Apprentice Recruitment Consultant

CARRINGTON BLAKE RECRUITMENT LTD

London (E14 9YQ)

Closes in 14 days (Saturday 31 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 January 2026

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Summary

A wonderful opportunity has arisen due to expansion of the recruitment division, and we are currently looking for a vibrant Recruitment Consultant Apprentice to join our organisation. The role includes sourcing candidates, championing them to be selected for their ideal role, working closely with managed service providers, and handling objections.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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There is increased earning potential from a robust commission and appraisal structure.

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm 1 hour lunch break to be taken between 12pm- 2pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

3

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

  • Learns the needs of our public sector clients for vacancies that are sent to us as preferred suppliers
  • Sources available candidates from a range of job boards using Boolean techniques.
  • Establishes the skills and abilities of candidates whilst building up strong and sustainable rapport
  • Champions their candidates to be selected for their ideal role
  • Works to achievable targets throughout their working day and week that are designed to set them up for success
  • Handle objections from prospective candidates and clients to ensure that unnecessary barriers are broken down
  • Present candidates in the best light, ensuring CVs are strength-first and given effective introduction
  • Works closely with managed service providers to ensure candidates are given the best chance
  • Ensure successful candidates are onboarded in line with safer recruitment practices

Where you'll work

Second Floor
Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
London
E14 9YQ

Training

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

Training provider

TRAINPLUS LTD

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

  • Training will take place within our premises, as well as, remotely to attend regular apprenticeship training
  • Exact training schedule to be agreed upon enrolment

More training information

  • 1-to-1 learning with your training provider- TrainPlus
  • Regularly scheduled sessions with your assessor/tutor to ensure progress is maintained, and reviewed, throughout the duration of course

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

N/A (grade Fluency within the software)

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Empathetic
  • Driven

Other requirements

We would ideally like for you to have some interest in local government, as well as some experience within sales and/or customer service.

About this employer

Most of the work we do is with public sector clients, especially local government, so successful candidates will work across the entire spectrum of work the councils require, this would help to build a robust foundation in recruiting for very different roles and mean that no two days are the same.

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

After this apprenticeship

  • Working towards a smooth transition into a position within the recruitment department in the organisation

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINPLUS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008893.

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Closes in 14 days (Saturday 31 January 2026 at 11:59pm)