Recruitment Apprentice

📍 Windsor, Berkshire (Office Based)
🕘 9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday (30-minute lunch break)

Kick-start your career in Recruitment with Salutem Care and Education

At Salutem Care and Education, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a healthy, active and fulfilling life, regardless of their background or disability. Our care and education services provide safe, supportive and high-quality environments where people can receive the care and support they need while maintaining dignity, independence and choice.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Recruitment Apprentice to join our Resourcing team based in Windsor. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in recruitment, onboarding, compliance and HR administration while working alongside experienced recruitment professionals.

If you're organised, eager to learn and interested in developing a career in Recruitment, HR or People Services, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Recruitment Apprentice, you'll play a key role in supporting the end-to-end recruitment and onboarding process across our organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

Recruitment Administration

• Managing the recruitment inbox and responding to enquiries from candidates and hiring managers.
• Answering recruitment-related telephone calls.
• Coordinating interviews and sending interview confirmations.
• Chasing interview feedback from hiring managers.
• Keeping candidates updated throughout their recruitment journey.
• Providing administrative support to the Head of Resourcing.

Onboarding Support

• Managing onboarding enquiries and supporting new starters through the pre-employment process.
• Maintaining candidate records and documentation in line with GDPR requirements.
• Chasing references, Right to Work documentation and other compliance checks.
• Supporting the team to ensure new employees are ready to start on time.

Reporting and Data Management

• Maintaining recruitment trackers and databases.
• Producing recruitment updates for operational teams.
• Supporting the preparation of reports and management information.
• Assisting with monitoring key recruitment metrics such as:
  • Vacancy status
  • Time-to-hire
  • Starter numbers
  • Recruitment activity
  • Compliance completion rates
  • Onboarding progress

Compliance Support

• Helping ensure pre-employment checks are completed.
• Maintaining accurate and organised recruitment records.
• Supporting recruitment audits and compliance activities.

Stakeholder Support

• Building positive relationships with candidates, managers and colleagues.
• Assisting with recruitment reports, presentations and documentation.
• Providing professional and efficient customer service.

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage workload effectively.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.
• A professional and customer-focused approach.
• A willingness to learn and develop.

Desirable

• Previous administration experience through work, volunteering or education.
• An interest in Recruitment, HR, Talent Acquisition or People Services.
• Experience using databases, spreadsheets or recruitment systems.

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic and proactive.
• Reliable and dependable.
• Positive attitude and team-focused.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Able to handle confidential information appropriately.
• Keen to learn and develop new skills.

What You'll Gain

This apprenticeship will provide valuable practical experience across:

• Recruitment and candidate attraction
• Onboarding and compliance
• HR administration
• Data management and reporting
• Stakeholder engagement
• Resourcing operations

You'll receive support and development from experienced Recruitment and HR professionals, helping you build the skills and knowledge needed for a successful future career in Recruitment, Resourcing, HR or Talent Acquisition.

Why Join Salutem?

At Salutem, people are at the heart of everything we do. You'll join a supportive team where your contribution matters and where you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop your career while helping us attract talented people who make a difference every day.

Apply today and start building your career with Salutem Care and Education.