Candidate Compliance Officer

Candidate Compliance Officer

£23,500- £26,000 DOE

Ideal start date 12/2/24 ( However this is flexible)

PK Education is a supply teaching agency that has nearly 20 years experience in the Education Recruitment Sector. We re on a mission to improve the reputation of the recruitment industry by being a shining example of how we all should behave. We believe in going the extra mile; giving back to schools. We ve helped sponsor sports teams, libraries, raised money for charity and volunteered in schools.

The agency is experiencing an exciting period of growth and investment. This means we re looking for new team members to start asap.

We currently require a trainee Candidate Compliance Officer at our Sheffield office. You ll be joining an experienced, successful and supportive team that will help with training and development.

You will assist in sourcing and attracting candidates whilst vetting and clearing to PK Education Safeguarding standards and providing the best possible candidate experience and service.

Your key accountabilities will be:

• Candidate attraction
• Candidate selection and vetting
• Compliance and clearing of candidates
• Customer Service/Candidate Utilisation

An integral part of your role will be to suitably clear candidates to work within vulnerable groups in line with PK Education's Compliance and Safeguarding guidelines. Manage and prioritise candidates through a clearance process, whilst adapting quickly to changing guidelines. Developing good working relationships with your Branch Manager and Education Consultants, Compliance Offiers/Compliance Team across the branch network and Head of Compliance.

KPI's include: Branch Audits, Candidates Sourced, Candidates Cleared, Candidates Worked, Clearance times and Accuracy of work

You will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer skills and complete tasks with a proactive approach
• The ability to work within a fast- paced sales environment
• Sound time management skills and ability to multi task
• Perseverance and resilience to solve more complex candidate files
• Excellent telephone skills and the ability to deliver first class customer service to candidates and clients
• Accuracy and attention to detail and be able to investigate issues quickly within the clearance process
• Excellent team working skills
• Self-motivation and display a can-do attitude

It is desirable to have worked previously worked within a recruitment or sales environment. Knowledge of the education industry and safer recruitment process/compliance process would be advantageous.

PK Education takes Safer Recruitment seriously and ensures the same approach is taken with each and every candidate recruited and placed into a school and proud to be a equal opportunities employer. PK Education is a member of the REC and proud holder the REC Audited for Education since 2013.

PK Education believes in looking after their employees and creating a great working environment.

In return you ll receive

• Competitive salary and uncapped commission
• 24 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days
• Training and development
• Subsidised parking
• A clear career pathway
• Reduced working hours in the school holidays (normal working hours 7am - 4:30pm)
• Termly incentives and competitions
• Dress down Friday s
• Social events throughout the year
• Company pension and health scheme
• Early finish on your birthday
• Term time holidays allowed

Our values differentiate ourselves from the big corporate companies. We have a fun, vibrant working environment. We really want to make a difference. This is a very exciting time to join!

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: From £23,500.00 per year