Recruitment Advisor – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Job title:                     Recruitment Advisor

Salary:                        £29,093 per annum (rising by annual increments to £31,586). More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours:                         Full Time – 37 hours per week

Location:                    The service encourages flexible working and is open to flexible working options. The role will be based at Dorchester Support Offices, Poundbury with the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices and we would welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you.  There will be a requirement to attend your base location approximately 2 days a week for key activities and meetings.

Appointment Type:   Permanent

Contact:                      For a chat about this post, please contact Emma Hanson, Operational Resourcing Officer on 01722 691442 or email emma.hanson@dwfire.org.uk.

Closing and Interview date:  The closing date for applications is Sunday 1^st December 2024 (midnight).  It is intended that interviews will take place on Tuesday 17^th December 2024.  Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier.  Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a Recruitment Advisor in our Recruitment, Progression and Workforce Planning team you will:

• Focus primarily on delivering a variety of recruitment tasks including providing HR recruitment and selection advice and support to line managers, HR Business Partners and applicants
• Be involved in HR related projects relating to policy and procedure development associated with recruitment as required
• Advise on, oversee and have responsibility for delivering the Corporate Induction programme for all new starters

What makes you our ideal Recruitment Advisor?

• Have experience of providing advice and guidance in an HR setting
• Relevant experience across all aspects of recruitment and selection
• Effective organisational and time management skills and ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality standards and attention to detail

You are:

• Self motivated with the ability to work practically and logically using your own initiative
• Able to build and maintain strong working relationships
• An effective communicator and able to demonstrate a positive attitude to internal/external customer care

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role. This role has occasional travel requirements, which means you will need to travel to different sites for meetings/training at minimum monthly.
• You will be required to travel across both counties.
• A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical and receipt of satisfactory references, and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
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