LOCATION: ATRIUM COURT

With more than 5,000 employees, ScotRail plays a vital role in serving the people and communities of Scotland. We recognise a modern and diverse workforce, encouraged to use their talents, and develop their skills, is integral to our success in serving and reflecting the communities of Scotland. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and have also set ourselves ambitious sustainability targets including having a carbon-free railway in Scotland by 2035.

ScotRail is four times accredited as a Top Employer, has achieved Leaders in Diversity and is a Disability Confident Employer. We value, celebrate, and respect the diversity our people and aim to inspire, attract, retain, and develop the best talent. Because we value diversity and the benefits it brings, we want to continue improving the diversity of our people and particularly welcome applications from women, young people, LGBT+ people, people with a disability, and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

THE ROLE: The work of the Resourcing team is key to supporting the business, line managers and employees in all things Recruitment. The Recruitment Assistant will offer a multichannel support for the business and recruitment team, providing a consistently great customer experience and making sure all recruitment services are delivered with quality and in line with agreed timescales.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supporting the Recruitment Assessors with any administration tasks resulting from employee assessments.
Support the collation of vacancy lists and adverts.
Liaise with managers and book in interviews, medicals, and training courses.
Collate correspondence/emails.
Collection and file all appropriate recruitment paperwork
Collate and provide and feedback or notes to candidates as requested.
Locate and provide recruiting managers with appropriate documents including questions sets and job descriptions.
Any other reasonable duties as required.

THE PERSON/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

Essential:

Previous experience of providing clerical support and advice.
Strong computer skills across the full range of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
Ability to apply judgement to resolve individual queries.
Organisational skills with sound attention to detail
Possess good written and oral communication skills.

Desirable:

HR qualification or working towards a qualification.
Previous success in fast paced recruitment team
Experience of working with HR/Recruitment systems
The successful candidate will require to work towards achieving a qualification in Test User Occupational Assessment Ability.

OTHER INFORMATION: Assessment will form part of the recruitment process.

35 hour week. Due to the nature of the role office working Monday – Friday is required.

We offer an attractive reference salary of £28,309 per annum.

We’ll ensure you’re rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes:

Contributory Final Salary Pension scheme

Free and reduced rate rail travel for you and your family, where applicable.

Generous holiday allowance

Hapi benefits package, offered to everyone at ScotRail