Education Recruitment Consultant

My client is looking for an experienced Education Recruitment Consultant to launch their new education sector in Sheffield. You will be working with schools across the South Yorkshire area and beyond. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career by building a desk and growing a successful team around you to recruit teaching and support staff for short, long-term placements and permanent roles.

The role

This agency can offer an unrivalled service to both schools and teachers.

You will provide a vital link between clients and candidates. The role is demanding and diverse and involves:

• Using sales, business development and marketing techniques and networking opportunities to attract business from client schools.
• Visiting clients to build and develop close working relationships.
• Developing a good understanding of client schools; what they do and their culture and environment.
• Using social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships with candidates, employers, and the teaching community.
• Headhunting - identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work.
• Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy.
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews, and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client.
• Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client.
• Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job.
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants.
• Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client.
• Informing candidates about the results of their interviews.
• Using our Salesforce system to manage bookings.
• Coordinating sponsorship activities for client schools.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Education Recruitment Consultant you will have:

• Excellent communication and sales skills
• The ability to grow a desk from the start
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• An ability to organise your own workload and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated and resilient
• The ability to act on your own initiative
• Possess a professional and ethical approach to business
• Be able to forge and maintain relationships over the telephone and face-to-face
• Possess a desire to exceed the highest levels of customer service
• Operate effectively as part of a happy, motivated team

Experience:

• Recruiting: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Hours: Full Time, 7.30am – 4pm, with reduced hours (9am - 3pm) in school summer holidays