Recruitment Consultant Apprentice

OPTIMA SITE SOLUTIONS LTD

Chichester (PO19 6EG)

Closes on Friday 15 May 2026

Posted on 8 April 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team as a recruitment consultant apprentice. You'll play a crucial role in supporting our recruitment efforts by sourcing and identifying qualified candidates for various positions whilst reaching out to potential clients and selling our recruitment service.

Wage

£22,100 a year

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Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5.30pm.

42 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in gaining experience in the field of recruitment and progress in a career with Optima Site Solutions

A wonderful opportunity to work within a busy construction recruitment office, and to learn and develop in a busy, high-achieving environment.

You will be:

  • Talking to candidates
  • Developing sales leads
  • Assisting in the delivery of high quality service to both candidates and clients
  • Matching the right candidate to the right role
  • Working to targets

What we are looking for:

  • Tremendous work ethic
  • Outgoing, positive nature
  • Not afraid to work outside of comfort zone
  • Strong team ethic
  • Willingness to learn

Where you'll work

Metro House
Northgate
Chichester
PO19 6EG

Training

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

Training provider

DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE 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

  • In addition to gaining practical experience in the role, you will also attain an NVQ Level 3 Recruiter qualification which will help start your career and give you an insight into the businesses processes and procedures
  • Our training is all completed remotely via teams with a development coach who will be available for support 24/7 and will arrange weekly/fortnightly meetings with you
  • You receive 20% off-the-job training during this apprenticeship which is included in your weekly working hours

More training information

  • DBC Training are a multi award-winning employment and skills training provider
  • We offer high-quality employer solutions to improve productivity and learner solutions to support individuals to fulfil their potential
  • https://dbc-training.co.uk/

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and maths (grade 5)

Other in:

Any Subject (grade Pass)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Hard working
  • Motivated

Other requirements

You must hold a level 3 qualification. Please do not apply if you do not hold a qualficiation, in any subject, at level 3.

About this employer

Construction recruitment agency offering both temporary & Permanent placements.

20+ years of delivering tradespeople and operatives to projects up and down the country gives Optima Site Solutions a unique position in the industry.

https://www.optimasitesolutions.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 25 days holiday
  • Paid Parking
  • Paid Company Events
  • Mobile Phone 

After this apprenticeship

All candidates will have the opportunity to progress through the company's tiered progression route, which ultimately leads to becoming a shareholding director once all banding targets have been hit.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

Heather Duffield

heather@dbc-training.co.uk

07375919487

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000025073.

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Closes on Friday 15 May 2026