Resourcer

Resourcer Location Preston Length of contract Full time and permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday To be worked between 8am and 6pm, by arrangement, (inc 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak Pay Scale £24,800 - £25,500 per annum plus on-target team bonus Responsible to Manager Holiday entitlement Paid holiday entitlement of 28 days, plus 8 bank holidays And a day’s leave on your birthday, and a wellbeing day’s leave The role To support the team of Recruitment Consultants to place ex-offender candidates into sustainable paid employment with local employers, as the first point of contact for new candidates; also to offer comprehensive administrative support in candidate data collection and reporting Purpose We place people with convictions into paid work, so they can build purposeful lives and see their families thrive Mission We do this by providing practical employment support, linking them to companies with good jobs Vision A  society  where  people’s  past  convictions  don’t  define  their  employment future Key Responsibilities 1. Carry out telephone registrations and first screening interviews with all new candidates, to identify initial motivation, suitability and matching for The Recruitment Junction’s services, and its job opportunities The central role of a Recruitment Resourcer is to find and qualify candidates for each of the roles the Recruitment Consultants are trying to fill. This covers the full recruitment process, so Resourcers typically spend their days responding to incoming applications, placing job adverts to attract candidates, and conducting searches on the company database to find candidates with relevant skills. Call candidates to discuss their experience and identify whether they will be a good fit for the services and available roles. Most of these tasks will be carried out on the phone, although there will be times where Resourcers meet face-to-face with employer-clients or candidates to discuss their roles. All candidates have a criminal record and for many this can feel like an almost insurmountable barrier to gaining or returning to work; self-confidence can be low and there is often a lot of regret or shame. The role of the Resourcer requires an approach which is empathetic and sensitive, speaking hope into people’s situations and conveying the sincere belief that each person has the ability to find purposeful and fulfilling work, regardless of their past. 2. Manage the process of candidate data collection and outcomes reporting, to allow The Recruitment Junction to satisfy the reporting requirements of its funders and commissioners Record candidate information on the internal CRM database (as well as any other proprietary databases as required by funders or commissioners), ensuring that all registration forms, data privacy consent and other necessary candidate documentation are properly completed and filed. Carry out ID and Right to Work checks on new candidates, ensuring results are properly recorded. Work with the team to ensure that regular internal reporting on outcomes takes place in a way that is accurate and timely and helps the charity to learn and adapt its programmes as needed. 3. Carry out other general administrative duties as required Under the direction of the Manager, carry out general administrative duties as required, including but not limited to: First point of contact by phone and email for all candidates and external referral partners. Greeting visitors and offering teas and coffees. Maintaining a stock of all office supplies, including replenishing the in-house food bank. Supporting the team in any way required, including checking and answering phones and emails in their absence, helping to draft CVs, booking people onto training courses, ordering ID documents and shopping for interview outfits with candidates. Collating information required for grant applications and contract bids/tenders. Assisting with fundraising activities, including maintaining the donor database. Financial record-keeping and data entry. Participating in at least one fundraising or crowd-funder event per year and, on an ongoing basis, seeking to build up the charity’s donor base through soliciting monthly and one-off donations from across your friendship, business and church networks. This is a non-exhaustive list of tasks and may be amended from time to time in line with the needs of the charity. Our Interview Process This vacancy will close on 6th September , with applications being shortlisted on 7th September . If you are successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend the first stage of our interview process on Tuesday 8th September, between 4:30pm and 7pm , at our new offices in Preston. We want our recruitment process to give you the opportunity to get to know The Recruitment Junction (TRJ) just as much as it allows us to get to know you. Rather than a traditional first interview, we will be holding a relaxed group recruitment evening with a ‘speed-