Early Careers & Trainee Advisor

Castle Employment Agency Ltd; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Employment Agency Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an Early Careers & Trainee Advisor for a multi-site organisation based in York or Darlington. This full-time, permanent role offers a salary of up to £32,000 and provides ownership of trainee and apprenticeship programmes.

You will support trainees from application through onboarding to professional study, coordinating with Learning & Development and external partners to ensure a consistent, well-organised experience across locations.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting apprenticeships, trainees or early-careers programmes.
• Understanding the apprenticeship journey and the role of external training providers.
• Experience supporting recruitment, candidate attraction or selection activity.
• Confidence building relationships with schools, colleges, universities and external partners.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage multiple trainees, deadlines and programmes.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
• The ability to travel regularly between regional offices.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with schools, colleges, universities and education partners.
• Attend careers fairs, recruitment events and early-careers activities.
• Develop a proactive pipeline of future trainees and apprentices.
• Work with managers to understand future trainee requirements.
• Coordinate recruitment from attraction and application through to offer and onboarding.
• Advertise opportunities and review applications.
• Conduct initial candidate conversations.
• Organise assessment days, interviews and selection activity.
• Keep candidates informed and deliver a positive recruitment experience.
• Build relationships with successful candidates before they join.
• Coordinate trainee onboarding and induction.
• Act as a key point of contact throughout each trainee’s programme.
• Manage relationships with apprenticeship and professional training providers.
• Arrange courses, examinations and professional study activity.
• Monitor apprenticeship requirements, deadlines and programme milestones.
• Maintain accurate trainee, training and apprenticeship records.
• Keep trainees and managers informed of expectations and key dates.
• Identify concerns early and ensure appropriate support is provided.
• Support trainees while encouraging accountability and professional responsibility.
• Gather feedback and continually improve the trainee experience.
• Help create consistent early‑careers processes across multiple locations.

Skills

Apprenticeships

External training providers

Recruitment support

Stakeholder relationships

Planning & organisation

Multitasking

Communication skills

Record-keeping

Travel flexibility

Job description

We are recruiting an Early Careers & Trainee Advisor for an established, multi-site organisation, based in either York or Darlington. This is a full-time, permanent position offering a salary of up to £32,000.

This newly created role offers the opportunity to take genuine ownership of the organisation’s trainee and apprenticeship programmes. You will help attract future talent and support trainees throughout their journey, from initial application and onboarding through to professional study, development and qualification.

Working closely with the Learning & Development Manager, internal managers and external education and training partners, you will ensure trainees receive a consistent, supportive and well‑organised experience.

In the role of Early Careers & Trainee Advisor, you will:

• Build relationships with schools, colleges, universities and education partners.
• Attend careers fairs, recruitment events and early-careers activities.
• Develop a proactive pipeline of future trainees and apprentices.
• Work with managers to understand future trainee requirements.
• Coordinate recruitment from attraction and application through to offer and onboarding.
• Advertise opportunities and review applications.
• Conduct initial candidate conversations.
• Organise assessment days, interviews and selection activity.
• Keep candidates informed and deliver a positive recruitment experience.
• Build relationships with successful candidates before they join.
• Coordinate trainee onboarding and induction.
• Act as a key point of contact throughout each trainee’s programme.
• Manage relationships with apprenticeship and professional training providers.
• Arrange courses, examinations and professional study activity.
• Monitor apprenticeship requirements, deadlines and programme milestones.
• Maintain accurate trainee, training and apprenticeship records.
• Keep trainees and managers informed of expectations and key dates.
• Identify concerns early and ensure appropriate support is provided.
• Support trainees while encouraging accountability and professional responsibility.
• Gather feedback and continually improve the trainee experience.
• Help create consistent early‑careers processes across multiple locations.

Skills and experience required

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience supporting apprenticeships, trainees or early‑careers programmes.
• An understanding of the apprenticeship journey and the role of external training providers.
• Experience supporting recruitment, candidate attraction or selection activity.
• Confidence building relationships with schools, colleges, universities and external partners.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage multiple trainees, deadlines and programmes.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
• The ability to travel regularly between regional offices.

Experience supporting professional qualifications or working closely with apprenticeship training providers would be advantageous.

What is on offer

• Salary of up to £32,000.
• Full‑time, permanent employment.
• The flexibility to be based in either York or Darlington.