Talent Acquisition Specialist

Are you ready to make a difference? We have a fantastic opportunity for two Recruiter’s to join our award-winning Recruitment team at Mencap. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist (TAS), you'll play a crucial role in transforming lives and creating a positive impact. This is a busy but rewarding role where your ability to thrive under pressure will shine.

Both Talent Acquisition Specialist role’s are permanent, full-time positions (37.5 hours per week) based at our Peterborough office. While this role is office-based, we understand that work is something you do, not just a place you go. At Mencap, we offer our office-based colleagues and teams greater flexibility regarding where their work is done.

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap! 

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist you will predominately be recruiting for Support Workers to help change the lives of people with a learning disability. It is a very busy role where your proactive and positive approach will help us in our mission to find the right talent to join and stay with our organisation

As a Recruitment Team we pride ourselves on providing the very best candidate experience, from application all the way to the “On boarding” process and beyond, and we are looking for a Recruiter who feels passionate about delivering excellent customer service every step of the way.

What will you bring to the Talent Acquisition Specialist role?

• Previous experience working within a high-volume recruitment setting, either agency or in-house recruitment team is beneficial but not essential.
• Confidence in calling candidates on the telephone and the ability to build rapport quickly.
• Ability to remain positive and calm under pressure and enjoy working in a busy, fast paced environment.
• Ability to think outside the box and come up with fresh ideas for attracting new talent.
• A willingness to facilitate and champion change
• Being a team player who is collaborative and flexible is key.

For a more extensive list of skills and requirements for the role, please look at the job description.

This is a challenging role, you will need to be an enthusiastic and resilient person with the hunger to find the very best talent. We put the people we support at the forefront of our adverts, so they are as person centred as possible, to ensure that every candidate really gets to understand the person they could potentially be supporting.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

· Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

· Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

 We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.