Apprentice Recruitment Manager

12 Month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

South Thames Colleges Group are now looking for an Apprentice Recruitment Manager to provide an Apprenticeship recruitment service to learners and support the fulfilment of Apprenticeship vacancies where the Colleges are the course provider.

As Apprentice Recruitment Manager, you will provide a vacancy matching service for a range of learner groups and promote the College’s Apprenticeship programmes at Schools, Careers Fairs, Exhibitions and Open Events. It includes advising on suitable positions and preparing and supporting learners for interviews, ensuring that the candidates can compete and secure appropriate employment.

We’re looking for someone who is educated to Level 3 as a minimum and who has substantial experience of working in a target-driven recruitment environment with consistent achievement of targets. Your experience will include engagement with a variety of learners / student groups and mean you are able to successfully match suitable candidates to vacancies within a variety of industry sectors and levels of seniority.

With a strong customer focus and the ability to use own initiative, you will have experience of monitoring candidates from application to placement and through ongoing employment. You will have good IT skills and be organised and able to work under pressure, meeting both internal and external deadlines.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 25th July 2022.  

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 26 days plus up to 7 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.