Recruitment Consultant Apprentice

Summary

Kerry Collins are a successful recruitment agency supplying candidates into the job market. They are recruiting for an outgoing, confident and highly driven candidate to join their busy recruitment team in Walsall. Are you somebody who has a great phone manner? This role is for you! Amazing potential for future career progression.

Wage

£18,000 a year

The salary is £16,000 - £18,000 dependent on candidate.

Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, with a 30-minute break.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 29 October 2026

Duration

1 year

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

At Kerry Collins Recruitment your duties will include: 

• Assist in building and nurturing relationships with existing clients to understand their hiring needs, culture, and specific requirements
• Regularly communicate with clients to provide updates on candidate progress, market trends, and recruitment strategies
• Assist in conducting candidate interviews, both face-to-face and virtually, to assess their skills, experience, and suitability for client roles
• Provide feedback to candidates regarding their performance during the interview process
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of candidate interactions, interviews, and client communications in the recruitment database
• Participate in training sessions and workshops to develop your skills in account management, interview techniques, and candidate evaluation
• Your first 6 Months will consist of sales training and client engagment. 

Where you'll work

Ground Floor, International House
20 Hatherton Street
Walsall
WS4 2LA

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)

What you'll learn

• 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

Level 3 Recruiter Apprenticeship Standard 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English & maths (grade A*-C/ 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
• IT skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Initiative