Recruitment Consultant
Location: East Bergholt, Suffolk (Office Based)
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Commission: Uncapped commission on client recruitment placements
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm (20-minute paid break)
Join Our Growing Team
Heycroft Care Group is expanding, and we're looking for an enthusiastic and driven Recruitment Consultant to join our busy office.
This is a varied recruitment role where you'll recruit for both our own businesses and external clients. You'll be responsible for sourcing high-quality candidates for Heycroft Staffing Solutions, Sevello Children's Homes and our growing client base across the children's residential care sector.
If you're passionate about recruitment, enjoy building relationships and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
You'll be responsible for recruiting a wide range of positions, including:
- Residential Support Workers
- Senior Support Workers
- Team Leaders
- Deputy Managers
- Registered Managers
- Other children's residential care professionals
Your duties will include:
- Managing the full recruitment process from advert to offer.
- Writing engaging job adverts across multiple platforms.
- Proactively sourcing candidates through job boards, social media and networking.
- Screening CVs and conducting telephone interviews.
- Coordinating interviews with hiring managers and clients.
- Maintaining regular communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- Building talent pools for future vacancies.
- Developing relationships with existing and prospective clients.
- Recruiting for external clients, earning commission on successful permanent placements.
- Ensuring recruitment processes remain compliant with safer recruitment standards.
- Supporting employer branding and recruitment campaigns.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who has:
- Previous recruitment experience (agency or in-house essential).
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Confidence using recruitment systems, job boards and Microsoft Office.
- A proactive attitude with the ability to work independently.
- A genuine interest in children's residential care recruitment.
Experience recruiting within health and social care or children's services would be highly advantageous but is not essential.
What We Offer
- Salary of £28,000 - £35,000 depending on experience.
- Uncapped commission for successful client placements.
- Monday to Friday working - no weekend working.
- 30 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
- Company pension.
- Ongoing training and professional development.
- Opportunities for career progression within a growing organisation.
- Supportive and friendly working environment.
- Free Lunch!
Safeguarding
Heycroft Care Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and safer recruitment checks in line with our safeguarding policies.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Pay: £28,080.00-£60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
