Staff - Talent Acquisition Assistant

Role type
Police Staff
Contract duration
Permanent
Contract type
Full Time
Department
Human Resources
Location
Wellingborough, Darby House - NN8 6GS
Grade/scale
Staff - Scale 4
Salary
£27,204

Hours per week
37
Closing date*
10/10/2026, 23:55

The hiring manager reserves the right to close the advert prior to the closing date, depending on the level of applications
The best part about working in this team
The best part about working in HR, particularly within recruitment, is helping people find meaningful career opportunities while supporting the organisation to attract and retain talented individuals.
How does the work this team does make a difference
By identifying and attracting talented individuals, reducing vacancy gaps and supporting workforce planning, the recruitment team directly contributes to the organisation's success and its ability to serve the public effectively.
The purpose of this role
To support the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring a professional, efficient and positive experience for candidates and hiring managers.
Job description
Are you passionate about connecting people with rewarding careers?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Team, where you will help promote careers, support recruitment campaigns, attend community engagement events and contribute to building a diverse and inclusive workforce across Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Combining recruitment administration with engagement, this varied role is perfect for someone who enjoys building relationships, supporting candidates, and promoting careers that make a real difference to our communities. Your work will help attract talented individuals from all backgrounds and support the future success of our emergency services.

Why work for Us?

Northamptonshire Police, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue and Northamptonshire Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner are committed to delivering exceptional public services, our enabling services are committed to providing the very best support to our frontlines to do so. You will be playing your part in fighting crime and reducing fires with our roles within enabling services. Working across the services provides variety, job satisfaction and the chance to develop and challenge yourself, while improving the lives of others. If you want an opportunity with public service at its heart, in organisations that are on a journey to be outstanding, then join us.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the organisations where communities are under-represented, including those from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions and gender, LGBTQ communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – We aim to achieve the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. If you meet the essential criteria for the role you can choose to share your disability if you would like to take part in our disability confident interview scheme.

All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.

Flexible working

All requests for flexible working patterns will be considered and will be dependent on the role.

Recruitment and Selection Policy

Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the selection process, will be offered the role over the remaining internal and external applicants.

Internal applicants must have line manager support prior to proceeding with an application.

Please be aware that the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Police are separate employers. Although vacancies are open to all, if you are successful, the change of employer will require a longer onboarding process and you will receive a new contract and payroll number. Service with either employer can be carried over as continuous service.

Police Barred and Advisory lists

Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment for a minimum of 5 years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or 3 years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.

Vetting and safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure the organisations employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.

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 referral to disciplinary action.

Please note, you will require the following detail to complete this application form; NI Number, ID detail, address information, referee information, full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained. You may also be requested to provide photos of any visible tattoos you have. The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes. Please therefore ensure you allow time to complete this fully as part complete pages will not be saved.