Job Description

Divisional Onboarding Officer - FTC

Salary £doe - from £29k

Type: Fixed Term Contract 9 months / Full Time / Remote / 37.50 hours per week / Some travel to our HO in Northampton

Closing Date: 12th June 2026 - all applicants need to attach a CV to be considered

The Role

Acting as an advocate of the Bright Horizons Safer Recruitment Policy, as an Onboarding Officer you will own the end-to-end onboarding process for all new hires for nurseries within your allocated division, as well as providing advice, and support, to ensure the company complies with regulatory requirements and internal policies at all times.

What We Can Offer You:

• Our benefits include, but are not limited to;

• Flexible working and holiday entitlements

• Discounted childcare

• Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks

• Annual gala award evening

• Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more

• Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

Why Bright Horizons?

We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 20 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.

Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Working alongside the Talent Acquisition team to identify all requirements and compliance needs for any candidates offered employment within one of our nurseries.

• Working to clear KPI targets

• Responsibility for all onboarding checks for new starters – DBS Checks, right to work checks, obtaining suitable references, and checking of qualifications as per Bright Horizons Safer Recruitment Policy.

• Acting as the first point of contact for compliance enquiries

• Confidence to make informed suitability decisions, in line with Department of Education (DfE) guidance, and Bright Horizons policies and processes

• Assist with weekly compliance reports to management and key stakeholders

• Create sound internal controls for your division and monitor adherence to these

• Contributing to the drafting and revision of company policies, when required

• Keep abreast of changes in regulation and legislation, especially relating to the childcare sector

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience working within background checks in recruitment, HR or regulated environment

• Strong communicator, who can effectively communicate to all levels, both written and verbally

• Ability to prioritise workload, whilst working towards and exceeding targets, to ensure compliance demands of the business are met

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels

• Knowledge of right to work and pre-employment checks

• Strong IT skills, including MS Office

• Experience of Workday system (desirable)

• Experience of compliance within the childcare sector (desirable)

Bright Horizons are committed to creating inclusive environments where everyone has a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive in meaningful and impactful ways. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS

We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please email europe.recruitment@brighthorizons.com and we will be happy to help.