About The Role
Talent Acquisition Partner
Location: Doncaster
Hybrid working.
If you’re passionate about Talent Acquisition and candidate experience, this is your opportunity to join a values-driven organisation where your work truly matters.
At Hesley Group, we put people first. We’re committed to always being the best we can be, setting high standards and striving for excellence in everything we do. This is more than recruitment—it’s about building resilient, person-centred teams that transform lives every day. We’re looking for a proactive Talent Acquisition Partner who can help shape how we attract, engage and hire exceptional talent within volume roles and early careers to become an employer of choice in our sector.
Your Role:
As our Talent Acquisition Partner you’ll play a key role in supporting Talent Acquisition initiatives. This is a hands-on role where you will drive operational excellence, champion inclusive recruitment practices and use data to deliver best in class candidate and Hiring Manager experiences. Your role will also involve:
1. Collaborating with Managers to forecast hiring needs and align talent strategy with business goals.
2. Build strong talent pipelines through community engagement, sector networking, and digital outreach.
3. Champion inclusive hiring practices and promote our values-led employer brand.
4. Lead on all volume and early careers recruitment requirements with an emphasis on Support Worker roles, including candidate attraction, shortlisting, preparation of selection materials and the offer process.
5. Collaborate with and develop external partnerships to develop our employer brand and candidate pool such as working with schools, colleges and universities, local councils, job centres and communities.
6. Support the implementation of the overall Talent Acquisition Strategy, with particular emphasis on initiatives around Support Worker recruitment.
7. Using labour market insights and data analytics to inform decision-making and workforce planning.
8. Elevating our employer brand through storytelling, social media, and sector engagement.
About You
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking someone with a strategic and curious mindset. Some of the key attributes/skills we are looking for include:
9. A trusted advisor with expertise in talent acquisition and workforce planning.
10. A proactive connector who anticipates hiring needs and acts before the demand.
11. A strategic thinker who balances speed with quality.
12. A relationship builder who earns credibility across all levels of our organisation.
13. A tech-savvy recruiter who embraces tools, trends, and transformation.
14. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present information in various formats, eg Powerpoint, Excel.
15. Inquisitive with the ability to problem solve and offer solutions and recommendations.
16. Desire to learn and for continuous improvement.
17. Highly customer focused.
18. Up to date knowledge of Employment Legislation and current recruitment practices.
19. Right to work including visas and sponsorship/willing to work towards gaining this knowledge.
20. Proven track record of managing the end to end recruitment process for volume roles within a fast-paced environment utilising a proactive direct sourcing model.
21. Experience of supporting Talent Acquisition related projects.
A driving licence is also required due to some travel to other sites some of which are not easily accessible by public transport.
About Us
Why Join Us?
22. Be at the heart of shaping our company’s future.
23. Work with passionate, purpose-driven teams.
24. Enjoy autonomy, creativity, and impact in your role.
What We Offer:
25. 30 days holiday.
26. Pension scheme.
27. Ongoing training and development to help you grow.
28. Cycle to Work scheme and retail discounts.
29. Electric car scheme.
30. Employee Assistance Programme.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities because we know that different perspectives make us stronger.
Hesley Group are proud to be a Living Wage Employer, ensuring every one of our colleagues is paid at least the real living wage, reflecting the true cost of living. It’s our commitment to fairness, a recognition of skill and a heartfelt thank you to the incredible people who make what we do possible.