Leeds City College
Employer Support and Recruitment Co-ordinator
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About The Role
Join our Apprenticeship Business Development Team as an Employer Support & Recruitment Co-ordinator, to help connect employers with talented apprentices across the region.
Based at College House in Leeds City Centre, this exciting role offers the opportunity to work closely with employers and prospective apprentices, ensuring a seamless onboarding experience from recruitment through to programme start.
We're looking for an organised, proactive, and people-focused individual who enjoys building relationships and making a positive impact through apprenticeships.
If you're passionate about supporting employers, helping learners achieve their career goals, and contributing to business growth, we'd love to hear from you
What You Will Do
- Engage with a range of employers to identify their workforce development needs and offer tailored skills solutions and services to support their growth and success.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with both levy-paying employers and SMEs, helping to expand the organisation’s employer partner network.
- Represent the organisation at external events, meetings, and networking opportunities to establish and strengthen partnerships and promote our services.
- Support prospective apprentices by preparing them for interviews, conducting Initial Assessments and Additional Learning Support (ALS) assessments, and delivering high-quality Careers Information, Advice, and Guidance (CIAG).
- Manage the advertisement of apprenticeship vacancies and assist employers with the use and administration of the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) platform.
About You
- You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Have experience in recruitment, employer engagement, business development, customer service or a related field.
- Be confident building and maintaining professional relationships.
- Have strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Be proactive in identifying opportunities to generate new business and support employer growth.
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be able to work independently whilst contributing positively as part of a team.
- Have good administrative and IT skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
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Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual Leave
- Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
- Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- People’s Pension Scheme
CPD Opportunities
- Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
- Qualifications Including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership And Management Courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
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As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.
Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.
Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.
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