Business Recruitment Apprentice

Summary

As our team grows, we are excited to offer an Apprenticeship opportunity for someone looking to kickstart their career in recruitment and talent engagement. Within this role you will be supporting the business team by working with referrals, engaging with candidates while supporting them through their application and more!

Annual wage: £15,600 a year
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Training course: Recruiter (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8.30 am - 5.00pm. Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 3 February
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

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

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

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

Within this apprenticeship with Optimum Skills, you will complete X day per month which will be based at your workplace to complete your training for your relevant course. 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

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

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. 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 on to our courses.

Company benefits

24/7 counselling and support helpline. Direct line to a doctor via phone or video chat. Online health and lifestyle analysis. Deals and discounts from high-quality brands including Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, Adidas, Puregym, Currys many more!

After this apprenticeship

Potential to move into full-time employment after successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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