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Virgin Active are committed to changing people's lives for the better through wellness. Our team are dedicated to delivering a unique leisure and relaxation experience throughout all our clubs. All our team members pride themselves on incorporating Virgin Active values and ensuring the highest Brand Standards into their work, so our members can experience the finest facilities and service. We take value in recruiting the very best team members who work behind the scenes to support our clubs in delivering a world class member experience. We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Assistant to join our Talent Acquisition Department.
The Talent Acquisition Assistant is responsible for managing and supporting the recruitment lifecycle from advertising roles to onboarding successful candidates.
The Role
- Support VA’s recruitment process, from posting job ads to issuing offers and contracts.
- Be the friendly first point of contact for candidates, and Hiring managers
- Handle day-to-day recruitment queries with a helpful and proactive approach.
- Provide administrative support across the recruitment process, including managing our Applicant Tracking System.
- Keep job advertising platforms (e.g. Glassdoor, Indeed, Leisure Jobs) up to date and respond to reviews in line with our employer brand.
- Prepare and send contracts of employment accurately and promptly.
- Ensure compliance by collecting and checking Right to Work documentation, references, and DBS checks for all successful candidates.
Experience
- Previous experience in an admin, HR, or recruitment support role is a plus—but not essential.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Confident communicator with a friendly and professional manner.
- Comfortable juggling multiple tasks and working to deadlines.
Our Perks
- 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day – and we want you take them
- Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%.
- Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
- Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance – your physical health is important, and we want you to have the access to healthcare should you require it.
- Life Assurance 4x your salary – which we hope you will not need.
- We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active – everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
- You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
- Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
- Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
- Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our BUPA employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 4 free counselling sessions.
- We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services – meaning no tenant charges.
- Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.
- Always wanted to take that yoga course? Well VA offer discount on all their Academy courses, trained by the very best instructors.
