Recruitment Officer - Apprenticeships

The Apprenticeship Recruitment Officer at Leeds City College plays a crucial role in empowering individuals to embark on fulfilling career paths. They provide invaluable support to both businesses and prospective apprentices, guiding learners on a transformative journey. This journey equips individuals with essential employability and interview skills, enabling them to confidently navigate the path to securing an apprenticeship. The Recruitment Officer's dedication extends throughout the entire process, from the initial enquiry and application stage to the commencement of the apprenticeship with the employer, ensuring a seamless and empowering experience for all involved.

What You Will Do

• Arrange and coordinate candidate information sessions including parent information sessions where it will increase the supply for all our vacancies.
• Deliver effective induction sessions to new apprentices and employers.
• Provide candidates with relevant information, advice and guidance on vacancies and general apprenticeship information.
• Support candidates with CV/application development and interview techniques.
• Create sector specific talent pools from new and existing approved applications.
• Ensure that all approved applicants are put forward for the vacancy they have applied for and then for future vacancies if required.
• Provide employers with recruitment updates and assist them where required.
• Promote vacancies both internally and externally using different methods.

About You

• Educated to at least Level 3.
• Literacy and Numeracy at Level 2/ GCSE grade A - C or equivalent. 
• Previous recruitment experience - CV Writing.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop effective relationships with employers, students, parents and carers, develop rapport and empathy and a solution-focused approach.
• Good administration skills and the ability to prioritise own workload.
• Knowledge and understanding of the local labour market with a focus on stakeholders needs.
• Ability to work effectively with computer programmes such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Google platforms.
• Work flexibly and across campuses and occasional evenings when necessary.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 39 days
• Academic 44 days
• Senior Management 44 days
• Excellent Pension schemes
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme 
• Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). 
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.