Carefound Home Care
Recruitment Specialist
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# Recruitment Specialist
Carefound Home Care has established itself as the highest quality provider of home care services to older people and has been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) across its branches. By joining us, you’ll become part of an award-winning team dedicated to delivering exceptional care and support for both our clients and staff.
About the Role
As a Recruitment Specialist, you’ll work at our central support office in Harrogate, playing a pivotal role in sourcing and recruiting skilled care professionals to enable our local home care branches to grow. Collaborating closely with recruitment colleagues and hiring leaders, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor throughout the recruitment process—from briefing to onboarding.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end recruitment process for vacancies, ensuring a smooth experience for both candidates and hiring managers
- Build strategic partnerships with hiring managers and internal stakeholders to understand role requirements and develop tailored sourcing strategies
- Advertise vacancies across multiple channels, including:
- Job boards
- Email marketing
- Social media
- Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through:
- Direct sourcing
- Sourced networks
- Other relevant channels
- Conduct detailed screening calls and interviews—assessing candidates’ suitability, skills, and cultural fit
- Support interview and offer processes, guiding hiring managers on best practice while ensuring a seamless experience
- Complete pre-employment checks, including DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and reference verifications
- Efficiently utilise an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruitment databases to:
- Maintain organised candidate records
- Track progress through the pipeline
- Analyse recruitment metrics and data to:
- Identify trends
- Optimise processes
- Improve time-to-hire and quality-of-hire outcomes
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with candidates, fostering a strong employer brand and driving referrals
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Requirements
- Proven experience in recruitment, with a focus on health or social care
- Ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from job vacancy creation to candidate onboarding
- Proficiency in:
- Microsoft tools
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Recruitment databases
- Familiarity with social media recruitment and digital sourcing strategies
- An assertive and decision-making mindset when managing recruitment pipelines
- Goal-oriented with a demonstrated commitment to achieving recruitment targets
- Strong communication, planning, and organisational skills
- Warm, patient, and compassionate—while also emotionally resilient and calm under pressure
- An enthusiastic, proactive, and positive ‘can do’ attitude; ability to motivate and lead others
- Dedication to promoting and maintaining high standards of care and support
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Benefits
✔ Join Carefound, a leading care team rated Outstanding by the CQC ✔ Competitive salary: Up to £30,000 per annum (dependent on experience), plus bonus ✔ Benefits package:
- 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Pension scheme
- Career development opportunities ✔ Rewarding role contributing to high-quality home care support
Don’t miss your opportunity! Apply today and join us in Harrogate—we’d love to hear from you.
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