Recruitment Apprenticeship Level 3 - Career progression plan available

LAWRENCE DEAN RECRUITMENT LIMITED

STEVENAGE (SG1 2DX)

Closes in 31 days (Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 January 2026

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Summary

We’re looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Apprentice Recruitment Consultant to join our Industrial Temporaries desk. You’ll source candidates, spot new business opportunities, and fill roles quickly in a fast‑paced environment while developing strong recruitment skills.

Wage

£16,500 a year

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£16,500 - £20,000 – Wage to be agreed with individual candidates

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 16 February 2026

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Candidate Sourcing: Assist in identifying potential candidates through various channels, including job boards, social media, networking, and referrals
  • Candidate Screening: Conduct initial phone screens and face to face interviews to evaluate candidates' qualifications, skills, and suitability for specific roles
  • Database Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate and client information in the company's database, ensuring data integrity and compliance with data protection regulations
  • Market Research: Making a high volume of outbound calls to potential customers to identify new opportunities, so you must be confident picking up the telephone
  • Stay informed about industry trends, market dynamics, and competitor activities to enhance your understanding of the recruitment landscape
  • Client Interaction: Participate in client meetings and presentations, gaining exposure to client needs and recruitment requirements
  • Sales taking new job specifications adding onto our database
  • Job Posting and Advertisements: Assist in creating compelling job descriptions and advertisements for open positions to attract potential candidates
  • Candidate Care: Maintain regular communication with candidates, providing updates on job opportunities and guiding them through the recruitment process
  • Learning and Development: Actively participate in training sessions and workshops, enhancing your understanding of recruitment best practices, communication skills, and industry knowledge

Where you'll work

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
BESSEMER DRIVE
STEVENAGE
SG1 2DX

Training

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

Training provider

JUNIPER TRAINING 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.
  • 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.

Training schedule

  • Recruiter Level 3 Apprenticeship
  • End Point Assessment
  • English and maths functional skills if required which will be delivered via online training sessions for 1-hour per week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English & maths (grade 4 - 9)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Confident Telephone Manner
  • Target Driven
  • Sales Motivated

Other requirements

Applicants for this vacancy need to be aware that a strong personality and tenacity to achieve results is needed to be successful within the recruitment sector. If you are not confident speaking with new people or do not feel this is a skill that can quickly be developed this may not be the best role for you.

About this employer

We have the best team!  Our culture is built on strong values, team work, honesty, delivering on promises and doing what is best for your customer.

This underpins everything we do and look for in our team.  People in our business have passion, drive and a determination to make a difference and be the best at what they do everyday…..having a lot of laughs along the way!

In an industry that is all about people, we focus on providing the personal touch. 

We spend time getting to know our candidates and clients and what they are looking for so we can provide the best possible service. 

For candidates, this approach enables us to find out what motivates them when the morning alarm goes off, and what skills they have. 

And for clients, chatting over a coffee helps us to understand how their company works, what their values are and exactly what they want a new hire to bring to the table. 

This enables us to make perfect matches with success for both parties.

https://www.lawrencedeanrecruitment.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

A career progression plan is available for successful apprentices. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008775.

Apply now

Closes in 31 days (Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:59pm)