Apprentice Recruitment Resourcer
DRS DIRECT LTD
BEDFORD (MK40 2NR)
Closes in 31 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 July 2025
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Summary
Identify, attract and shortlist candidates for the recruitment process to fulfil the requirements of the business brief. Identify new business opportunities. Provide general administrative support to the recruitment function. Duties will include: Research, identify and attract candidates, write and place job adverts.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Commission scheme
- Training course
- Recruiter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
Monday and Friday are working from home days and Tues/Wed/Thurs in the office.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 15 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 2 months
- Positions available
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Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Job purpose:
- Identify, attract and shortlist candidates for the recruitment process to fulfil the requirements of the business brief
- Identify new business opportunities
- Provide general administrative support to the recruitment function
Responsibilities:
- Identify, attract and shortlist candidates for the recruitment process to fulfil the requirements of the business brief
- Research, identify and attract candidates using all appropriate methods to satisfy job requirements
- Write, place and update adverts in line with company procedures
- Monitor responses/applications received and make sure that candidate’s applications are processed efficiently
- Qualify, shortlist and present suitable candidates against defined job vacancies
- Assist in the recruitment and selection processes by effectively liaising with the candidates and internal teams
- Initiate, manage and develop candidate relationships
- Understand and meet agreed KPIs and targets
Identify new business opportunities
- Identify and progress leads as required
- Proactively and consistently strive to identify new candidate and client opportunities
Provide general administrative support to the recruitment function
- Understand and support the sales process Provide first line support for all enquiries
- Contribute to team meetings as appropriate
- Provide support to ensure that the candidates and clients receive a professional and comprehensive recruitment service at all times
- Comply with company management systems, payroll and billing policies and procedures including accurate database management
- Develop an understanding of market rates and conditions within your sector
- Seek and provide feedback in a professional manner at all times to candidates
Operate in line with the relevant legislation
- Accurate recording of candidate and client information on the recruitment database
- Comply with all relevant employment legislation and appropriate codes of practice
- Comply with all relevant sector specific legislation
- Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation, employee rights and responsibilities
Where you'll work
40 KIMBOLTON ROAD
BEDFORD
MK40 2NR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED
Your 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.
- 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
Full training will be given, leading to a recognised Level 3 Recruiter Apprenticeship Standard qualification.
Learning and developing the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to become a competent Recruiter through a Level 3 apprenticeship.
This will take place entirely in the workplace, with no need for day release.
You will be assigned a dedicated Trainer from Davidson Training UK Ltd, who run the Apprenticeship programme.
They will conduct one-on-one tutoring sessions and create a customised training plan based on your areas of strength and growth.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 1-9 (A* - G))
- Maths (grade 1-9 (A* - G))
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
- Attention to detail
- Team working
- Self-motivated
- Able to identify opportunities
- Tenacious and resilient
- Target driven
- Determined
- Attention to accuracy
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to escalate
- Customer focussed approach
- Confident communicator
- Persuasive communicator
- Questioning skills
- Listening skills
- Innovative
- Good time management
- Appropriately presented
Other requirements
It is advised that you DO NOT complete your application using ChatGPT or AI. The employer wants to see the 'real you'!
About this company
rs Direct specialise in the recruitment of Occupational Health professional across the UK, professionals are supplied on a contract, fixed term or permanent basis to all manner of public and private sector companies. Clients will work with our vastly experienced team to ensure all areas that need to be covered are included, while candidates are encouraged to speak freely about their likes, dislikes and what they want from their potential future employers. During the 360 recruitment process Drs Direct’s specialist staff are focused on finding the best possible match for both parties and we always pride ourselves on our honest approach and our clarity towards the process of recruitment.
https://www.drsdirect.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
• Commission scheme • Career progression • A 21st Century working environment • Pension scheme • Hybrid Working
After this apprenticeship
Career progression
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED
Gemma Louise Barr
gemmabarr@davidsontraining.com
07399586723
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330676.
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Closes in 31 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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