Recruitment & Engagement Manager (12 month FTC) £45,000 - £50,000 per annum 12-month maternity cover, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm Much Hadham, Hertfordshire About the role Attracting, recruiting and retaining top talent is one of the core principles of St Elizabeth’s People Strategy. That’s why we are seeking an exceptional recruiter to join us on a fixed term basis for a 12-month period, to drive recruitment efforts across the organisation, sourcing individuals that bring the right skills, knowledge and values that support the fantastic work of the charity. With experience of recruiting within the UK and internationally, you will ensure the seamless use of our applicant tracking system, compliance with employment law, and effective collaboration with internal teams and external partners, ensuring St Elizabeth’s is always seen as an ‘Employer of Choice’. You will lead on managing high volumes of vacancies with a particular focus on our care, education and health services. Playing a critical role in our HR team, you will lead improvements in recruitment processes, ensuring robust and efficient candidate assessments that contributes to the development of the recruitment service as a centre of excellence. About you The post holder will be an experienced recruiter, who ensures recruitment best practice at all times. Ideally having worked in the care or education sector previously and as an expert user of applicant tracking systems, you will deliver expert advice to hiring managers and the recruitment team on all aspects of recruitment functions, policies and processes. Your knowledge of domestic and international recruitment will see you effectively manage St Elizabeth’s UKVI account acting as a Level 1 user, and oversee the recruitment and compliance of sponsored employees in line with Home Office guidance. Why work for us Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions. In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment: 25 days’ annual leave per annum Flexi-leave policy Eligible for Blue Light card – discounts on big brands Disability Confident Employer Investors in People Accreditation Free on-site parking Discounted gym membership Based at our beautiful countryside location in Much Hadham terms and conditions apply How to apply Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on full-time equivalent and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community. Safeguarding St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.Registered Charity 1176777 Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions, the severity of which impacts upon their health, social, behaviour, learning and emotional developmenOver the past 120 years, St Elizabeth's has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients and 24 hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.REF-219629