Lead Recruitment Consultant children services

P4 Recruitment Ltd; Chorley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing recruitment firm in Chorley seeks a Recruitment Consultant Lead for their Children’s Services sector. This role involves building and leading the division, managing recruitment, and developing business with local authorities. Ideal candidates should have recruitment experience with children’s services, ambition for leadership, and a strong billing mindset. Join to shape a national division and advance your career with comprehensive support and structured salary increases. Competitive compensation starts at £30,000.

Benefits

Guaranteed salary reviews

Clear career progression

Support to build nationwide desk

Opportunity to lead a team

Operational backing from P4 Recruitment

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment within children’s services, health & social care, or education preferred.
• Strong billing mindset with ambitions for leadership roles.
• Confident in business development and managing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Children’s Services division nationwide.
• Manage permanent and temporary recruitment across the sector.
• Develop new business relationships with local authorities and charities.
• Source, screen, and place high-quality candidates in children’s services.
• Create and implement a sector growth strategy.
• Recruit, train, and manage consultants as the division expands.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Business development

Leadership ambition

Relationship management

Organised

Resilient

Commercially driven

Passionate about leadership

Job description

Recruitment Consultant Lead – Children’s Services (Permanent & Temporary)

Location: Chorley

Salary: £30,000 starting salary + structured increases at 3, 6 & 12 months plus competitive commission structure

Company: P4 Recruitment

About the Role

P4 Recruitment is offering a rare and exciting opportunity for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to lead and build our Children’s Services sector nationwide, covering both permanent and temporary recruitment. This is not a standard consultant role. You will be given the autonomy, backing, and progression plan to grow the Children’s division from the ground up, with a clear pathway to build and lead a team across the sector. If you are driven, commercially minded, and motivated by long-term leadership progression, this role has been designed for you.

What We’re Offering

• £30,000 starting salary
• Guaranteed salary reviews and increases at:
  • 3 months
  • 6 months
  • 12 months
• Clear progression into a Team Leader / Head of Children’s Services role based on performance
• Full support to build a nationwide desk across permanent and temporary services
• Opportunity to recruit, mentor, and lead your own team
• Strong operational and leadership backing from P4 Recruitment
• Long-term career growth within a fast-growing recruitment business

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead P4 Recruitment’s Children’s Services division nationwide
• Manage permanent and temporary recruitment across the sector
• Develop new business relationships with local authorities, private providers, and charities
• Source, screen, and place high-quality candidates across children’s services roles
• Manage and grow client accounts with a consultative approach
• Create and implement a sector growth strategy
• Recruit, train, and lead consultants as the division expands
• Represent P4 Recruitment as a trusted specialist within the children’s sector

About You

• Experience in recruitment (children’s services, health & social care, or education preferred)
• Strong billing mindset with leadership ambitions
• Confident in business development and relationship management
• Organised, resilient, and commercially driven
• Passionate about progressing into a leadership role
• Ambitious individual looking to build something long-term

Why Join P4 Recruitment

P4 Recruitment is committed to developing future leaders. This role offers genuine influence, ownership, and career acceleration for the right individual. You won’t just be filling jobs you’ll be shaping a national division and positioning yourself as a leader across the Children’s Services recruitment sector.

Apply now to take the next step in your recruitment career and lead Children’s Services nationwide with P4 Recruitment