Recruitment Co-ordinator (30 hours per week)
Job Introduction
We now have an excellent opportunity available to join the Beaverbrooks Recruitment team at our Head Office in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
As the Beaverbrooks Recruitment Coordinator, you will be part of a small team that supports the hiring managers in our 72 stores, our office departments & our Recruitment & Training Managers, to attract and retain the best possible people for our business. You will be an ambassador of Beaverbrooks and will give a great first impression when welcoming all new colleagues on board.
Working hours are 30 hours per week over 5 days however there can be a degree of flexibility on start and finish times, and this can be discussed at interview. We have a recruitment peak from September – November each year where the option to work additional hours (up to full time) will be available.
This role is based at our office in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire although the team are mainly working remotely at present due to Covid.
Role Responsibility
- Being the first point of contact for any applicant queries that come via the careers email and by phone, and for applicants once they have been offered a position.
- Day to day administration via our applicant tracking system (ATS) including:
- Advertising and closing of store vacancies
- Processing applicants through the various stages of the hiring process
- Supporting hiring managers and applicants with queries relating to our ATS.
- Booking interview rooms and parking for applicants attending interviews at our office
- Advertising store vacancies via a variety of ad hoc methods when necessary, to include job boards and social media platforms.
- Supporting the hiring managers with the process for all new starters joining the business. This includes:
- Setting up new starter files
- Carrying out reference checks (by email or phone)
- Putting together and sending of job offer letters and new starter contracts via our ATS
- Arranging, booking, and inviting new starters to inductions
- Booking induction accommodation and training rooms where necessary
- Printing and sending materials for inductions.
- Assisting hiring managers with delivering feedback to candidates
- Maintaining recruitment and training records
- Reporting on new starters references
The Ideal Candidate
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Excellent communicator – both written & verbal
- Computer literate – confident user of word, excel & the internet
- High attention to detail & levels of accuracy
- Ability to prioritise
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
DESIRABLE SKILLS
- Experience of using an ATS (applicant tracking system)
- Experience of booking accommodation online
- Knowledge of recruitment practices
- Understanding of Data Protection
- Knowledge of legislation relating to recruitment
About the Company
We’re a family business. And you can tell that when you get here. It feels like family.
Established in 1919 we now have 72 stores across the UK and an ecommerce website, which was launched in 2001. We provide exceptional quality diamonds, jewellery and watches as well as top name brands such as TAG Heuer, Omega, Breitling, Tudor, Gucci and Vivienne Westwood.
Awards include ‘Employer of the Year’ in The UK Jewellery Awards 2020 as well as featuring in The Sunday Times Top 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ for 17 consecutive years – ranking number 9 in 2020. Recently further recognition has also been received at the Retail Week Awards 2020, where we were awarded 'Best Place To Work'.
Our purpose is to enrich lives, which simply means making a positive difference to the world we live in. We donate 20 per cent of retained profits to charity and since the year 2000, Beaverbrooks has donated in excess of £16 million to over 750 different charities.
We pride ourselves on the work we do for local communities and in support of this we offer charity matching – you raise it, we match it! You can also take 2 paid charity days per year where you can spend time away from the business doing charity work and take time off to give blood.
Some of our other benefits include:
- Holidays are 28 days per annum inclusive of bank holidays, rising to 33 days the March after completion of 2 years’ service.
- Outstanding staff discounts which extend to your family & friends.
- Wellbeing scheme
- Contributory Pension & Life Assurance
- Free eye test every 2 years
- Flu Vaccinations paid for
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Maternity return to work bonus
- Paternity Leave
- Employee & family support & counselling – Retail Trust
- Cycle scheme
If you would like to know more about Beaverbrooks, visit https://www.beaverbrooks.co.uk/about-us
Beaverbrooks
The Hallmark of Amazing People
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