Job title: Recruitment Partner
Individual desk or Team based: Team based
Sector: Healthcare
Salary: £25k + Benefits + commission (entry/graduate level)
Reporting to: Lauren Williams / Business Manager
Working pattern: Cardiff / Hybrid (3 days office & 2 days WFH)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Our benefits:
- Flexible/hybrid working arrangements
- Employee-owned business – share in our success
- 25 days annual leave plus BH (inc Hoop day and birthday leave)
- Annual leave entitlement increases 1 day per years service, up to 30 days
- Unlimited annual leave purchase
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced maternity / paternity leave
- Free volunteer day
- End of Year trip*
- MediCash benefits
Job Summary / objective:
We are looking for an entry level graduate who wants to start their career in recruitment with a dynamic and supportive team in the heart of Cardiff. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual eager to build a long-term career in a growing, fast-paced sales environment. As a recruitment partner, you’ll support our Nursing & Healthcare division by sourcing, engaging, and onboarding nurses, support workers, and healthcare assistants for work with clients across a range of health and social care services.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Recruitment
● Candidate Generation: Utilising your communication and interviewing skills to register and interview candidates, ensuring a thorough understanding of their skills, experience, and career aspirations.
● Candidate Registration: Contact and register potential candidates for new roles, conducting thorough interviews and assessments to match their skills and experience with suitable job opportunities.
● Approaching candidates: Engage with active candidates on our database, keeping them informed about relevant job opportunities and assessing their suitability.
● Job Advertising: Write and post basic job advertisements on various job boards, the Hoop website, and social media channels to attract qualified candidates.
● Candidate Sourcing and Boolean Search: Employ advanced sourcing techniques, including Boolean searches on job boards and LinkedIn, to source qualified candidates for specific roles.
● Candidate-Job Matching: Utilise job specifications, candidate CVs and interview techniques to effectively match the right candidates with the appropriate roles, ensuring a strong fit.
● Securing and Arranging Interviews: Efficiently coordinate and manage the process of securing and arranging interviews for candidates, ensuring smooth communication and scheduling between candidates and clients.
● Application Review and Candidate Declining: Review CVs and applications submitted to your assigned roles, assessing suitability, and promptly declining unsuitable applicants.
Business Development
● Business Development: Engage in proactive business development by calling potential clients, conducting thorough preparation and mapping prior to the calls.
● Converting Clients: Proactively engage with new clients through calls, arrange and attend client visits, and effectively promote our services to secure job placements and shifts.
● Client Visits: Attend client visits that you have arranged independently or accompany other team members to develop and maintain strong client relationships.
● Sector Knowledge: Develop a deep understanding of your assigned sector, allowing you to engage in consultative conversations with candidates and clients and provide valuable insights.
● Social Media Proficiency: Utilise LinkedIn and other social media platforms to post relevant content and engage with the target audience.
● Basic Negotiation: Negotiate charge rates with clients, aiming for mutually beneficial agreements that meet business objectives
● Professional Communication with Hiring Managers: Interact with hiring managers in a professional and effective manner, building strong working relationships and ensuring client satisfaction.
Administration / processes:
● Compliance and Candidate Readiness: Ensuring candidates are prepared for work by completing and obtaining all required compliance documents, conducting Right to Work (RTW) checks, and ensuring adherence to relevant regulations and standards.
● Reference Checking: Conduct thorough reference checks for candidates to verify their experience and suitability for specific roles.
● Competent on Basics of Vincere Utilise our ATS recruitment system, Vincere, to add candidates, clients, and contacts effectively and perform searches within the database.
● Target Achievement: Work towards individual weekly and monthly targets, for example: Right to Work (RTW) checks, perm placements, new temp workers, and CVs sent, while demonstrating a commitment to exceeding expectations.
Customer Services
● Delivering Quality Customer Services: Providing professional and responsive customer service by answering and managing incoming calls, effectively managing expectations, and addressing inquiries promptly and courteously.
● Relationship Building: Foster professional relationships with candidates and clients, maintaining regular communication to understand their needs and preferences.
● Candidate Communication: Communicate relevant information to candidates, such as interview details, confirming their availability, and ensuring smooth communication throughout the recruitment process.
Qualifications and Skills:
● Effective verbal and written communication for interacting with candidates, colleagues, and clients.
● Active listening to understand candidate preferences and client requirements accurately.
● Proficiency in using various sourcing techniques, including job boards, social media, and professional networking platforms.
● Building a strong candidate pipeline by proactively engaging with potential candidates.
● Evaluating CVs and applications to identify qualified candidates.
● Conducting phone screenings and preliminary interviews to assess candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit.
● Developing a clear understanding of job descriptions and client requirements to match candidates effectively.
● Time management, prioritising tasks to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple job openings simultaneously.
● Efficiently managing candidate communication and documentation.
● Accurately recording candidate information and maintaining a comprehensive candidate database.
● Handling sensitive candidate information with discretion and maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
● Following ethical practices in candidate interactions and data management.
Desirable:
● Educational Qualification: Qualified to degree level within any discipline
About Hoop
Hoop Recruitment is a Welsh based recruitment agency, which in 2024 transitioned to become 100% employee-owned, becoming an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
Founded in 2016, our recruitment agency is on a mission to redefine the perception of recruitment. At our core, we embody the values of empathy, integrity, drive, and expertise, which guide every aspect of our work. Growth has been quick yet sustainable, and we have been identified as one of the fastest growing companies in Wales in 2021, 2022 & 2023. We work with a curated selection of public, private and third sector clients and hold a Gold REC accreditation. We are part of the Mental Health at Work Commitment and hold the Disability Confident employer status level 1. We listen more than we talk, we believe in quality not quantity.
At our heart, we are driven by integrity and empathy. We understand that effective recruitment is not merely about identifying candidates with the right skills and qualifications; it's about finding individuals who are a perfect fit for the role, both professionally and personally.
We prioritise listening over talking, and we take the time to understand not only your professional aspirations but also your personal pressures. Our goal is to connect you with jobs that complement your life rather than disrupt it because we believe that happiness at work is the key to a fulfilling life. We’ll help find jobs that work with, not against, you. We believe that’s the key to happiness.
Our dedicated teams, led by industry leaders, are bolstered by a network of talented and well-connected recruitment consultants. Each of us is unique, bringing our own perspective and expertise to the table.
We’re all different, all our own people. And we’re all committed to making a positive difference to the way people work and live.
Pay: From £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Unlimited paid holidays
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cardiff CF10
