Recruitment & Onboarding Admin Assistant

Recruitment & Onboarding Admin Assistant

Salary: £25,350 - £27,300 depending on experience

Hours:  37.5 hours per week – 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday

Location: Head Office (West London)
Safer Recruitment: Enhanced DBS required; strong safeguarding culture

About the Role

We are looking for a full-time administrator with strong organizational and communication skills, to assist the Recruitment & Onboarding Co-ordinator with the sourcing, recruitment and onboarding of new staff for our eight nursery settings, located across West London and South Bucks.

Key responsibilities

1) Recruitment

Assisting the Recruitment & Onboarding Co-ordinator with:

• Sourcing and qualifying suitable job candidates via platforms and social media
• Posting vacancies onto job boards as required
• Promptly filtering job board applicants to identify those suitable for interview
• Carrying out initial telephone interview with potential candidates
• Arranging on site / face to face interviews with candidates
• Tracking applicants through interview process to offer or decline

2) Onboarding

Working under the direction of line managers to:

• Generate offer letters
• Check Qualifications and Right to Work Status
• Take up references and ensure the completeness of CVs, in line with Safer Recruitment
• Check applicants’ ID and making DBS applications
• Process New Starter Paperwork
• Upload New Starter Details and paperwork to PeopleHR.
• Deal with telephone enquiries and visitors to the office, carry out filing and any other ad hoc duties as required to support the needs of the business

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Ability to manage a diverse workload and work in a fast moving environment providing accurate and timely information to a high standard.
• Understanding of maintaining confidentiality.
• Good knowledge of Excel and Word and database systems
• Great communications skills both written and verbal.
• Positive and flexible approach to work and the team.
• Team player supportive of needs of the business and team pressures
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Willingness to learn and undertake further training as required.

Desirable

• Effective use of social media and LinkedIn to build networks and build market attraction
• Experience in early-years/education, care, hospitality or other high-compliance environments.
• Experience of staff resourcing/talent acquisition/recruitment
• Experience of staff onboarding processes and HR systems

Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check and all pre-employment checks in line with safer recruitment guidance.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a short supporting statement outlining your relevant knowledge and experience.