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Avon and Somerset Constabulary Hiring for Talent Acquisition Assistant Job at Portishead, England Full Time
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Our Talent Acquisition Team oversees the end to end recruitment journey for applicants looking to join our organisation. We are recruiting for 2 full time positions within our team to join as a Recruitment Assistant (this role is officially known as Talent Acquisition Assistant).
This is an exciting time to join us, we have recently introduced a candidate management system to make the application process as easy as possible for people to join our organisation.
You’ll be instrumental in ensuring we attract and recruit great candidates to fill a variety of roles in a timely and efficient manner. You will engage with applicants to advise and support them through the recruitment journey.
As a team we work with a wide range of internal stakeholders including hiring managers and other departments, you will be on hand to provide insight and knowledge to allow us to recruit and fill vacancies as quickly as possible. You may also attend recruitment events, meeting and engaging with the diverse communities we serve as an organisation.
We hold regular pre-recruitment days which you will be supporting, these will include meeting and greeting our candidates, answering questions and escorting them around Police Headquarters for the day.
What it takes
To be successful in this role you’ll need to be an excellent communicator with a great eye for detail. You’ll need to be able to work to deadlines and prioritise your workload because we receive high volumes of applications and need to work efficiently to keep our pipelines moving.
You are likely to have previous experience within a customer service role and be passionate about providing an excellent candidate and stakeholder experience.
Why Avon and Somerset Police?
We want everyone that joins us to feel comfortable to be who they are in our organisation, we will want you to live and breathe our values including that of inclusivity. Our colleagues are proud to “be the difference” and this message is key in our recruitment values too.
#bethedifference (click the link to watch a YouTube video clip about our inclusive culture)
We aim to provide an environment which encourages our employees. We invest in our people and we strive to provide opportunities for our employees to learn, grow and thrive. Our organisations values of caring, inclusive, courageous and learning are at the heart of everything we do.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and want to encourage people of diverse backgrounds, experience and beliefs to join us.
We want to build teams that represent a variety of experience and perspectives so that we are truly representative of our communities. We are keen to hear from those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and people from all faiths, religions, gender and LGBT+ communities.
Next steps
If this sounds like an opportunity where you could come along and be the difference we are looking for, then please apply via the link below.
To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary encourage flexible working where operationally possible. For this role the successful applicant will have the opportunity to work from home, but you will also be allocated a work location at one of our sites and will be expected to attend this work location. The successful applicant with arrange with line manager working arrangements. You may be required to travel to other Avon and Somerset sites as required.
We are looking for people who share our values of caring, inclusive, courageous and learning.
To find out more about our Inclusive Culture
To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds with a range of professional and life experiences so that we are truly representative of our communities.
Why work for Avon and Somerset Police?
Avon and Somerset Police has gained a reputation as a pioneering and innovative force, responsible for policing a large diverse, multi-cultural population.
If you are looking for a fresh challenge which offers a genuine opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives, variety and the chance to broaden your experience, then Avon and Somerset is the force for you.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Avon and Somerset Police are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the Constabulary, where communities are under-represented, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions and gender, LGBT communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve.
All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.
Flexible working
All requests for flexible working patterns will be considered and will be dependent on the role.
Recruitment and Selection Policy
Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the selection process, will be offered the role over the remaining internal and external applicants.
Police Barred and Advisory lists
Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment by the police for a minimum of 5 years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or 3 years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.
Vetting and safeguarding
Avon and Somerset Police are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.
Document attachment
C5006 Job Description.pdf – 200KB
Useful information before you commence an application (for external applicants)
You will require the following detail to complete this application form:
National Insurance Number
Identification Detail e.g. passport
Address information including proof
Referee information
Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained.
You will also be requested to provide photos of any visible tattoos you have.
If the role requires you to drive you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos.
The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes. Please therefore ensure you allow time to complete this fully as part complete pages will not be saved.