Apprentice Recruitment Resourcer

SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD

Preston (PR1 3LU)

Closes in 27 days (Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 January 2026

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Summary

Kickstart your career in recruitment! This apprenticeship focuses on candidate sourcing, screening, CV formatting, and admin support, while learning how a recruitment business works. Gain expert resourcing skills and a clear path to become a Recruitment Consultant.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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  • Performance-based bonuses introduced after 6 months, subject to performance
  • Monthly staff rewards and incentives (apprentices included)

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday- Friday Shifts to be confirmed

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 March 2026

Duration

1 year 1 month

Positions available

1

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

This role is a 180 recruitment resourcing position, focused mainly on candidate sourcing, screening, and CV formatting, while supporting consultants with administration and learning how a recruitment business operates from the bottom up.

You’ll be trained to become an expert resourcer, building strong candidate relationships and supporting senior consultants, with a clear pathway to progress to Recruitment Consultant.

This employer values apprentices and has had exceptional apprentices in the past. You will be valued from day one and supported throughout your development.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Sourcing and screening candidates
  • Formatting and improving CVs
  • Arranging interviews
  • Compliance checks
  • Supporting consultants with admin and recruitment processes
  • Learning how a recruitment business runs from the ground up

Where you'll work

Arthur House
12-13 Starkie Street
Preston
PR1 3LU

Training

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

Training provider

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK 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

  • 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/ Consultant 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 runs the apprenticeship programm
  • They will conduct one-on-one tutoring sessions and create a customised training plan based on your areas of strength and growth

Requirements

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Motivated to succeed
  • Results driven
  • Ambitious and hungry to learn
  • People focused
  • Hardworker
  • Excellent work ethic
  • Determination

Other requirements

  • We are looking for someone local to Preston.
  • Our office is located in the heart of Preston, just a 5-minute walk from Preston Station, with local bus routes nearby.
  • Payable car parking is also available close to the office.
  • If you are selected to progress, we do things a little differently. Rather than a traditional interview, we run a mini group assessment session (morning or afternoon). This is not an interrogation- it’s a fun, interactive way for us to see your motivation, attitude, behaviours, and how you interact with others. This approach has been very successful for us in the past and helps us get to know you in a relaxed, supportive environment.

About this employer

Service Care Solutions has been delivering an industry-leading recruitment service since 2005 and is now a market leader across 10 specialist sectors. We are proud to be a trusted talent acquisition partner within:

  • Healthcare
  • Social Housing
  • Construction
  • Social Care
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Legal
  • Cyber & IT
  • Finance
  • Business Support & Sales

https://www.servicecare.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

We truly value our people. Last year, we were proud to win Employer of the Year for our outstanding support of apprentices. More recently, we successfully welcomed apprentices into our team, all of whom achieved a Distinction in their qualification.

We provide high levels of training, mentoring, and ongoing support, both to help you succeed in your Level 3 Recruiter Apprenticeship and to thrive in the role itself.

The apprenticeship is designed as a 180 resourcing role, with a clear progression pathway to become a 360 Recruitment Consultant by the end of your apprenticeship.

We strongly believe in apprenticeships. Our previous apprentices have gone on to secure full-time, progressive roles within the business and are now thriving, settled, and happy members of our team. We have some fantastic success stories and are now looking for new talent to join us and become part of that journey.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010190.

Apply now

Closes in 27 days (Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:59pm)