Overview

Salary: Competitive

Location: North West/Lupton – hybrid role with office days on site in Lupton and travel across our Schools in the UK. This is a fixed-term maternity cover position for a period of 14 months.

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, and we celebrate the little things.

What We Do

For children with complex needs the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market-leading Ofsted ratings.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of all recruitment activities, combining high-volume recruitment support from a dedicated team with hands-on responsibility for senior hires and headhunting.
• Establish and manage effective talent channels, drive creative hiring campaigns, and act as a trusted expert to hiring managers through workforce planning and market insight.
• Build talent pipelines, enhance candidate experience, and support current teams by upskilling managers, reducing turnover, and improving retention.
• Promote the employer brand and implement a direct sourcing model in collaboration with key stakeholders.

Requirements / What We Look For

• Experienced recruiter with strong candidate attraction and headhunting skills, including senior hires.
• Excellent selection, assessment, and stakeholder management abilities, with outstanding communication and influencing skills.
• Energetic, proactive, and collaborative, able to drive innovative hiring strategies and strengthen employer brand.

What We Offer

• Salary: Competitive
• Holiday: 7 weeks’ holiday (including bank holidays)
• Flexible benefits package: adjust holiday allowance, pension and life insurance; details available on our benefits page
• Wellbeing tools and employee assistance
• Medical cover including optician and dental costs and access to high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with excellent facilities

Join The UK’s Best Special Education and Care Provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future, and so do our teams. You’ll have the chance to build an exciting career in a purpose-led employer where you can be yourself.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

The Witherslack Group is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting welfare; you’ll be joining a supportive, inclusive environment.