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Recruitment Resourcer – 9-Month Maternity Cover

Location: Umhlanga, Durban — office-based
Salary: R16,000 per month
Contract: Nine-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave
Working hours: Agreed working hours overlapping with the UK team

About the role

Shoreability is recruiting a Recruitment Resourcer to support our UK client, Portman Dentex, and its Recruitment Partners.

You will proactively source qualified dental nurses and review applications for receptionist and trainee dental nurse vacancies. Your focus will be on identifying suitable candidates, preparing clear shortlist recommendations and maintaining accurate recruitment records.

This is a research and shortlisting role. Recruitment Partners manage all candidate and hiring manager contact, interviews, offers and final recruitment decisions.

Your responsibilities

• Source candidates using approved job boards, professional networks, candidate databases and recruitment systems.
• Use targeted searches, including Boolean searches, to identify candidates suited to vacancy requirements and practice locations.
• Review CVs against written criteria and prepare concise summaries supported by evidence.
• Highlight qualifications, relevant experience and location suitability, clearly flagging information that needs confirmation.
• Build and maintain talent pools, checking for duplicate records, previous contact and existing applications.
• Review receptionist and trainee dental nurse applications and recommend next steps for Recruitment Partner review.
• Keep SmartRecruiters and recruitment trackers accurate and up to date.
• Provide clear handovers and weekly updates on completed work, outstanding priorities and sourcing challenges.
• Handle candidate information confidentially and apply fair, consistent assessment criteria.

What you’ll need

• Experience in recruitment resourcing, candidate research or application shortlisting within a busy recruitment environment.
• Strong sourcing skills, including Boolean searches, candidate databases and professional networking platforms.
• The ability to assess CVs against specific requirements and distinguish confirmed information from assumptions.
• Confidence using applicant tracking systems, CRM systems and basic reporting tools.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and written communication skills.
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and work effectively with a UK-based team.
• An understanding of inclusive recruitment and confidential information handling.

Advantageous

• Dental or healthcare recruitment experience.
• Familiarity with UK dental nursing roles.

How to apply

Apply through Indeed with your updated CV and complete the screening questions. Please include your notice period or earliest available start date.

Applicants must be comfortable working from our Umhlanga office and accepting a nine-month maternity cover contract.

Pay: R16 000,00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing and able to work from our Umhlanga, Durban office?
• Are you comfortable accepting a nine-month fixed-term maternity cover contract?
• Is a salary of R16,000 per month within your expectations?
• Are you available to work agreed hours overlapping with UK business hours?
• How much experience do you have in recruitment resourcing, candidate research or application shortlisting?
• Which sourcing platforms, job boards and ATS or CRM systems have you used, and what did you use them for?
• Give an example of a Boolean search you would use to find qualified dental nurses in a specific UK location.
• When reviewing a CV against a vacancy brief, how do you record missing information or requirements that cannot be confirmed?
• Do you have dental or healthcare recruitment experience? If yes, briefly describe the roles and countries you supported.
• Are you comfortable in a sourcing and shortlisting role where Recruitment Partners handle all candidate contact, interviews and hiring decisions?
• What is your notice period or earliest available start date?

Work Location: In person