HR Recruitment Apprentice with University Schools Trust
Hours Per Week: 35
Short Description:
University Schools Trust are excited offer a 1x HR Recruitment Apprentice role, working within an established school’s trust, that operates around the Greenwich, with 5 schools under its umbrella.
Full Description:
To support the Recruitment team with all areas of recruitment administration, and provide support across the full recruitment cycle, selection process and on-boarding process, ensuring that we offer a first-class candidate experience that is efficient, professional and informative. You will work with and support all members of the Recruitment and wider UST team on different projects and tasks, and regularly liaise with UST Exec, Headteachers and Senior Leaders.
This post requires a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure
Duties to include:
- Under the direction of the Recruitment Manager and Recruitment Administrator, support the candidate attraction process by preparing and formatting job descriptions and profiles, setting up adverts on our recruitment system and making adverts ‘live’ within the agreed timeframe.
- Ensure the relevant external recruitment advertising takes place in a timely fashion by uploading adverts, including various social media channels and all other platforms that we work with.
- Compile, update and maintain an electronic media library for the wider Recruitment Team to use for marketing and advertising, ensuring we have a variety of content that’s interesting and relevant.
- To take a significant role in producing, posting and engaging with content for all social media channels across all markets providing support when creating and following a calendar of articles, adverts, good news stories, etc.
- Be the first point of contact for candidate queries and other incoming queries in a timely manner via email, phone or in person, providing useful information and ensuring there is a resolution, escalating the query to the Recruitment Coordinators when necessary.
- Ensure the Recruitment Overview is well-maintained and up to date, ensuring we track all activity and ensure the team’s efforts are focused.
- Support the candidate selection process by arranging interviews and sending confirmations to applicants, compiling interview paperwork for the panel such as tasks and questions, corresponding with candidates on the outcome of applications/interviews including updating statuses on Job Train and to chase and upload interview notes/feedback provided by the academies.
- Support the onboarding process with applying for and chasing references. Identify any gaps in candidates’ applications such as references and liaise with them to get this rectified.
- Ensure all administrative processes are in place and maintained to ensure we comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
- Ensure all relevant hiring managers have completed safer recruitment training, maintaining the central record accordingly.
- Support the Recruitment Team with arranging in-house events including scheduling arrangements with the academies, advertising, attendee lists, booking refreshments, attending the events when required (plenty of notice will be provided), etc.
- Support the Recruitment Team in preparing and ordering goods for marketing campaigns and to administer the financial processes such as raising Purchase Orders on the internal system, tracking credit usage of adverts and informing the Finance Department of any cross-academy charges that apply.
- You will conduct and collate research, under the direction of the Head of Recruitment, which will enable us to stay at the forefront of recruitment and talent management within our sector and be an employer of choice.
- Use the correct branding throughout all recruitment activity both internally and externally.
- Ensure an exceptional level of professionalism and customer service is demonstrated at all time, and reflective of a high-functioning HR service.
- Act as the first point of contact for phone and email queries from prospective job applicants.
- Liaise with recruiting managers, external parties, and senior leaders as appropriate.
- Ensure the recruitment platforms (JobsGoPublic, TES, school website etc.) are up to date with current jobs vacancies and that staff are kept informed of new vacancies via the relevant bulletins.
- Monitor the recruitment mailbox and respond to requests within agreed timescales.
- Support with the completion of pre-interview paperwork, online checks and reference requests.
- Ensure R2R’s are completed and authorised by the relevant budget holder before publishing a vacancy.
- Support the drafting and preparation of job adverts and recruitment and interview materials/ documentation.
- Ensure all adverts are placed in appropriate media and uploaded onto the Trust’s Applicant Tracking system (JGP).
- Ensure all Recruiting Managers receive appropriate support for short-listing, arranging, and conducting interview days as well as developing and administering selection processes.
- Ensure all candidates are notified of the progress and outcome of their application via JGP as appropriate.
- To contribute to maintaining accurate and up to date information in electronic staff files for new starters.
- Provide reports on recruitment activity where needed.
- Other responsibilities deemed appropriate for the scale, or to support continued professional development including, but not limited to, contributing to Trust wide HR reviews, development and delivery of management development programmes, HR projects and initiatives.
Future Prospects:
Potential of a full time role on successful completion of the apprenticeship and based on performance.
Employer Description:
University Schools Trust (UST) is a partnership of schools, universities, and public and private sector bodies. We are uniquely placed to change the educational landscape for the pupils, staff, parents and wider communities whom we serve.
University Schools Trust (UST), a group of incredible schools providing an excellent education that is derived from exceptional teaching and learning.
We began as a unique partnership of six world-leading universities and other sector-leading bodies, supporting our shared vision of inclusive, high-quality and transformational education delivered by schools which are deeply rooted in the communities they serve.
Training Provided:
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Duration: 18 Months
Skills Required:
- Demonstrate a high-level of complicity for maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive data.
- Demonstrable skills to effectively use Microsoft Word with at least a good working knowledge and skills in using Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to rise to challenge, effectively manage own emotions and demonstrate an appropriate degree of personal resilience.
Personal Qualities:
- Demonstrable flexible and proactive approach to the delivery of their work.
- A strong team worker who can demonstrate an enabling style of management.
- A self-starter who can work independently, is well organised with the ability to meet agreed targets and challenging deadlines.
- A strong customer focus to ensure the timely delivery of agreed outcomes
Qualifications Required:
Have a minimum of Grade C in English and Maths GCSE level or equivalent
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Job Type: Apprenticeship
Pay: £21,839.44 per year
Application question(s):
- What interests you in a career in HR?
- Do you have any past experience or skills that would be transferable to a HR type position?
- Are you able to reliably commute to E3 4FT within an hour?
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
Location:
- London E3 4FT (preferred)
Work Location: In person
