Job Introduction
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks if relevant to their role.
Join Us as a Recruitment Specialist
The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people and within National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policies and legislation reflect their needs. We have a rewarding opportunity for a Recruitment Specialist within the Hub Shared Services - Recruitment Team. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are: https://www.autism.org.uk/
About the Team
Our Recruitment Team plays a vital role in ensuring our services are staffed with skilled, empathetic colleagues who share our commitment to delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care. We work closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and compliance teams to deliver safe, timely, and values‑driven recruitment that supports our adult services across England.
About the Role
As a Recruitment Specialist, you will lead the end‑to‑end recruitment process for support worker and managerial roles within our regulated adult services. You will oversee candidate screening, guide applicants through their journey, partner with hiring managers, and support safe, compliant hiring that ensures the people we support receive the highest-quality care. You’ll also contribute to local attraction strategies, reduce agency spend, and help drive continuous improvement across our recruitment approach.
What You’ll Do
- Manage the full recruitment cycle for frontline roles across Adult Services.
- Ensure candidates receive an excellent, person‑centred recruitment experience using our Tribepad ATS.
- Partner with service managers to deliver safe, timely, and values‑aligned hiring.
- Lead on developing local attraction strategies in hard‑to‑recruit areas and track ROI on campaigns.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience as a Recruitment Advisor/Specialist within social care or a CQC‑regulated setting.
- Experience managing high‑volume recruitment and using ATS platforms (e.g., Tribepad).
- Knowledge of safer recruitment practices and inclusive hiring.
Click here for the Job Description
This advert is for a full-time position at 35 hours per week.
This role is home based.
What we can offer you
- Pension– Auto-enrolled pension scheme.
- Annual Leave– 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year.
- Training– Great induction and training, including autism training.
- Discounts– Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple).
- Healthcare– Cash plan for permanent staff.
- Life Assurance– 2x your base salary.
- Flexible Benefits– Options like private health, dental insurance,holiday trading, enhanced pension.
- Support– 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
- Mindfulness– Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.
- Blue Light Card– Eligibility for discounts.
About our application process
You will be required to upload your CV. If you are providing a supporting statement, please consider the following:
- Look at the job description and person specification.
- Tell us how your skills and experience match the role.
- Give examples if you can.
We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications.
To protect our autistic adults & children at the National Autistic Society, some roles require employees to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential if its applicable to your role.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people.
We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme.
Important Information
Agencies need not apply.
Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.