Recruitment Consultant. Job in Uttoxeter Education & Training Jobs

About Us

Quack Recruitment & Training Ltd is a growing training provider delivering government-funded Skills Bootcamps and employment-focused training programmes across construction, retrofit, green skills and employability. We work with adult learners who are looking to move into work, change career or progress into better employment. Our programmes are designed around real employer demand, with learners completing practical training, sector‑specific qualifications and structured employability support before moving into interviews and job opportunities.

We are now looking for a proactive and commercially minded Recruitment Consultant to help learners secure interviews, job offers and sustainable employment after completing their training.

Role Overview

This is a recruitment and learner progression role with a clear purpose: helping adults move into real jobs. You will work with learners who have completed Skills Bootcamps, mainly across construction, retrofit and green skills, and support them into suitable vacancies with local and regional employers. The role combines recruitment, employer engagement, candidate management, job brokerage and employability support. You will speak to employers, source suitable vacancies, prepare learners for interviews, arrange job interviews, track outcomes and collect the evidence required for funded training contracts. This is not a cold‑call recruitment desk with unrealistic sales targets. However, you must be confident building new employer links, following up consistently and working towards learner progression targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting learners into employment after completing Skills Bootcamps and funded training programmes.
• Building relationships with employers across construction, retrofit, green skills and related sectors.
• Sourcing suitable vacancies for learners who may be new to the industry.
• Matching learners to appropriate job opportunities based on their skills, location, experience and career goals.
• Arranging interviews, site meetings and employer introductions.
• Helping learners prepare CVs, job applications and interview responses.
• Providing practical employment advice, including workplace expectations, communication, attendance and interview conduct.
• Maintaining regular contact with learners by phone, email, text and other agreed communication routes.
• Following up with employers after interviews to confirm feedback, offers, job starts or next steps.
• Collecting and recording progression evidence accurately, including interview confirmations, job offers and employment outcomes.
• Updating internal trackers, and learner records in a timely and accurate manner.
• Working closely with tutors, enrolment staff, compliance staff and management to identify learners who need additional support.
• Attending employer events, job fairs, recruitment sessions and training locations where required.
• Contributing to weekly progression meetings and reporting on learner outcomes, risks and employer activity.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is confident, organised and persistent. The ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Recruitment consultancy.
• Construction recruitment.
• Employer engagement.
• Learner progression.
• Job brokerage.
• Employability support.
• Training provider recruitment.

Experience in construction recruitment would be a strong advantage, as many of our learners progress into roles such as:

• Labourer.
• Retrofit Installer.
• Loft Insulation Installer.
• Cavity Wall Insulation Operative.
• Groundworks Operative.
• Trainee Retrofit Assessor.
• Construction Site Operative.
• Employer‑based trainee roles.

You do not need to be a construction expert, but you must be willing to understand the roles, speak confidently with employers and support learners who may be new to site‑based work.

Essential Skills and Experience

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience speaking with employers, clients or hiring managers.
• Confidence making outbound calls and following up consistently.
• Strong candidate or learner management skills.
• Ability to support people with CVs, applications and interview preparation.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage a caseload and prioritise follow‑up activity.
• Accurate record keeping and basic reporting skills.
• Confidence working towards targets and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills by phone, email and face‑to‑face.
• A practical, professional and resilient approach.

Desirable Experience

The following would be beneficial but not essential:

• Experience in construction, retrofit, trades or industrial recruitment.
• Experience working with unemployed adults or career changers.
• Knowledge of Skills Bootcamps, funded training or adult education.
• Experience collecting outcome evidence for funded programmes.
• Experience using learner management systems or recruitment databases.
• Existing employer contacts in construction, housing, retrofit, facilities management, logistics or related sectors.

What Makes This Role Different

This role is suited to someone who enjoys recruitment but wants a role with more purpose. You will still be speaking to employers, matching candidates to vacancies and working to targets, but the focus is on helping learners move into sustainable employment after training. You will see the full journey: from a learner completing their course, to preparing for interview, meeting an employer and securing work. This role would suit:

• A recruitment consultant who wants a more meaningful role.
• A construction recruiter who wants to move into training and employability.
• An employability adviser who is commercially minded.
• A job coach or progression officer who is confident with employers.
• Someone with strong people skills who can combine support with results.

Performance Expectations

You will be expected to:

• Maintain regular contact with assigned learners.
• Secure suitable employer interviews and job opportunities.
• Support learners to attend interviews and remain engaged.
• Record all employer and learner activity accurately.
• Collect compliant evidence of interviews, offers and job starts.
• Contribute to learner progression targets across funded contracts.
• Escalate learners at risk of disengagement.
• Provide clear weekly updates to management on performance, risks and next steps.

Why Join Quack Recruitment & Training?

You will be joining a growing provider with active delivery across construction, retrofit and green skills. We are expanding our learner progression and employer engagement function and are looking for someone who can make a direct impact. This is a practical, hands‑on role where your work will directly help learners into employment and support employers to access trained, motivated candidates. We offer:

• A supportive internal team across enrolment, tutoring, compliance and management.
• A role with clear purpose and measurable impact.
• Performance bonus opportunities linked to learner outcomes and compliant evidence.

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV and a short covering note explaining your experience in recruitment, employer engagement, learner progression or employability support. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with experience in construction recruitment, training provider progression, welfare‑to‑work, careers support or employer‑facing recruitment roles.