Recruitment Apprentice

Summary

The Recruitment Apprentice will play a crucial role in supporting the sales team in various tasks including generating leads and appointments, marketing, paperwork creation and verification and social media management. They will serve as a key liaison between learners, employers, and the team driving the successful recruitment and enrolment.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5pm, Friday 8:30am - 4pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 21 April 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

As part of your apprenticeship, you will receive training and mentoring to develop the following skills:

Relationship Building: Work with referral partners, Job Centres, and community organisations to promote our training programs and opportunities
Candidate Engagement: Learn to manage applicants, present opportunities effectively, and guide candidates through the enrolment process
Support Candidates: Monitor learner progress, provide guidance, and help candidates stay on track to complete their courses successfully
Meet Targets: Work towards monthly goals for course sign-ups and completions under the guidance of experienced team members
Administrative Excellence: Maintain accurate records and complete paperwork to a high standard, ensuring compliance with internal processes

Where you’ll work

Unit 23, Parsons Court
Welbury Way
Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 6ZE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

OPTIMUM SKILLS LIMITED

Your training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
Manage resources within budget requirements.
Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.
Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
Manage resources within budget requirements.
Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.

Your training plan

Recruiter Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

Within this apprenticeship with Optimum Skills, you will complete 1 day per month training which will be based at one of our training hubs
This will run throughout the full time of your apprenticeship. If anything is subject to change you will be notified in due course
You will be fully supported by your tutor as your time as an apprentice

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 /C or above)
Maths (grade 4 /C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Team working

Other requirements

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. ESSENTIAL CRITERIA Learners are at the centre of everything we do so we are committed to safeguarding and promoting their welfare. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, provide satisfactory references and prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

About this company

Optimum Skills is a leading training provider committed to helping people access opportunities. We connect individuals with the training and resources they need to secure meaningful employment. As our team grows, we are excited to offer an Apprenticeship opportunity for someone looking to kickstart their career in recruitment and talent engagement.

https://optimumskills.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

- Health Cash Plan (after 3 months employment) - Wellbeing Package - Career progression - Funded training available - Birthday off after 1 year of service - Pension - Competitive mileage - Flexi Time - Family events - Recognition awards

After this apprenticeship

The potential to gain full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

OPTIMUM SKILLS LIMITED

Chloe Carmichael

chloe.carmichael@optimumskills.co.uk

01325 311832

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309708.

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Closes in 2 days (Friday 11 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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