Senior Inhouse Recruiter
Job Introduction
As one of the UK's best employers, we believe in putting people at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for an experienced and proactive Senior Inhouse Recruiter to join our People, Culture and Digital team and help us create a positive, supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
The Role
To provide an effective, efficient, high quality recruitment service to hiring managers, supporting them to fill senior, specialist and hard to fill vacancies within the Trust by writing and placing adverts, actively sourcing candidates and building a future pipeline for future resourcing needs.
Location: Central Office Cheadle with some home working and some travel to Trust sites and recruitment events
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £36,040 per annum
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead recruitment and workforce planning across designated service areas.
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Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to attract talent for senior, specialist and hard-to-fill roles.
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Develop and deliver targeted recruitment campaigns informed by market insights.
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Proactively source candidates through the ATS, LinkedIn, professional networks and other channels.
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Act as the Trust's expert user for the ATS and recruitment best practice.
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Build talent pipelines through careers events, education partnerships and external networks.
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Line manage and support up to two In-House Recruiters.
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Handle recruitment queries and issues professionally while maintaining high standards of candidate experience.
What we are looking for:
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Significant recruitment experience, including supporting senior leaders and recruiting to specialist or hard-to-fill roles.
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Experience developing and delivering successful recruitment campaigns and talent attraction strategies.
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Strong knowledge of safer recruitment practices and employment legislation.
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Understanding of the education and/or social care recruitment market.
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Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment technology.
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Ability to analyse recruitment data and use insights to inform decision-making.
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Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
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Experience delivering against recruitment targets and KPIs.
Desirable:
- CIPD Level 5 qualification or relevant degree.
- Line management experience.
Why Join Together Trust?
- Annual Leave27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years.
- Generous pension schemeand death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
- Occupational sick payand family friendly policies includingenhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platformoffering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awardsincluding cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeingacross the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programmefor you and adults at your home.
- Inclusive networks: Disability & Neurodiversity, Race Equality, Proud Together (LGBTQ+), Together for Men, Women Together.
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: to champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support — they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be helping to support our staff, volunteers, families and supporters across the charity — enabling us to continue delivering high-quality care, education and support services.
Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 3 August 2026.
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We welcome applications from individuals who have the right to work in the UK. Currently, we are not providing sponsorship for overseas staff.
Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people and positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you would prefer to keep confidential, please speak to the Recruitment or HR Shared Services teams and we will do what we can to support you.