First Locate UK Ltd
Role: Recruitment Specialist
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Location: Apson House
Full Time: 35hrs Per Week
** This is a permanent role with a permanent contract **
We are looking for a Recruitment Specialist to join our innovative HR Team at Apson House, Colton, Leeds
Job Description
First Locate are one of the UK’s largest outsource resources for debt resolution and payment processing. We have been a leading Debt Management business for over two decades. Our First Locate Family is made up of approx. 250 people from North and West Yorkshire who provide excellent customer service to all our clients and extended customers. Our Mission is simple: ‘Helping our clients efficiently manage their customers by providing high quality investigative and debt recovery specialists who deliver innovative and market-leading services’.
Our Core Values are the ‘Guiding light’ that steers all our people’s attitude and behaviour towards others. Ensuring we deliver our mission whilst treating all our people and customers with dignity and respect.
So that’s us, now let’s talk about your role:
We are looking for a Recruitment Specialist to undertake all hiring activities, from advertising open roles to interviewing candidates and closing hires. Recruitment Specialist responsibilities include connecting with potential candidates online and offline, screening applications, telephone screening, arranging interviews and supporting hiring managers. Onboarding all new hires documentation in line with our security matrix.
If you have experience evaluating candidates for roles of various fields and seniority levels, we’d like to meet you.
Ultimately, you will be responsible for end-to-end recruitment of our new talent, while maintaining a positive candidate experience.
Responsibilities
- Create and publish job ads in various portals.
- Network with potential hires through professional groups on social media and during events
- Collaborate with hiring managers.
- Screen CV’s and job applications
- Conduct initial phone screens to create shortlists of qualified candidates.
- Follow up with candidates throughout the hiring process.
- Maintain a database of potential candidates for future job openings.
- Build and report on quarterly and annual hiring plans.
- Support with Interviewing candidates in-person for a wide range of roles (junior, senior and executive) as and when required.
- Onboarding all new hires documentation in line with our security matrix.
- Supporting the wider HR Team as and when required
What we need from you?
- Proven experience as a Recruitment Specialist, Recruiter, or similar role
- Hands-on experience with the largest job sites like Indeed and Monster
- Knowledge of sourcing techniques on social media and niche professional websites like LinkedIn, Facebook
- Familiarity with applicant tracking.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good written and verbal communications skills
- Team spirit
- CIPD membership and qualification is desirable, but not essential.
Why choose First Locate?
We are a Real Living Wage employer and a Silver accredited Investor in People. We believe that our people can be the difference. So, at First Locate we have a range of benefits which include:
- A discretionary annual bonus for a job well done.
- A fantastic culture with little perks along the way including flexible working, family leave. Recognition awards, such as ‘Value Victor’ and ‘Go the extra Mile’ and many team based incentives.
- Simply Health Rewards Package – Cash back on Optical, Dental, Physiotherapy, Prescription charges and much more
- My Wellbeing Service which included 24/7 support and advice line. 24/7 GP access. Counselling Service, discounted Gym Membership and much more.
- Trained mental health first aiders on all sites.
- Loyalty reward for Length of service including increased holiday entitlement.
What Happens Next?
We’ll be in touch if you’re application is successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. If we feel we may be a good match, then we’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you and answer any questions you have. We will then invite to interview. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in person or held remotely. Full details will be confirmed if you’re application is progressed to the next stage.
We are inclusive.
We’re an equal opportunities employer with a diverse, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. We recognise that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. Please do let us know if you need any adjustments during our recruitment process.
Due to the nature of our business, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory background and vetting checks, including employment references, DBS (basic), credit file search.
Apply to….
Colin O’Neill
Senior HR Advisor
