Senior HR Assistant (Resourcing) - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Job summary

We are recruiting for the role of Senior HR Assistant in our HR Resourcing team, covering recruitment for the organisation on a national level. This will be a fixed term position for 12 months.

This role is part of a team based from our National Business Centre in Coventry. We are currently working in a hybrid way combining office days with some home working.

We trust and empower colleagues to work in a hybrid way, providing the resources, equipment and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures. We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to join us.

We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.

Job description

Let us tell you a bit more about the role…

You will be part of our Resourcing and People Transactions team within the wider HR and OD team, as a Senior Resourcing Assistant you will be part of a busy, inclusive team that plays an important role in recruiting talented, motivated and passionate people to work for us, whether that is Social Workers or in our Business Services or Corporate teams Should you join us your tasks will include:

• Creating and implementing effective recruitment plans / timetables by collaborating with Recruiting Managers throughout the recruitment life cycle.
• Using your excellent communication skills to offer advice, guidance and support to Managers to ensure good recruitment practice is followed while also offering insight on their local area.
• Liaising with candidates to ensure their experience is timely, inclusive and fair while reflecting our organisational values and policies.
• Maintenance of recruitment systems so that we have accurate recruitment data to support continuous improvement of our service standards.
• Working closely with operational HR colleagues to share learning and solve any issues in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with Resourcing colleagues to identify creative solutions and working on special projects that will enhance our service to Managers, candidates and the wider organisation.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Ability to prioritise conflicting tasks and manage a challenging workload to high quality standards and timescales.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with confidence to deliver at management meetings.
• Ability to deal tactfully and sensitively with people and have an understanding of confidentiality issues.
• Ability to adapt to the strategic direction of the organisation and changing priorities across the HR Resourcing and Transactions team.

The above is only a flavour of the responsibilities and what we’re looking for in candidates. The job description / person specification is available to you prior to applying (if you are on our recruitment platform this is an ‘available document’) and we encourage you to take the opportunity to read this so you can ensure your application / CV fully reflects your suitability.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Next steps / timelines

If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don’t need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date to submit.

Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.

Closing Date:Thursday 2nd April 2026Initial Interview:As and when applications are receivedFinal Interview:W/c Monday 6th and Monday 13th April 2026

We understand you may benefit from finding out more to help you decide to apply. There is a lot of information available at Cafcass Careers but if there is something else you need to find out more about, you can either contact Shalise Ford or Libby Gaffney

Whilst we will always try and respond a.s.a.p. we wouldn’t want you to miss the closing date before we are able to. If this is the case, we recommend you apply and as part of your application you can ask questions and this may allow us to contact you and provide you with the required information that will help you decide if you still wish to be considered.

Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about the offer and pre-employment checks process. As part of your application you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Shalise Ford/ Libby Gaffney
• Email : shalise.ford@cafcass.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : libby.gaffney@cafcass.gov.uk