Recruitment & Selection Assistant

Job Description

Are you highly organised, proactive and looking to build a career in Recruitment or HR? If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, have excellent attention to detail and take pride in delivering outstanding customer service, we want to hear from you!

West Midlands Police is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Recruitment & Selection Assistant to join our Recruitment Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in helping us attract, recruit and retain the talented people who make a real difference to keeping our communities safe.

As a Recruitment & Selection Assistant, you will provide essential administrative support throughout the recruitment process, ensuring candidates receive an efficient and professional experience from application through to appointment. Working closely with Recruitment Officers and a range of internal stakeholders, you will help ensure recruitment processes run smoothly while maintaining accurate records and delivery high-quality service to all. You will be a key member of the team helping to achieve all aims set out by the force. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to begin their career in the Recruitment and HR world.

If you're looking for an opportunity where your work has a real impact and you can develop your career within a supportive team, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing accurate and timely administrative support throughout the recruitment and selection process.
• Maintaining accurate candidate records and ensuring information is stored securely and in line with policy.
• Supporting the administration of selection and internal promotions processes.
• Updating HR systems, including Oracle Fusion HR, to ensure candidate records are accurate and up to date.
• Building positive working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and customers across the organisation.
• Promoting the values and reputation of West Midlands Police through a professional and customer-focused approach.
• Delivering a high-quality service that meets agreed service standards, performance targets, audit requirements, Force policies and statutory legislation.
  
  

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to manage an extensive workload
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
• High accuracy levels in work with clear attention to detail
• Experience of using Microsoft applications
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working in a recruitment or business support setting
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System
• Proven experience in a position within a fast-paced high-volume environment
• Previous experience working within an administrative post
  
  

Probationary Policy

Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, “during your probationary period you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful, your probationary period will start over - Policies - Probation Period .

Please note: Successful candidates will commence their employment at the lowest point of the advertised pay scale. Progression through the pay band is achieved through annual incremental increases during employment with West Midlands Police.

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.

Hours: This is a full-time role, working Monday to Friday between core hours.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. 

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

"Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities"

About Us

West Midlands Police is the second-largest police force in the country, serving the three major cities of Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton, alongside the districts of Sandwell, Walsall, Solihull, and Dudley.

Against this backdrop, the force handles more than 2,000 emergency calls every day, while patrolling the streets and responding to incidents 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We have made significant improvements in reducing overall crime, improving call response times, and increasing arrest rates. This work can only continue with the right people, therefore as an employer of choice, we are looking for the right people who can serve and protect our communities.