Recruitment Assistant

Recruitment Assistant
£23,150pa
Hybrid/Kings Hill, Kent

HR Connect have an exciting opportunity for a Recruitment Assistant to join the HR Delivery Team!

You will provide an effective and comprehensive service to assist in the delivery of the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring high levels of customer service and a timely delivery.

Day to day you will prepare adverts, onboard new employees and carry out payroll duties with a customer focus approach and organise your own workload whilst working towards deadlines.

The Recruitment Assistant will use their excellent communication skills to work closely with recruiting managers, guiding them through the recruitment journey including giving advice on recruitment best practice and employment legislation. With extensive support from senior members of the team, the Recruitment Assistant will learn how to use our in-house systems to carry out their duties.

In return we will offer you -

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Never work a birthday again! You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish!
• Generous discount scheme, including gym and retail
• Life assurance cover
• Health cash plan initiative
• A culture of progression and development
• Plus many more perks

Key duties -

• Provide support to customers, utilising the recruitment system TribePad in preparing job adverts, shortlisting applications, facilitating interviews, carrying out pre-employment document checks and issuing contracts of employment.
• Create, maintain and update employee records across a range of in-house IT systems such as Oracle and ServiceNow, ensuring the quality and integrity of employee data in line with GDPR regulations
• Carry out accurate payroll calculations and produce appropriate and correct contracts for employees
• Actively keep up to date with industry changes, e.g. Right to Work, DBS and terms and conditions for staff
• Develop good working relationships with internal HR colleagues, managers, staff and external customers by keeping in regular contact via phone and email
• Plan and organise own work, deal with both routine and unexpected tasks, work flexibly across the delivery function to meet demands on the business and support multi- disciplinary working

What we need from you -

• Keen to learn. An interest in achieving a Foundation Certificate in HR Practice (formerly CPP) or Foundation Degree in Payroll Management
• Prior administration or office experience
• High attention to detail and organisational skills
• Excellent customer service skills, written and verbal communication skills
• IT literate, ability to pick up new systems quickly
• Excel in customer service and team building skills
• Recruitment, payroll or HR experience would be desirable

About HRConnect

Part of the Commercial Services Group, HR Connect have an enviable history of success and are an award-winning HR services delivery team. The services they provide range from specialist education recruitment services and DBS services through to an Occupational Health Division, the team are focused on providing outstanding customer service and expertise in the form of Payroll, HR Administration and HR Advisory Services.

About Commercial Services Group

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally.

CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 29 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more.