Recruiter Apprenticeship

Summary

Join Applebough Recruitment as a Recruiter Apprentice and kick-start your career in recruitment! This role involves sourcing and interviewing candidates, managing job postings, and matching educational professionals to the right roles. Gain hands-on experience in a supportive, client-focused environment with a strong reputation for excellence.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Recruiter (level 3)
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. (During school holidays 9a.m. - 3p.m.) - 1 hour lunch.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 13 January
Duration: 1 year 3 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

Sourcing candidates through job boards, social media, and networking.
Screening CVs to identify suitable candidates for educational roles.
Conducting initial interviews to assess candidates' skills and suitability.
Managing and updating the candidate database with accurate information.

Writing and posting job adverts to attract the right talent.
Communicating with candidates to schedule interviews and provide feedback.

Supporting the recruitment team in administrative tasks, including compliance checks and documentation.

Building relationships with candidates to understand their career goals and preferences.

Developing and managing relationships with new and existing clients.
Negotiating contracts and securing placements for candidates in educational roles.

Where you’ll work

Trinity Point,

New Rd,

B63 3HY

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

THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE 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

Teaching and developing the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to become a competent Recruiter will take place entirely in the workplace, with no need for day release. One-to-one tutoring sessions will be provided by a dedicated tutor, who will design a bespoke curriculum plan tailored to your strengths and areas for development.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (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

Administrative skills
Communication skills
Creative
Customer care skills
Initiative
IT skills
Problem solving skills
Sales Skills
Team working

Other requirements

This is an apprenticeship. Have you considered hours / location / wage?

About this company

Applebough Recruitment specialises in placing skilled educational professionals into roles that perfectly match their expertise and clients' needs. With over seven years of experience, the company combines a deep understanding of UK education with expert recruitment services. Applebough is dedicated to providing a personable and thorough service, ensuring candidates and clients receive tailored advice and support. Building long-term relationships, they focus on the individual, not just the professional, placing the right person in the right role with confidence and success.

After this apprenticeship

As a Recruiter Apprentice at Applebough Recruitment, you will have the opportunity to progress into a full-time Recruitment Consultant role. As you develop your expertise, you'll gain the autonomy to lead your own client portfolio, negotiate contracts, and drive recruitment strategies, with the potential for further career advancement in the recruitment field.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291756.

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Closes in 14 days (Monday 6 January)

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