£8.00 to £12.71 per hour depending on age and stage | 30 to 37.5 Hours, Hybrid Working after Settling In | Exeter
Cathedral Appointments is recruiting an apprentice Recruitment Resourcer & Administrator to join our own team in Exeter. We are a B-Corp certified, independent recruitment business with a long track record across the South West, and this is a chance to start your career in recruitment with proper training and a supportive team behind you. You will work towards a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship with Exeter College while you earn.
The Role
As an apprentice you will be the link between our candidates and our recruiters. You will talk to candidates, learn what matters to them and what they want from their next move, and keep our records accurate so the right next steps happen quickly. You will also support a team of six recruiters with the admin that keeps live roles moving, and help keep our LinkedIn presence active and consistent. Your responsibilities are introduced in stages with support from the team, and build as your confidence grows. No recruitment experience is needed. It would suit someone with good people skills who takes pride in getting the detail right and wants to learn the industry from the inside.
Responsibilities for the Recruitment Resourcer & Administrator Apprentice:
- Speak to candidates by phone, email and video, running initial screening conversations and registering them for live and future roles
- Help build our talent pool by reaching out to candidates, and respond quickly to new registrations
- Keep our CRM accurate and up to date after every conversation, including GDPR consent
- Request and chase references and complete right to work, ID and compliance checks
- Support recruiters with CV formatting, interview arrangements and general admin, and join client meetings as you gain confidence
- Help post live roles and regular company content on LinkedIn, and complete your apprenticeship study and coursework
Requirements for the Recruitment Resourcer & Administrator Apprentice include:
- No recruitment experience needed, but strong people skills shown through work, education or voluntary activity, where you built rapport quickly and listened well
- A confident, articulate communicator in writing and on the phone
- High accuracy and attention to detail, and comfortable using computers and learning new systems such as a CRM
- An interest in LinkedIn and a good eye for clear, engaging written content
- GCSE English and Maths at grade 4/C or above (or equivalent), or a willingness to work towards them
- A commitment to completing the apprenticeship, including study time, coursework and assessments
Benefits:
- £8.00 per hour for apprentices under 19 (in any year of the apprenticeship) and for apprentices aged 19 or over in their first year
- £10.85 per hour for apprentices aged 19 to 20 after the first year
- £12.71 per hour for apprentices aged 21 or over after the first year
- 30 to 37.5 hours per week, with working days to be agreed, including around one day a week of study. Hybrid working after a settling-in period, based in central Exeter
- An 18-month Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship with Exeter College, working towards a recognised qualification
- A view to permanent employment on completion for the right candidate. If made permanent: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off, and a 4% employer pension contribution
- A supportive, close-knit team and a genuine introduction to the recruitment industry
If you are curious about people, like getting things right and want to start a career in recruitment with training behind you, we would love to hear from you.
Equal Opportunities: Cathedral Appointments is committed to equal opportunities in recruitment. We welcome applications from all candidates and assess every applicant on merit, skills and experience alone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Note on Sponsorship: We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.
Recruitment Consultant: Clodagh Murphy
Ref: 11391