Are you looking to get experience in HR and Recruitment? Do you speak English and Russian fluently? Do you have excellent communication skills and telephone manner?
About the job
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Russian/Ukrainian speaker to join their office team. Your attitude, work ethic, and communication skills are much more important than your previous experience.
- Hours: Part-time, 20-25 hours per week, office based (no remote work)
- Times: Monday to Friday, 4-5 hours per day, between 9am and 5:30pm
- Start date: February - March 2026, TBC
- Salary: £13.85 per hour, rising to £14.80 per hour from April 2026
- Probation: 6-month probation period
- Contract: Permanent employment, 28 days holiday pay pro-rata
- Benefits: Pension, health insurance, health cash plan
Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK.
They have a friendly, multi-lingual office team from various Eastern European countries based in the Woolwich Arsenal office. Our client is a company with a great, caring and fun environment. You can expect complimentary fruit, sweets, and drinks, as well as regular events. You will need to communicate in Russian in the office. You will report to the HR Manager.
Duties and responsibilities (subject to change)
Cleaner recruitment
- Identifying best ways to advertise cleaning vacancies
- Placing ads, posts in portals & social media
- Initial screening and qualifying candidates over phone, email & message apps
- Checking documents and eligibility to work in the UK
- Setting up interviews with candidates
- Raising customer invoices
HR duties
- Onboarding new candidates & explaining how their portal works
- Organising 1-2-1 or group training & inductions
- Updating company systems
- Covering HR Manager when she is not available
Other duties
- Carrying out research as required by the management
What they look for
You would need to be able to communicate at ease by phone/email/SMS in both English and Russian and preferably Ukrainian.
- Excellent communication skills in English, Russian and Ukrainian (both written and spoken)
- Good telephone manner
- IT literate (internet, email and social media)
- Competent with Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)
- Good typing speed in English, min 30wpm
- Self-motivated and proactive individual who is able to use their own initiative
- Fast learner
- Any cleaning experience or experience interacting with cleaners or housekeepers is useful
- Would suit someone living in South East London or East London
About Our Client
Launched in 2015, their founder wanted to create a company which would care about the cleaning staff, quality of cleaning and customer satisfaction. Just a few years later, they now manage hundreds of domestic and commercial cleaning contracts across London. The company is in the top 10 cleaning companies in the UK on Trustpilot.
- Corporate member of the British Institute of Cleaning Science
- Shortlisted for Royal Greenwich Business Awards in 2019 and 2020
- Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2022 winner
- Living Wage Employer
- Members and Checkatrade, NCCA and Domestic Cleaning Alliance
- Currently in the top 3 cleaning companies in London according to ThreeBestRated
HOW TO APPLY
Note: Applications will NOT be considered without a cover letter.
Please apply with your CV and cover letter. Applications from candidates without cover letters will NOT be considered. Your cover letter must be specific, descriptive and relevant to this role. Please state why you would like to work for our client in the cover letter.
Keywords: Junior Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Assistant, HR Assistant, Human Resources Assistant
