Recruiter Apprentice

THORN BAKER LIMITED

4th Floor, 40 Friar Ln (NG1 6DQ)

Closes in 18 days (Monday 23 November 2026)

Posted on 4 November 2026

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Summary

We're looking for someone with a strong work ethic, a competitive nature and a genuine desire to learn, develop and build a fruitful long-term career in recruitment. If you're resilient, self-motivated and ready to push yourself outside your comfort zone, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

• Wage:

  £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

  increase to around £28 – 30k after completion.

• Training course: Recruiter (level 3)
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 30 November 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 3 months

• 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

As a Recruitment Resourcer, you'll play a key role in finding, attracting and connecting talented people with exciting career opportunities.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Finding top talent: Searching job boards, CV databases and LinkedIn to identify potential candidates.
• Attracting candidates: Creating engaging job adverts, building talent pools and exploring new ways to attract the right people.
• Building relationships: Speaking with candidates, conducting initial telephone screens and understanding their skills, motivations and career goals.
• Making things happen: Matching candidates to opportunities, keeping in touch with your talent network and generating new leads.
• Using your initiative: Exploring creative sourcing methods, building your LinkedIn network and staying ahead of the competition.
• Supporting the team: Helping the branch run smoothly and contributing to the overall success of the business.

You'll learn how to identify great talent, build relationships, manage a recruitment pipeline and develop the skills needed to succeed in a fast-paced, results-driven industry.

Where you'll work

4th Floor, 40 Friar Ln
NG1 6DQ

Training

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

Training provider

THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED

Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

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

Teaching and developing the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to become a competent Recruiter will take place entirely in the workplace, with no need for day release. One-to-one tutoring sessions will be provided by a dedicated tutor, who will design a bespoke curriculum plan tailored to your strengths and areas for development.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4 or above)
• Maths (grade 4 or above)

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

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Creative
• Customer care skills
• Initiative
• IT skills
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Sales Skills
• Team working

Other requirements

Have you checked the suitability of the hours, pay and location prior to applying for this apprenticeship role?

About this employer

Home to three specialist brands, Thorn Baker Construction, Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment and Thorn Baker Facilities Management - Thorn Baker Group brings over 38 years of recruitment expertise to clients across the UK.
Established in 1988, we’ve built our reputation on more than just filling roles. We’ve invested heavily in the infrastructure behind it - combining experienced people with robust systems, advanced technology, and dedicated in-house support teams across payroll, audit & compliance, marketing, finance, and IT. This means every placement we make is backed by a process designed to stand up to scrutiny - not just deliver on the day.

https://www.thornbaker.co.uk/about-us?source=google.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

The company will offer long-term career prospects with opportunity to progress long-term.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED

Jade Davidson

jade@apprenticeship-centre.co.uk

0845-223 5020

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000062507.

Apply now

Closes in 18 days (Monday 23 November 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.