Recruitment Administrator WMF1083e

Then join our team, and support Westmorland and Furness Council's vision for the area to be a great place to live, work and thrive with an exciting opportunity to join our HR team as our Recruitment Administrator.

We want talented people who are passionate about supporting our council services and developing their knowledge and experience in HR/recruitment. As a new council, we have a unique opportunity to implement bold and innovative resourcing approaches to ensure the organisation has the right people with the right skills in the right places.

In this role you would deliver a high quality recruitment service that meets the customer needs. This is an important role, and you will be supported by a great team!

You will:

• Work as part of a team providing responsive, flexible, effective and efficient administrative support and undertake administrative tasks in relation to recruitment.


• Liaise with managers/general public as required to support statutory timescales and requirements, and ensure confidentiality is adhered to.


• Liaise with customers and other stakeholders ensuring a high level of customer service with a courteous and professional approach to queries.


• Provide information and explanatory responses to queries and provide advice on more complex queries from external and internal customers and in doing so, undertake problem solving, maintain data integrity and ensure information is managed in a secure way.


• Contribute to the daily workflow supporting team working and providing support and instruction to both new and existing colleagues and customers if required.


• Contribute to the continuous development of the team.


• Support service development through identifying improvements and making recommendations which are relevant to recruitment and DBS administration, such as systems and procedures.


• Develop and maintain effective working relationships across the team, supporting with all aspects of the recruitment and DBS administration service and other directly related services as appropriate, including HR Admin and Payroll., We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss.

If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users, however if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.

Do you want to develop your recruitment skills and are interested in working within a people focused council?, You would need to be collaborative and outcomes focused, ideally with some recruitment experience. Additionally, experienced in administrative processes with good customer service skills are essential. This is a fantastic opportunity if you want to develop your HR or recruitment career.


• Excellent training and development offers


• Flexible working opportunities


• Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme


• Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise)


• Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms


• Competitive rates of pay