Talent Resourcer

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Are you passionate about making a real impact in people’s lives? At Mencap, we’re looking for a dedicated and values-driven Talent Resourcer to join our Recruitment team and help us find exceptional people who share our mission to improve the lives of individuals with learning disabilities.

This role will be on a permanent full time basis (37.5 hours per week) you will be based at our Peterborough office, but at Mencap, we understand that work is about what you do not just where you do it. That’s why we offer our office-based colleagues greater flexibility in how and where they work.

The Talent Resourcer will play a key role in supporting high-volume recruitment across the organisation by proactively sourcing candidates for a wide range of roles and working flexibly across different regions. Collaborating closely with our team of Talent Acquisition Specialists, the Resourcer will contribute to the full recruitment lifecycle—from advertising vacancies to onboarding new hires. A significant part of the role will involve screening applications and actively sourcing passive candidates to ensure we attract the best talent.

For this role to have a positive impact on our future ways of working we are looking for someone who is incredibly passionate about recruitment and candidate engagement. We don't expect you to know everything but a willingness to learn and develop your knowledge is key!

For further details about this role, please refer to the job description. If you have any questions or would like an informal chat, feel free to contact Emma from our Recruitment Team at 01733 873886 or via email at [email protected]

JOB ID: 33979

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

• Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.