Recruitment Consultant – Education

Office based – EX5 1FY

£26,000 - £38,000 + uncapped commission

Do you want to earn a competitive salary that increases with success? Are you driven, determined and motivated to succeed? TeacherActive are looking for a Recruitment Consultant to join our team in Exeter.

This role is fully office-based, Monday to Friday, therefore right-to-work in the UK is a requirement.

Working hours:

Term time: 7:30 – 4:30/5:30

School holidays: Reduced hours, 8:30-3:30pm approx.

The role of a Recruitment Consultant:

Sales/business development with new and existing clients to win business from schools
Working with clients, identifying their needs and requirements to fill their vacancies
Attending client meetings, school visits, recruitment fairs and expos
Searching for candidates through various tools, such as advertising, cv searching, referrals and utilising the CRM
Shortlisting CVs, contacting educators and interviewing face to face to build a pipeline of candidates
Supporting schools with educators on a temporary and permanent basis
Assisting schools with emergency cover on a daily basis, filling bookings quickly
Maintain regular contact with your candidates and clients, building excellent lasting relationships
Collaborate with Resourcers and compliance team to ensure candidates are fully cleared for work
Maintain up to date industry knowledge
Reviewing your performance to continually improve

You need to be adaptable in recruitment as no two days are the same. The industry is exciting, fast-paced, and requires somebody with a lot of resilience, enthusiasm, and energy.

TeacherActive Benefits:

Realistic year one OTE of £38,000 (based off a starting salary of 26k) with potential to exceed this
Uncapped commission with no threshold
The opportunity to increase your base salary by hitting key milestones
23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service) and an extra days annual leave on your birthday, plus a life admin day to be taken when needed
Fantastic career and promotion opportunities as we are a fast moving and performance-oriented business with excellent rewards
Reduced working hours in the school holidays
20 Days WFH allowance per annum (upon passing probation)
The most effective training and coaching programme in the industry. You will be working in a supportive, friendly, fun environment designed to encourage your success
Company run functions that celebrate success
Private healthcare (after a qualifying period)
Champagne Fridays

Key skills required:

Previous sales experience or having worked in a target and KPI focused role
Drive, determination and motivation
Exceptional organisational and time management skills
Confident, positive and resilient personality
Strong communication skills with the ability to build rapport
Ability to build relationships

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, then please do not hesitate to apply!

India Buchanan – Head Office

india.buchanan@(url removed) / (phone number removed)

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