Recruitment and Compliance Coordinator

Recruitment and Compliance Coordinator 🚨

I'm currently supporting a fantastic independent school that is looking to appoint a Recruitment and Compliance Coordinator to join their People team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with recruitment and HR experience who is passionate about safer recruitment, compliance and delivering an outstanding candidate experience. You'll take ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle while ensuring all pre-employment checks meet the highest safeguarding standards.

💼 What you'll be doing:

Managing the end-to-end recruitment process for academic and support staff
Coordinating interviews, assessment days and candidate communications
Creating engaging job adverts and supporting recruitment campaigns
Managing pre-employment checks including DBS, right to work, references and overseas checks
Ensuring full compliance with KCSIE and safer recruitment requirements
Supporting onboarding and induction for new starters
Maintaining accurate recruitment records and preparing compliance documentation
Working closely with hiring managers to deliver a seamless recruitment experience👤 What we're looking for:

Previous experience managing recruitment within HR
Strong knowledge of safer recruitment and pre-employment compliance
Experience coordinating multiple vacancies and busy interview schedules
Excellent organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail
Confident communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the organisation
Experience using HR systems or Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Knowledge of KCSIE guidance is highly desirableThis is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive People team where you'll play a key role in attracting exceptional talent while maintaining the highest safeguarding standards.

📍 Location: Hampton
💰 Salary: £34,327 (38 weeks per year, term-time plus 4 weeks)
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Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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Because education matters.

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