Job Title: Recruitment Coordinator, Cabot Learning Federation (CLF)
Actual Annual Salary: £27,964 - £30,146 (due to increase with upcoming pay award)
Location: Hybrid, flexible working
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, All-Year-Round
Hours: 37 hours per week. Core hours are 8am-4pm Monday-Thursday and 8am-3.30pm on a Friday. Mixture of work from home, the HR office in Kingswood and at allocated academies.
Provisional Start Date: 01 September 2025
Are you passionate about attracting top talent and making a difference in education?
If so, we invite you to apply for the Recruitment Coordinator position with Cabot Learning Federation’s Central Recruitment Team. In this role, you'll positively impact thousands of pupils across the South West and be a vital part of our Central HR Team – the beating heart of all HR related activities across our trust.
Following recent growth, we've re-shaped our recruitment strategy to ensure we attract the best workforce, while continuing to offer a tailored approach. Using streamlined systems and processes, you'll join a team with a fresh perspective on recruitment and have the chance to continue to influence how you support our academies and central teams.
Whether you're new to education or seeking a fresh challenge, join us in our mission to recruit the best teachers and support staff, making a lasting impact on the children in our care!
Why Work in CLF’s Recruitment Team?
We offer:
- A chance to expand your recruitment experience and knowledge in the education sector, through working in a supportive and skilled recruitment team.
- Leadership in end-to-end recruitment for academies, including advertising, candidate attraction, and compliance checks.
- Flexible, hybrid work from home, our Kingswood office in Bristol and onsite at academies.
- Recruitment experience across primary, secondary, special and alternative provision academies, offering a variety of work with a range of different education professionals.
- Career development and growth opportunities in the Central HR Team and wider trust.
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- Attention to detail, excellent organisation and the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong relationship-building skills and able to proactively engage with key stakeholders to meet recruitment and compliance needs.
- Excellent experience in delivering end-to-end recruitment activities, with the ability to manage a range of different daily recruitment tasks, whilst ensuring key in-house processes are followed in order to adhere to KCSIE guidelines.
- Passion for promoting equity in education through recruitment activities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Your Opportunity:
Join the Cabot Learning Federation, serving 18,000+ pupils across 36 academies in five cluster regions across the South West. We are a diverse and inclusive community committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a commitment to excellence and a passion for making a positive impact. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
What We Can Offer You:
- A starting salary of £27,964 (with incremental increases throughout the CLF Grade C band, up to £30,146) - salary band to rise with upcoming pay award.
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jab reimbursement.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, and on-site parking.
Recruitment Timeline:
- Closing Date: Monday 14 July 2025
- Shortlisting & Invites: Tuesday 15 July 2025
- Interviews: Tuesday 22 July 2025
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification, prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
