leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme, which offers free 24/7 confidential assistance, practical information, and emotional support.

Full Job description and Person specification information is attached with this advert.

For an informal discussion please contact Alexandra Pitcher Assurance and Workforce Manager 0151 337 6515 please note that I am on leave between 21.08.23 and 01.09.2023 and contact should be made with during this time.

To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see

No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we\'ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we\'d love to learn more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of \xc2\xa310.90 per hour for all contracted hours.

For any technical enquiries please email and quote job reference number in all correspondence.

Cheshire West and Chester Council