About the Role
At Norwood, successful recruitment starts with strong relationships.
We're looking for a proactive and commercially-minded Recruiter who thrives on building trusted partnerships with hiring managers and creating outstanding experiences for candidates.
You won't simply manage vacancies. You'll act as a dedicated recruitment partner to your business areas, developing a deep understanding of their vacancy needs, challenges and priorities. Through regular engagement, market insight and expert advice, you'll help managers attract and appoint the right people while ensuring every candidate receives a professional, inclusive and positive experience.
Working with the Head of Recruitment, you'll support the delivery of Norwood's attraction strategy and Employer Value Proposition, helping us connect with the best talent who share our values and want to make a difference to people we support.
Your Day-to-Day
- Build strong, trusted relationships with hiring managers across designated services and departments.
- Act as the first point of contact and recruitment advisor for managers, providing guidance throughout the hiring process.
- Hold regular vacancy planning and pipeline meetings with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and agree recruitment strategies.
- Deliver a proactive, end-to-end recruitment service from attraction through to onboarding.
- Create positive candidate experiences through timely communication, relationship building and effective stakeholder management.
- Develop and deliver targeted attraction campaigns using a variety of sourcing channels and recruitment marketing techniques.
- Attend recruitment events, careers fairs and community engagement activities to promote Norwood as an employer of choice.
- Use labour market intelligence and recruitment data to provide insight and recommendations to managers.
- Champion inclusive, values-led and person-centred recruitment practices.
- Work closely with People Coordinators to ensure a smooth and compliant onboarding experience.
About You
You thrive on bringing the right people together. Whether you're supporting a hiring manager to build a stronger team or helping a candidate find a role where they can flourish, you understand the lasting impact of great recruitment.
You take pride in delivering a recruitment experience built on trust, partnership and genuine care for people.
Qualifications, Experience and Training
Essential
- CIPD Level 3 qualification or equivalent professional development.
- In-house, end-to-end recruitment experience within a busy, customer-focused environment.
- Confident use of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) for campaign management, candidate tracking, and reporting.
- Experience partnering with hiring managers and advising on recruitment and selection processes.
- Up-to-date knowledge of attraction, sourcing and resourcing methods.
- Understanding of effective, fair and inclusive selection practices.
- Knowledge of employment and equality legislation.
- Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to build collaborative, customer-focused relationships with hiring managers and candidates.
- Credible and confident engaging with managers, candidates, and internal + external recruitment partners.
- Adaptable, proactive and values-led, demonstrating Kindness, Respect, Belonging and Empowerment in everything you do.
Desirable
- Membership of CIPD or REC.
- Experience of recruitment within the care sector.
- Knowledge of care sector recruitment challenges and attraction methods.
- Understanding of values-based recruitment methodologies.
Reward and Benefits
- 21 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays (FTE) + Jewish Festival Days
- Enhanced parental pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health cash plan covering dental, optical, and therapy treatments, with virtual GP access, private consultations, and wellbeing tools via the My Medicash App
- Blue Light Card scheme access
- Cycle to Work scheme
- £300 refer-a-friend bonus
- Career development pathway
- Free on-site parking
- A supportive, experienced team and management.
A bit more information: Ravenswood Village is a specialist care community in Crowthorne, Berkshire, operated by Norwood.
Founded in 1953 by families seeking better care and opportunity, Ravenswood now provides person-centred residential care and supported living for adults with autism, profound and multiple learning disabilities, sensory and physical impairments, and complex health needs.
More than a care setting, it is a vibrant community offering facilities and activities that promote wellbeing, independence, and meaningful engagement, all underpinned by strong governance and a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission.
Safe Recruitment: Norwood is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children, young people, and adults we support. This role is subject to safer recruitment checks in line with CQC Regulation 19, and appointment is conditional upon satisfactory pre-employment checks, including Right to Work in the UK and a DBS check appropriate to the role.
Email: careers@norwood.org.uk
Disclaimer: At Norwood, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. At this time, Norwood is not a UK Home Office licensed sponsor and is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
