Recruiter Apprentice & Shift Bookings Coordinator

Where you'll work

Unit 1c, The Gattinetts, Hadleigh Rd, East Bergholt CO7 6QT

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Training

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

Training provider

• THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED

Training course

• Recruiter (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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.

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Requirements

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in: English (grade 4 or above)
• Maths (grade 4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Creative
• Customer care skills
• Driving License
• Initiative
• IT skills
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Sales Skills
• Team working

Other requirements

Have you checked the suitability of the location, hours and pay prior to applying for this opportunity?

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About this employer

Heycroft Staffing Solutions is a specialist recruitment agency providing experienced and qualified staff exclusively to children’s residential homes. We pride ourselves on being different from a traditional recruitment agency. Our management team has extensive experience within residential childcare, meaning we understand the pressures our clients face and the importance of providing safe, reliable and high-quality staff https://heycroftcare.com/ (opens in new tab)

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After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab). Alongside your day-to-day role, you will complete a relevant apprenticeship qualification, giving you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills while gaining practical experience within recruitment and staffing. You will be given appropriate time and support to complete the learning requirements of your apprenticeship. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to start or develop a career in recruitment while working towards a recognised qualification.

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Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

• THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
• Jade Davidson
• jade@apprenticeship-centre.co.uk
• 0845-223 5020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052760.

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Closes in 11 days (Monday 12 October 2026)

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