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This role is responsible for managing day-to-day recruitment administration and coordination, ensuring a smooth and positive experience for all stakeholders. It involves delivering a professional, customer-focused service, maintaining compliant and efficient recruitment processes (including adherence to GDPR), and supporting initiatives to enhance workforce diversity. The role also contributes to promoting Avon Fire & Rescue Service as an employer through targeted recruitment activities.
This role offers flexibility of work location and work from home when appropriate.
Please indicate if you would like to be considered for a full-time or part time position.
Some of the things you’ll be doing
Support Corporate, Operational and Control recruitment, selection and onboarding activities, alongside colleagues in the People Services Team and the hiring managers, providing guidance and support with the relevant processes.
Ensure job descriptions for HAY graded roles have been reviewed and evaluated by the Job Evaluation Advisor prior to advertising.
Draft and upload job advertisements onto agreed websites / platforms.
Arrange selection stages, including shortlisting, testing and interviewing, and provide hiring manager with any resources required to complete these.
Complete on-boarding activities including requesting references, arranging medicals, right to work and DBS checks, drafting and sending offer letters, employment contracts and new starter documents, escalate any concerns to HR colleagues for advice guidance.
Support large scale recruitment campaigns for Wholetime and On-Call Firefighter Trainees.
Support external recruitment activities including careers fairs and community events.
Provide resilience and support for the Organisational Development administration team when required.
Carry out any additional responsibilities as reasonable and appropriate, as agreed with line manager.
Level 2 qualification (eg GCSE C or 4, or equivalent) in Maths and English.
Excellent knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
Experience in an administrative role.
Working with sensitive, confidential information.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills – confident responding to queries from a range of sources and people.
Able to work to deadlines, and to manage a number of tasks at the same time.
Attention to detail.
Adaptable with a flexible approach to work, to meet business needs. If appointed on a part-time basis, willing and able to work additional hours at key recruitment periods, for example during our annual whole time recruitment campaign.
Committed to undertake relevant training and continuous professional development opportunities
CIPD Foundation / Level 3 Certificate.
Experience of recruitment administration.
What you can expect in return
25 days annual holiday (plus public holidays) rising to 29 days after 5 years, and 30 days after 10 years of service
Once you have read the job description, please complete the application form telling us how your skills, qualifications and experience match those required for this role, please provide examples wherever you can. The information you give will assist us in our shortlisting process.
If you experience any issues with the application or require a paper version please contact [email protected]. Late applications and any applications with no supporting statement will not be accepted. Please quote job reference number 3427 on any communications. Thank you.
With effect from July 2023 legislation was amended to enable all Fire & Rescue Services to undertake standard DBS checks for all employees. All job roles require a standard DBS check, with certain defined roles requiring an enhanced check. These will be renewed throughout employment.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service is committed to securing equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all members of our community who are currently under-represented at Avon Fire & Rescue Service, particularly women, Disabled people and members of ethnic minority communities.
Additional reading
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