Recruitment and Onboarding Officer – Part-Time - Fixed Term 12 Months

Recruitment and Onboarding Officer
Grade E £28,071 - £32,613 pro-rata  
Fixed Term 12 Months, Part Time - 14.8 hours Wed, Thur and Fri.

(If you are a previous applicant please do not apply)

Minimum, CIPD Level 3 qualified / Working towards / Willing to work towards.

Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement. 

Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves. 

For more information about Staffordshire Police please click the below link: 

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 About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Recruitment and Onboarding Manager, you will provide a centralised Recruitment and onboarding service offering support and guidance to line managers and providing excellent customer service to applicants.

You will be involved in both individual and bulk 360 recruitment, working with a range of stakeholders across Staffordshire Police.

You will be managing candidates from application through to initial onboarding. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the recruitment process, from shortlisting applications and arranging appointments to pre-enrolment events, interviews and assessment centres.

We are looking for someone who has initiative and a common-sense approach with experience of working in a high pressured, fast-paced environment. Extensive knowledge of recruitment process and legislation is essential along with excellent customer service skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments.

If this sounds like a great opportunity for you, we look forward to receiving your application and CV.

Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.

The competency level for this role is a Level 1.

Please ensure that your CV tailors to the Essential Qualifications/Skills/Experience as outlined in the role profile

Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.

Closing date: Thursday 4th June 2026 at Midday

In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
• Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
• Flexible / Agile Working
• Sick pay scheme
• Fostering friendly policy
• Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
• Access to health and wellbeing support
• Eye care vouchers
• On site Gyms
• Staff associations
• Reward and Recognition
• Blue light Card
• Flexible working options
• Training and development opportunities
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free Parking at selected sites
• Onsite catering facilities
• Access to Staff Networks
• Union support
• Financial products and services 

Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.

Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve. 

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit.  We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.

We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions.  If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk 

For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk

Residency Eligibility 

Please note you will need to have been a resident in the UK for the last three years consecutively for RV Level roles and five years for MV Level roles (see below link around Vetting for more information)

Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link: 

Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)