Behind the scenes at KEYFORT we have office staff working tirelessly to make sure the people we support receive services which make a real difference to them. Our company values are embedded across all offices and today we are getting to know Lisa P, our Recruitment Officer. Working across the whole of the KEYFORT Group, Lisa is often the first point of contact for many applicants and staff working in the early stage.
She strives to make a real difference in the recruitment and onboarding processes for new KEYFORT employees across the regions. With social care recruitment high in the national spotlight right now, there is no better time to get to know this important member of our office team!
If you want to know more about vacancies, visit Indeed or NHS Jobs and search "KEYFORT". You can also contact Lisa P and she will answer any questions you may have about working with KEYFORT Group.
KEYFORT Role:
Recruitment Officer
What do you do at KEYFORT Group?
In my role as the Recruitment Officer, I work to support the business’s growing and diverse case load and, see that our existing teams and people we support, have the right staff with the right values recruited. I aim to recruit those who put the people we support at the heart of everything they do. It’s the most rewarding role I’ve had to date in my career.
What’s your favourite quote?
It is sometimes easier to ask for forgiveness than permission!
(I think this is my inner child coming out in my adulthood, some might say I’m impulsive or often naughty 😊)
What’s your background?
I worked for the former Ministry of Transport for nearly 20 years, as an administrator and worked my way up to being a HR Business Partner – primarily supporting managers and their teams with recruitment, training and HR related projects. I then moved into Apprenticeship and mainstream Recruitment. My last role before joining KEYFORT was working for Manpower and Amazon.
If you had to eat one meal everyday for the rest of your life what would it be? Oooooh this is a tough one!!!!… Chinese or Indians or Marshalls sausage rolls. I just LOVE food so I cannot call this one.
Open your music player, what is the last song you played?
Deacon Blue – A Ship called Dignity.
You have your own late night talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?
Sarah Millican – she’s hilarious, a fellow northerner with a naughty sense of humour, right up my street 😊 We need cheering up during these times and, she would give me proper belly aching laughs!
What is your proudest moment at KEYFORT Group?
It’s really hard to name one stand out moment as I support lots of managers and teams with recruitment. But genuinely it’s the overall feeling I get. It’s so rewarding to do my job knowing I’m not recruiting to meet targets or achieve bonuses like I used to.
At KEYFORT, I’m making a positive difference to people’s lives we support by recruiting the right people and, that alone makes me feel proud!
Social Care has played a huge part in the pandemic, keeping people as safe as possible and responding to changes quickly as they come. If you want to know more about working in social care and if it is for you, visit Work in Adult Social Care: Explore roles and find a job in your local area (everydayisdifferent.com)
If you think this might be your next career move, you can contact Lisa on 0191 491 1735 and select the "Recruitment" option who will be more than happy to discuss our current vacancies with you. You can also find KEYFORT vacancies on Indeed and NHS Jobs.
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