Please note that this role sits within Children’s services, not within the centralised Recruitment & Attraction team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced recruitment professional to join children’s services to support the recruitment and retention of our workforce. This role has previously been a secondment opportunity, but has now been established as a permanent, full-time role.
We are looking for a confident, pro‑active person who will lead and be responsible for driving forward the recruitment element of our Workforce, recruitment and development strategy. You should have experience in a similar role and be proficient in the use of social media and job sites. You will report directly to the Strategic Lead for Recruitment (Principal Social Worker).
The role will involve data analysis, reporting, including vacancy tracking for permanent staff and agency spend. You will use this analysis to target headhunting for hard to recruit posts. This will include using sites such as LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
You will work closely with service managers to understand the needs of each locality and the needs of the service. This will ensure we have up to date data and analysis to target areas with most need. This will include providing direct support for managers in the recruitment process including drafting adverts, interviewing questions and techniques.
You will support future planning for recruitment of permanent roles and creation of a candidate talent pipeline. You will develop and implement plans to address skills shortages to support our ambition to recruit a dedicated, passionate, and skilled workforce. You will also be working closely with “Connect2Dorset”, our agency provider in the management of our agency workforce.
You will be involved in managing the delivery of recruitment campaigns, leading the planning and co‑ordination of recruitment days, and other events such as webinars. You will need to demonstrate that you can identify, develop, and support the delivery of workforce development activity that contributes to a successful recruitment strategy. This is a hybrid role and there would be an expectation to be in the office twice per week.
About You
Qualifications / Experience
* Excellent communicator with a strong sense of autonomy and analytical skills.
* Professional qualification is not essential but there needs to be relevant experience in workforce development and recruitment.
* Experience in service delivery or support in specialist recruitment/hard to recruit roles.
* Provision of appropriate legal and compliant advance guidance to managers for recruitment.
* Knowledge of current best practice in relation to Workforce Development activities.
* Knowledge and understanding of policy, legislation, and developments relevant to Workforce Development.
* Managing projects to deliver agreed outcomes to deadlines.
* Ability to develop innovative and creative ideas and solutions.
* Ability to build and sustain good working relationships with stakeholders both internal and external.
* Ability to work well under pressure to deliver priorities across a range of workforce development workstreams.
* Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Further Information
This is a full time role at 37 hours per week. This position will be based in County Hall, however travel to offices across Dorset is a requirement for this position. This means that there is a requirement for a vehicle (or transport deemed to be suitable by the county council) to be available on most working days in order to carry out normal duties.
This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.
If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.
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