HR, Audit & Compliance Advisor

The HR, Audit & Compliance Advisor holds end-to-end operational ownership of the organisation’s recruitment pipeline and workforce compliance. Sitting directly between the HR, Audit & Compliance Lead and the Administrative team, you ensure the organisation is fully staffed with vetted, highly qualified practitioners across both business areas: Appropriate Adult (AA) and Family Support Worker (FSW) services.

You will manage the entire talent acquisition lifecycle, from job posting to contract issuance, ensuring 100% audit-proof compliance with CQC, ICO, Home Office, and statutory safeguarding standards before any staff member is deployed.

Key Responsibilities

1. Draft, publish, and manage engaging job advertisements across job boards, local channels, and social media platforms for AA, FSW, and administrative roles.

2. Manage the applicant tracking pool, screen CVs against strict job specifications, conduct preliminary telephone interviews, and produce shortlists for hiring panels.

3. Schedule and lead first-round competency and values-based interviews. Coordinate with Duty Coordinators and Site Leads to arrange second-round or mop-up technical assessments as required.

4. Maintain a live talent pipeline to meet ongoing contract growth and emergency staffing requirements for Home Office, Police, and Local Authority services.

5. Enforce rigorous pre-employment checks, including online Enhanced DBS applications, Update Service registrations, international police checks, and a minimum 5-year work history verification.

6. Perform and document statutory Right to Work verifications in full compliance with Home Office guidelines.

7. Obtain and verify professional references directly from former employers and validate social work or care qualifications.

8. Ensure no candidate is set up on the Portal or Connecteam deployment platforms until their recruitment file achieves 100% compliance sign-off.

9. Draft formal offer letters, statement of main terms, and employment contracts.

10. Liaise with the HR Administrator to schedule comprehensive new-hire inductions, ensuring mandatory training modules (Safeguarding, GDPR, First Aid) are completed prior to field deployment.

11. Build and maintain structured, electronic personnel files ready for CQC, Home Office, DWP, and internal monthly audit checks.

12. Support the updating and distribution of the Staff Handbook and HR policies, ensuring digital sign-offs are logged.

13. Provide staff qualification matrices, DBS verification stats, and retention metrics to the HR, Audit & Compliance Lead for tender applications, such as West Midlands CAFCASS and regional frameworks.