# Recruitment Specialist

> Carefound Home Care · Harrogate, United Kingdom · — · Posted 2026-07-02

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Central Support

## Description

Carefound Home Care has developed a reputation as the highest quality provider of home care services to older people and we are rated **Outstanding** by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) across our branches. Join us, and you'll be part of a supportive, award-winning team which is centred around providing the best possible care and support to our clients and staff.

As a Recruitment Specialist, you'll join our recruitment team at our central support office in **Harrogate** and play a key role in sourcing and recruiting care professionals to enable our local home care branches to grow. Working closely with recruitment colleagues and hiring leaders, you'll be a trusted advisor throughout the recruitment process from briefing to onboarding.

### Benefits

-   Join the leading care team - rated **Outstanding** by the CQC across our branches
-   Competitive salary of up to £30,000 (depending on experience) plus bonus
-   Benefits including 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pension, and opportunities for career development

### Responsibilities

-   Lead end-to-end recruitment for our vacancies, ensuring a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience
-   Build strong partnerships with hiring managers and internal stakeholders to fully understand role requirements and deliver tailored sourcing strategies
-   Advertise job vacancies across multiple channels, including job boards, email marketing and social media
-   Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through direct sourcing methods, networks, LinkedIn, and other channels
-   Conduct detailed screening calls and interviews to assess candidate suitability and cultural fit
-   Support the interview and offer process, providing guidance on best practice and ensuring a smooth process from start to finish
-   Complete pre-employment checks including DBS and reference verifications
-   Utilise the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruitment databases efficiently to maintain organised candidate records and track progress
-   Analyse recruitment metrics and data to identify trends, optimise processes, and improve time-to-hire and quality-of-hire outcomes
-   Build and nurture long-term relationships with candidates, creating a positive employer brand and encouraging referrals

### Requirements

-   Proven experience in recruitment, particularly in health or social care
-   Demonstrable experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy creation to candidate onboarding
-   Proficiency in Microsoft, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment databases
-   Familiarity with social media recruitment and digital sourcing strategies
-   Assertive and decisive in managing recruitment processes
-   Goal-oriented with commitment to achieving recruitment targets
-   Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills
-   Warm, patient and compassionate but also emotionally resilient and calm under pressure
-   Enthusiastic and positive 'can do' attitude with ability to motivate others
-   Commitment to providing and maintaining high standards of care and support

If you’d like to find out more about becoming a Recruitment Specialist in Harrogate, apply today. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Salary: Up to £30,000 per year plus bonus

## Apply

[Apply at Carefound Home Care](https://apply.workable.com/carefound-home-care/j/A4D0219B6D/apply)

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