Role: Apprenticeship Recruitment Officer

JOB PROFILE

Salary:£24,786 - £27,891

Accountable to:Generation Manager

To provide apprenticeship recruitment vacancy service, working with a caseload of apprenticeship applicants and employers to, ensure fulfilment and matching of apprenticeship vacancies.

Portfolio of responsibilities:

Arrange interviews with candidates as per employer request.
Contribute to the advertising process working to tight deadlines.
Effective liaison with the Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and other College services which may be of benefit to a student or employer.
Ensure all recruitment paperwork is kept up to date and accurate, and completed in a timely manner.
Following successful completion of the Assessment Centre, the post holder will be required to use their knowledge to identify the most appropriate employability pathway for the candidate and to follow this through including registering them on programme and managing progression through to a successful Apprenticeship.
Inputting adverts onto our online systems.
Liaise with leaners seeking apprenticeship opportunities via telephone, email and face to face.
Manage excellent customer service both verbally and written to all stakeholders.
Marketing activities, promoting apprenticeship vacancies across all campuses
Match candidate CVs to apprenticeship opportunities.
Offer advice & guidance to candidates, including employability skills such as interview techniques, CV writing and mock interviews
Record all interaction with clients / customers on the College CRM database.
Report weekly on activity against targets.
Respond to general recruitment enquiries within 24 hours
Retrieve and process confidential right to work documents for all candidates prior to starting work/apprenticeship
Undertake initial assessments on all candidates prior to job offer.
Support with account management and offer high levels of support to employers
Through the effective management of Assessment Centres and successful placement of Apprentices, to contribute to the college’s Apprenticeship target.
To assist with the running of the Assessment Centres at the City Centre location in order to match candidate skills with Apprenticeship opportunities to secure the right match of Apprentice to available opportunities, and directing prospective Apprentices as appropriate to other opportunities and destinations for example Further or Higher Education.
To conduct interviews and pre-screening activity with prospective Apprentices in advance of attendance at Assessment Centres to determine their suitability for employment and make subsequent decisions on appropriate next steps for individuals
To provide regular reports on activity including Assessment Centre figures and performance against target.
To utilise the Apprenticeship Vacancy On Line (AVOL) to proactively source, recruit and fill vacancies
Undertake initial assessments with all apprentice learners to effectively assess functional English & Maths skills prior to starting apprenticeship

Corporate responsibilities

To contribute to the strategic direction and operational effectiveness of the College
Ensure the responsibilities of the post are carried out in a way that reflects the standards, vision and values of the college
Deliver on key performance indicators across the College, aiming to deliver continuous improvement
Promote the College with employers, sector bodies, schools and the local community, developing effective partnerships with employers, the funding agencies and other representative bodies
To proactively promote Safeguarding practice, EDI and Health and Safety

Person Specification

Role: Apprenticeship Recruitment Officer / E/D / A / I / T
Qualifications:
1 / Educated to a minimum of level 3 qualification / D / 
2 / Level 2 qualifications in English and Mathematics / E / 
3 / IT qualifications/experience. / E / 
4 / Bespoke sales/recruitment qualification or equivalent. / D / 
5 / Team leader and/or management qualification / D / 
Experience and Skills
6 / A provable track record of sales/recruitment success within a business to business sales or training environment / E /  / 
7 / Ability to recruit and promote services and products / E /  / 
8 / An understanding of the significance of equality of opportunity health and safety and the ability to implement it in all aspects of work. / D / 
9 / Driven to achieving results and targets against existing and new business / E /  / 
10 / Experience in accurately recording business information utilising a Customer Relationship Management system / E /  / 
11 / Experience of motivational interviewing techniques / E /  / 
12 / Experience of providing IAG in an FE or similar environment / D /  / 
13 / Experience of working with unemployed people / E /  / 
14 / Good administrative skills / E /  / 
15 / Local track record of Recruitment/Business Development Activity in training locally in Nottinghamshire. / E /  / 
16 / Local track record of Recruitment/Business Development Activity in training Nationally. / D / 
17 / Possess excellent presentation skills / E /  / 
18 / Report writing skills / E /  / 
19 / Strong relationship builder, who can understand and interpret business needs, delivering a consultative approach that adds genuine value / E /  / 
20 / Working knowledge of Sector Skills Frameworks, SFA guidance relating to Apprenticeships, NVQs/QCF qualifications / D /  / 
Personal Attributes:
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21 / Tenacious self-starter; structured yet flexible approach to tasks / D /  / 
22 / Knowledge of Microsoft office systems / D /  / 
23 / Have the ability to travel between work base and other places of business / D /  / 
24 / Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding / Child Protection issues relevant to the post / E / 
Equality of opportunity
25 / A commitment to uphold and promote Equality of Opportunity / E / 

KEY:

E / Essential
D / Desirable
A / Assessed by Application Form
I / Assessed by Interview
T / Assessed by Test

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