Early Careers Advisor

Ibstock PLC; Ibstock; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Ibstock PLC is seeking an Early Careers Advisor to support recruitment and onboarding processes as part of their commitment to nurturing talent. The successful candidate will enhance early careers programs, manage apprenticeship recruitment, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure compliance, all while fostering a positive learning environment for apprentices.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Digicare+ Provided by Aviva

10% matched pension

3x life insurance

Share Save scheme eligibility

Employee Assistance programme

Retail discounts

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate about delivering a first-class customer experience.
• Outstanding team player with energy and drive.
• Proactive, resourceful, and self-motivated with a focus on detail.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Early Careers Plan and improve programs.
• Conduct recruitment processes for apprentices.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure compliance with apprenticeship standards.

Skills

Customer experience

Process improvement

Relationship building

Team player

Organizational skills

Proactivity

Job description

WE ARE 200 years of history and over 2,300 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions.

Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain.

We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building.

To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a Early Careers Advisor to come and join our team at our head office in Ibstock, Leicestershire .

Specific responsibilities include:

Recruitment, Induction & Onboarding

• Work with the Early Careers Manager to contribute to an Early Careers Plan to attract a continuous pipeline of talent into the business to support the business strategy
• Proactively work with the Early Careers Manager to identify opportunities to improve and progress early careers programmes year on year
• Conduct and own the annual recruitment process for apprentices including managing external agencies, preboarding, onboarding and induction activities.
• Assist in delivering high-quality recruitment and assessment centres for apprentices and other early careers programmes.
• Work closely with Line Managers, to ensure they have the information, support and guidance to manage Apprentices within their teams
• Provide guidance and pastoral support to apprentices throughout their journey, ensuring professional growth and programme engagement. Dealing with day-to-day queries.
• Work with the corporate communications & marketing teams to co-ordinate social media campaigns
• Collaborate with internal teams, training providers, and external partners to ensure best-in-class programme delivery and compliance
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with apprenticeship standards, knowledge, skills, behaviours, and End-point assessments

School and community engagement

• Liaising with factories around community engagement activities and materials required
• Management of a central repository of resources for early careers materials
• Supporting early careers fayres and activities as required
• Oversee work placement opportunities across the business

Other duties

• Be an advocate for Early Careers both internally and externally
• Organising of events (annual awards, welcome days etc)
• Maintaining accurate programme records and report insights to stakeholders
• Working with training providers to ensure the DAS records are accurate and up to date
• Work on ad-hoc projects as and when they arise

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Passionate about delivering a first-class customer experience
• Process oriented and able to personally drive continuous improvement
• Ability to build effective relationships at all levels
• Outstanding team player with energy and drive.
• Highly organised, able to work under pressure to deliver multiple priorities.
• Proactive, resourceful and self-motivated, with a high level of detail focus.
• Able to work in an environment where confidentiality and remaining calm is essential

Think you can make a difference? WE ARE your future.

More details:

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Digicare+ Provided by Aviva
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
• 3x life insurance
• Share Save scheme eligibility
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
• Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda, etc?
• Personal development and career progression opportunities

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Excited about the role, but your past experience or qualifications don't perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Ibstock Plc we are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across the Ibstock Group.

Ibstock Plc are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.