In-House Recruiter (FTC)

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Are you an experienced in-house or agency Recruiter or Resourcer looking for your next opportunity?

Cygnet is looking for a motivated and organised Recruiter to join our friendly Recruitment Team for a 12 month maternity cover contract. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, sourcing talent, managing recruitment campaigns and delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll play a key role in attracting and engaging candidates across our services, supporting managers to fill vacancies efficiently while ensuring a smooth and professional recruitment process from application through to offer.

This hybrid role offers the flexibility of three days working from home and two days in our Birmingham city centre office!

Why Join Cygnet?

At Cygnet, we invest in our people. You'll join a supportive and collaborative team where you'll gain valuable recruitment experience, work closely with operational leaders and HR professionals, and contribute directly to ensuring our services have access to the talent they need to deliver exceptional care.

Whether you're an experienced recruiter or looking to take the next step in your talent acquisition career, we'll provide the support, training and development to help you succeed.

The Role

As a Recruiter, you'll be responsible for managing recruitment activity across designated services, supporting hiring managers to attract and secure high-quality candidates.

You'll work closely with Service Managers, HR Business Partners and candidates to deliver an efficient recruitment service while maintaining high standards of customer service and candidate engagement.

This role would suit someone who enjoys:

• Building relationships with candidates and stakeholders
• Delivering excellent customer service
• Managing multiple vacancies and priorities
• Working towards recruitment targets
• Finding innovative ways to attract talent
• Working in a fast-paced, people-focused environment
• Supporting organisational growth through talent acquisition

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment activity across allocated services and vacancies
• Advertise vacancies across job boards, social media and other recruitment channels
• Proactively source candidates using a variety of recruitment methods
• Screen applications and CVs to identify suitable candidates
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and future opportunities
• Liaise regularly with Service Managers and HR Business Partners to support recruitment objectives
• Provide regular updates on vacancy progress and recruitment performance
• Maintain accurate records and candidate information within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Respond promptly to candidate and stakeholder enquiries
• Support candidates throughout the recruitment process, ensuring a positive experience
• Provide interview and recruitment feedback where appropriate
• Attend recruitment events, careers fairs and service visits when required
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Recruitment and HR to ensure recruitment targets are achieved

We're Looking For Someone Who...

• Has previous experience in recruitment, resourcing, talent acquisition or recruitment administration
• Is highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Enjoys building relationships and delivering outstanding customer service
• Can manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities effectively
• Is confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills
• Can work independently while contributing positively to a team environment
• Has strong administrative and organisational skills
• Is resilient and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Has experience using recruitment systems or applicant tracking systems

Desirable but Not Essential

• Previous in-house or agency recruitment experience
• Experience recruiting within healthcare, social care or regulated sectors
• Experience using social media and proactive sourcing techniques
• Experience attending recruitment events and careers fairs

What We'll Offer You

• Hybrid working: three days from home and two days in Birmingham city centre
• Discretionary annual 20% bonus, paid quarterly
• Excellent career development opportunities within Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and HR
• Expert supervision and support
• Health Cash Plan
• 24/7 GP support line
• Free life assurance cover
• Free eye tests
• Employee discounts and savings schemes
• Car lease discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Free mortgage broker and insurance support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit including fitness programmes, nutrition consultations and health checks

About Cygnet

Cygnet has been providing high-quality specialist mental health services across the UK for more than 30 years. Every day, our teams make a difference to the lives of the people in our care, their families and communities.

As a Recruiter, you'll play a vital role in helping us attract and engage the talented individuals who deliver exceptional care across our services.

Ready to Join Our Recruitment Team?

If you're an experienced recruiter, recruitment coordinator, resourcer or talent professional looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join a team where your communication skills, organisational ability and passion for people can make a real impact.

Important Information

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place on Wednesday 26th August.

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

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