HR and Recruitment Administrator – Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Location: Westgate Healthcare Head Office, Unit 3, Devonshire Business Park, Chester Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1NA

Salary: £27,000 to £30,000 depending on experience 

Job type: Full time, permanent

Annual leave: 25 days, plus bank holidays  

Come and make a difference with the team at Westgate Healthcare! #CareWithUsAtWestgate

Westgate Healthcare is an award-winning, family-run care home operator.
We have 8 care homes across London, Essex, Herts and Bucks, with 3 further developments in the pipeline.
All of our care homes are currently rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by our regulator, the CQC.

We are now recruiting a HR and Recruitment Administratorto join our Head Office team on a full-time, permanent basis.

We are looking for someone with a ‘can-do’ attitude who is flexible, highly organised, has good attention to detail and is great at using their initiative.
Applicants should have previous administration experience in an office setting, excellent verbal and written communication skills and be computer literate with experience in using all Microsoft Office programmes.

This position sits at the heart of the HR team at Westgate Healthcare and will be based at our modern offices in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

About the role:

• Review and manage all candidate applications via our applicant tracking system
• Shortlist suitable candidates and conduct telephone screening calls
• Liaise with staff in the care homes to arrange, book and confirm interviews
• Obtain candidate feedback following on from all interviews and ensure all candidates are contacted in a timely manner to let them know the outcome of their interview
• Manage all onboarding for the company.
  This includes writing offer letters, obtaining references and processing DBS checks
• Set up and maintain employee HR files to ensure safe recruitment (CQC)
• Assist our inhouse training manager by updating induction and training attendance information on to our training platform
• Respond to general recruitment queries (both internal and external) by telephone and email
• Provide administrative support to the HR team as and when required and attend the weekly team meetings

About you:

• Strong administration skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages
• Excellent communication skills with a professional telephone manner
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to independently manage workload
• Highly organised, team player and pro-active
• Previous experience in the healthcare industry is preferable, however is not essential

If this sounds like the role for you, apply today!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we receive suitable applications, therefore, an early submission is encouraged. Due to a high volume of applications, if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Westgate Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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