Health & Social Care Recruitment Coordinator
- Location:
- 165a Leith Walk, EH6 8NR
- Salary:
- £35,808 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent, Temporary
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35.75 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Job Purpose
This role will support Joined Up for Business (JUfB) in its employer focused activities, which includes supporting businesses with recruitment, training, identification of funding incentives and community benefits delivery in line with the Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind (NOLB) framework and Fair Work principles.
The Health and Social Care Recruitment Coordinator will be the lead recruitment and training contact for key stakeholders within the Health & Social Care (H&SC) sector in Edinburgh and will support with meeting vacancy demand, through streamlining and centralising the various offers to increase accessibility to potential entrants and increase awareness from the employability network and partner services.
The post holder will work directly with employers to actively support and coordinate large-scale recruitment and training requirements and be instrumental in collaborating with key statutory organisations such as the Health & Social Care Partnership to advise on recruitment approaches, labour market intelligence and innovative solutions to help shape future strategy. The postholder will also be involved working directly with job seekers and potential entrants to the sector through positive promotion of career and training opportunities.
Knowledge and Skills Required
Essential:
Previous experience of supporting high-volume recruitment
Direct experience of working with candidates/jobseekers for training, skills or recruitment/employability purposes
Understanding of barriers to employment and pressures faced by more disadvantaged households
Demonstrable experience of strong relationship and stakeholder management
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in dealing with customers, clients and/or the public by telephone, email and MS Teams/Zoom
Confident in the use of Microsoft Office packages including Excel, Word and Outlook
Meticulous approach to record keeping and recording of information
Experience of working productively and collaboratively within a team to agreed principles, including working with implementation plans, meeting milestones and deadlines
Qualifications or skills and experience to SCQF Level 5 in English and Maths, for example, National 5, Modern Apprenticeship, SVQ
Access to a reliable internet connection for any hybrid/home working.
Desirable:
Previous experience of recruitment and/or training within the Health and Social Care sector
Experience of event planning
Experience of working in a community and neighbourhood setting.
Employee Benefits
Home working
Flexible working (flexitime)
25 days annual leave
6 floating public holidays and 4 fixed public holidays
Employee Assistance Programme
Employer pension contribution.
How to apply
Completed application forms must be emailed to paige.evans@cpaitalcitypartnership.org in word format by 11pm on Sunday 28 August.
Download the job information pack and application form below.