Recruitment Assistant (Chelmsford Headquarters/Office based Agile)
Recruitment Assistant (Chelmsford Headquarters/Office based Agile)
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Job Description
Location of Role: Chelmsford
Advert Closing Date: 08/07/2025
Starting Salary: 26106.00(pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time:Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Essex Police for the role of Recruitment Assistant within the Corporate Recruitment Team.
This role is key in supporting the recruitment and selection activities for Police Officers and Police Staff for both Essex Police and Kent Police. You will be required to maintain and update any related computerised records assist with the planning organising and running of assessment centres and selection processes in order to facilitate the effective and timely provision of all aspects of recruitment and selection.
The post holder will have previous experience in an administrative role and should be educated to GCSE level or equivalent. Experience of Microsoft Office Products is essential and previous experience of a HR database system such as SAP would be desirable.
You should have experience of large scale recruitment and selection processes and arranging outreach events to attract potential candidates.
Effective communication skills are essential as the post holder will be required to communicate and update Managers Assessors and Candidates in relation to all aspects of the recruitment and selection processes for Essex Police and Kent Police.
The post holder will be required to be self-motivated flexible have attention to detail and the capability to work off their own initiative as well as working alone or in a team.
This role is generally Monday-Friday however there is a requirement to work weekends and evenings and on occasions travel to Kent due to the recruitment function being a collaborative team.
If you feel you have the skills and enthusiasm for this role then we would welcome an application from you.
For further information please contact Allison Bentley on 0.
Successful applicants for this role will be defined as an office based agile worker with a designated team area working predominantly (60% or more) in one office space the rest of the time working at home or at other police site locations.
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Essex Policeoffer incremental increases within this salary band therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of28650.00.
Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the reason for application question within the application form itself. CVs covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your reason for application answer please refer to any experience skills and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.
All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sexual orientation sex or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process or for further information regarding this position please email us at stating Application Support and Adjustments in the title of your email. Alternatively you can call us on 01245 appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
If youre not from the UK you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If youre from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesnt apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.
As a Disability Confident Leader we:
- have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to externalchallenge and validation
- are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping otheremployers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.
Diversity Equality and Inclusionare central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks DE&I team and wider HR departments we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
Employment Type
Full Time
