Recruitment Resourcer and Administrator

Opus People Solutions are looking for a proactive Recruitment Resourcer to support our Qualified Social Worker recruitment team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced, friendly, and supportive environment where your work makes a real impact. It’s an ideal role for motivated apprentices, ambitious college leavers, and recent graduates looking to kick-start a meaningful career within recruitment and the public sector.

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The team work closely with Local Authorities across the UK to supply experienced Social Workers. The team operates in a highly collaborative and energetic environment, with a strong focus on relationship-building, speed, and accuracy.

You’ll be joining a knowledgeable group of consultants who are passionate about supporting the public sector and who maintain trusted, long-standing relationships with both candidates and hiring managers. The QSW market moves quickly, so you’ll gain strong exposure to volume resourcing, candidate management, compliance processes, and the day‑to‑day workings of a specialist recruitment function.

Opus People Solutions is a trusted UK recruitment partner providing temporary and permanent staffing solutions across the public sector.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Recruitment Resourcer, you’ll play a key part in identifying, engaging, and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process. Your responsibilities will include:

• Sourcing Qualified Social Worker candidates daily across Local Authorities
• Making and receiving regular phone calls, building a confident and professional telephone manner
• Assisting with initial candidate conversations and pre-screens to assess suitability, availability, and interest
• Creating targeted attraction campaigns using job boards, LinkedIn, CV databases, and social media
• Drafting and posting engaging job adverts
• Helping to build and maintain talent pools based on location, specialism, availability, and rate expectations
• Maintaining regular contact with candidates through calls, messages, and check-ins
• Ensuring accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the system
• Tracking candidate contract end dates and upcoming availability
• Reviewing CVs for completeness and flagging necessary updates
• Assisting with baseline compliance checks before consultant review
• Identifying strong or responsive candidates for urgent roles and flagging to the Consultant
• Supporting the management of pipelines, shortlists, and weekly reporting
• Categorising candidates correctly for effective searching and future campaigns
• Sending follow-up messages, interview confirmations, and reminders
• Refreshing and reposting adverts to ensure strong visibility
• Managing daily tasks using effective organisation and time management
• Flagging any concerns around candidate availability, rates, or compliance
• Working closely with the Consultant and wider team to ensure xwzovoh a smooth recruitment process

What We’re Looking For

• Strong communication skills and confidence speaking on the phone
• Excellent organisation and time management
• Proactive, positive, and eager to learn
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced recruitment environment
• Prior resourcing or recruitment experience is beneficial, but not essential.

Benefits

• Full training and ongoing development — perfect for apprentices, career starters, and graduates
• Progression pathways
• Supportive, friendly environment with experienced colleagues who mentor and guide you
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy additional leave)
• Employee wellbeing support
• Retail and lifestyle discounts via employee benefits platform

If you’re enthusiastic, people‑focused, and excited to build a career in recruitment, we’d love to hear from you.