Talent Partner

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Full Time

Experienced

Nudge Education is a national intervention service for children that are chronically disengaged from education.

We are hopeful that the tailored and bespoke interventions that we design and deliver will help to re-engage thousands of children across the country in the coming years.

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Talent Partner to join our Talent Acquisition Team.

The Role:
To manage a positive end-to-end candidate experience from initial attraction through to onboarding, ensuring candidates are supported at every stage while driving the consistent growth of a high-quality, fully compliant practitioner network. The role holds direct responsibility for safeguarding standards within recruitment activity and ensuring all candidates are safely and appropriately vetted before deployment into student interventions.

The role oversees a regional pipeline of candidates, with the primary objective of placing practitioners quickly and effectively while maintaining full adherence to Safer Recruitment and statutory compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Create and manage job adverts aligned with operational needs and safeguarding expectations
Conduct structured screening interviews with a strong focus on suitability for regulated environments
Manage offer processes ensuring no offer is made without confirmed compliance clearance
Maintain clear and consistent communication with candidates throughout the recruitment journey
Organise recruitment events to support hiring needs while reinforcing Safer Recruitment standards
Ensure candidates progress through the ATS in a controlled and compliant manner
Work with stakeholders to align recruitment activity with demand and operational priorities
Ensure all candidates complete induction and mandatory training prior to deployment
Maintain the Single Central Record accurately and in line with audit requirements
Gather and verify all relevant training records, qualifications, and supporting documentation prior to deployment
Arrange and book CPI training where required, ensuring completion prior to assignment into interventions

Compliance and vetting responsibilities

Coordinate and verify all pre-employment checks including DBS, Right to Work, identity and references
Complete detailed CV analysis including full employment chronology and gap validation
Maintain and update the Single Central Record to ensure it is inspection ready at all times
Collect and verify supporting documentation such as qualifications, insurance and relevant certificates
Support and document risk assessment processes where disclosures or concerns arise
Complete DfE and barred list checks where applicable and ensure outcomes are recorded appropriately

Person Specification

Skills and abilities: Strong organisational and time management skills are required, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The role requires excellent communication skills and a high level of attention to detail, particularly in relation to safeguarding and compliance documentation.
Knowledge: An understanding of Safer Recruitment principles is essential, along with awareness of safeguarding frameworks such as Keeping Children Safe in Education. Familiarity with the UK education sector or regulated environments is desirable.
Education and training: A degree-level qualification or equivalent experience is desirable. A commitment to completing Safer Recruitment and safeguarding training is essential.
Experience: Previous experience in recruitment, resourcing or talent acquisition is required, ideally within a high-volume environment. Experience working within education, healthcare or other regulated sectors is desirable, particularly where safeguarding and compliance responsibilities were central to the role.

You can find the job description here with more details on the role.

Job Details:

Location: Head office, hybrid working (3 days office based, 2 working from home)
Hours of Work: Core office hours, Monday-Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Salary: £30,000
Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd September

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We deliver bespoke education interventions to anyone missing education for any reason at all - school refusers, those with SEND or SEMH needs, Looked After Children, young people with low self-esteem or aspirations - we support anyone who is struggling.

Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne but extending our reach nationally, we are passionate about supporting local authorities, CCG's, schools, social work teams, parents and carers, in working with the most challenging students to prevent and de-escalate crisis.

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