Recruitment Consultant

02 Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Private medical cover

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Reed Education seeks a Recruitment Consultant to support schools and educational settings across the UK. You will source, interview and place teachers, teaching assistants and SEND specialists, providing urgent supply cover and managing end-to-end recruitment with safeguarding and compliance central to daily work.

You’ll access Reed’s national network, aim to build strong client relationships, and thrive in a fast-paced environment offering uncapped commission on top of a competitive base salary.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, resourcing, or sales.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Proactive and driven, with a commitment to achieving targets.
• Ethical approach to recruitment with a focus on quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with local schools and educational settings.
• Source, interview and place teachers, teaching assistants and SEND specialists.
• Provide urgent supply cover solutions—often within minutes.
• Manage the full recruitment cycle from job brief to placement.
• Maintain high safeguarding and compliance standards.
• Grow your desk through business development and proactive client outreach.
• Match candidates to temporary, permanent and long-term roles.
• Use Reed’s market-leading systems, database and job boards to find top talent.

Skills

Experience in recruitment resourcing/s

Strong communication

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Proactive & target-driven

Ethical recruitment & compliance

Job description

Reed is the most recognised recruitment brand in the UK, with a rich history and reputation for improving lives through work, for over 60 years. Delivering recruitment solutions with many household brands throughout the UK and globally, we find new jobs and careers for people from many different backgrounds across multiple business sectors. We look for people who enjoy an inclusive and collaborative environment, who strive for performance and celebrate team success, in a rewarding career.

Pay Range £28,000 - £36,000

Job Description

Join Reed’s nationally recognised Education recruitment team, supporting schools and educational settings across the UK. With over 65 years’ experience and partnerships spanning more than 10% of UK schools, Reed is a trusted leader in supplying high‑quality teaching and support staff.

As a Recruitment Consultant in our Education division, you’ll play a key role in sourcing and placing exceptional professionals across early years, primary, secondary and SEND settings. Leveraging Reed’s extensive national network, access to nearly one million teaching professionals, and best‑in‑class recruitment tools, you’ll help schools secure the staff they need—whether long‑term, permanent, or urgent same‑day supply (often within minutes). Shape the future of education recruitment with your expertise. Recruitment in this space is fast‑paced and rewarding, and your knowledge will be key to building strong relationships with schools and education professionals. With our industry‑leading training, transparent career development framework, and a culture that values sector‑specific insight, you’ll have the tools to excel. Enjoy uncapped commission on top of a competitive base salary while making a real impact in education.

What you’ll be doing:

• Build and manage relationships with local schools and educational settings
• Source, interview and place teachers, teaching assistants and SEND specialists
• Provide urgent supply cover solutions—often within minutes
• Manage the full recruitment cycle from job brief to placement
• Maintain high safeguarding and compliance standards
• Grow your desk through business development and proactive client outreach
• Match candidates to temporary, permanent and long‑term roles
• Use Reed’s market‑leading systems, database and job boards to find top talent

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience in recruitment, resourcing, or sales is highly advantageous.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Proactive and driven, with a commitment to achieving targets.
• Ethical approach to recruitment with a focus on quality and compliance.

What you can expect:

• Competitive salary with a clear and transparent structure to earn uncapped bonus
• Great rewards including bonuses, private medical cover, and exclusive high‑end incentives.
• Strong wellbeing support with a wellbeing hub, cycle‑to‑work scheme, and assistance programme.
• Inclusive, supportive culture where everyone belongs and feels valued.
• Clear career development through funded training, progression pathways, and recognition schemes.
• Flexible financial perks such as discounts, pension options, and EV schemes.
• Family‑friendly and social environment with extra holiday options, family leave, and community events.

If you're motivated, people‑focused, and passionate about supporting education, you’ll thrive in our fast‑paced, rewarding environment—backed by a national brand, industry experts, and strong career development opportunities.

Feel what it’s like to truly belong… All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role.

Reed is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We are a Mindful Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from ex‑services personnel, reservists and cadets and offer a guaranteed interview for applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

We’re never afraid to ask, “What’s next?” Inspiration comes from knowing the work you do really matters and, as trailblazers in our field, the value of what we do every day is obvious. We are a family business with a rich history and a purpose of improving lives through work, for people and organisations worldwide. Our inclusive and collaborative approach, combined with an unwavering belief in our long‑standing core values, means that we genuinely trust and work hard for each other. We have built a dynamic culture where individual achievement is celebrated and succeeding as a team is revered. A supportive environment, where careers are developed and futures are forged. Feel what it’s like to truly belong.

Our story In the early 1960s, Reed pioneered specialist recruitment in the UK. Seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family‑run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, USA, the Middle East and East Asia. With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.