Recruitment Consultant

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' holiday + bank holidays + up-

Enhanced paid family leave

Medical cash plan

Life insurance

Pension contributions

Discounts and flexible benefits

Learn & grow with us

Volunteer days

Job summary

Teaching Personnel in Manchester is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to build strong relationships with schools and educators, manage bookings and match staff to opportunities. You will develop your market knowledge, handle fast-moving demands and work towards clear targets in a commercial recruitment role.

You will join a team that supports learning, development and achievement, with opportunities to grow your desk and advance your career in education recruitment.

Qualifications

• Graduate or transferable skills welcome in a target-driven environment.
• Proactive, personable and motivated by achieving results.
• Comfortable speaking to new people and developing business, with targets.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with schools and understand their staffing needs.
• Attract, interview and support teachers and education support staff.
• Respond quickly to new bookings and match educators to opportunities.
• Develop new business through calls, meetings and follow-up.
• Learn your local education market and become a trusted source of advice.
• Manage competing priorities while delivering high-quality service.
• Work towards clear individual and team targets.
• Collaborate with colleagues and share educators, knowledge and ideas.
• Take ownership of your development and progress.

Job description

Education Recruitment Consultants

Manchester | Full Time | Full UK Driving License Required

£28,000 - £31,000 basic salary + uncapped commission (£5,000-£20,000 OTE)

A successful career in Recruitment takes drive; curiosity and the ability to build trusted relationships.

You might be a graduate looking for your first career opportunity, someone bringing transferable skills from another target-driven environment, or an experienced recruiter ready for your next challenge. Whatever your background, if you are proactive, personable and motivated by achieving results, we would love to hear from you.

At Teaching Personnel, we connect schools with great teachers and support staff wherever they are needed. Our consultants build lasting relationships with schools and educators, helping to create better outcomes across education. We are proud to lead the education recruitment market, but our success is built locally. Our Manchester team brings together different strengths and experiences, with colleagues who understand their market, share what they know and want to see one another succeed. It is a commercial environment where people work hard, support each other and celebrate progress. Whether you are joining recruitment for the first time or bringing experience from elsewhere, you will be supported to learn, develop your own approach and build a meaningful career with us.

As a Recruitment Consultant, you will manage relationships with schools and educators across your local market. This is a varied, fast-moving role. One moment you might be responding to an urgent requirement from a school; the next you may be speaking with an educator about their career, researching a prospective client or planning how to grow your desk.

This is a commercial recruitment role, so you will need to be comfortable speaking to new people, developing business and working towards targets.

You will be joining a team where people share their experience, support each other through challenges and want you to do well. In return, we will expect you to bring energy, ownership and a genuine commitment to the people you work with.

You will:

• Build trusted relationships with schools and understand their staffing needs.
• Attract, interview and support teachers and education support staff.
• Respond quickly to new bookings and match educators to the right opportunities.
• Develop new business through calls, meetings and thoughtful follow-up.
• Learn your local education market and become a trusted source of advice.
• Manage competing priorities while maintaining a high-quality service.
• Work towards clear individual and team targets.
• Review what is working, adapt your approach and keep building your desk.
• Collaborate with colleagues and share educators, knowledge and ideas.
• Take ownership of your development and recognise your progress along the way.

Success here comes from listening well, acting quickly, following through and becoming somebody your schools and educators know they can rely on.

You will be supported to learn your market, develop your approach and build the confidence and expertise to grow a successful desk.

There is no single route into a successful career in recruitment. Some of our people began in recruitment or sales; others have brought valuable experience from education, sport, hospitality, retail, customer service or university.

You could thrive in this role if you:

• Have the drive to build a successful career and achieve clear goals.
• Take action, show initiative and follow things through.
• Recognise when something needs an urgent response.
• Are approachable and able to build trust naturally.
• Stay persistent when you do not get an immediate answer.
• Can organise your time and decide what needs attention first.
• Are curious and willing to learn about schools, educators and your market.
• Reflect on what is not working and try a different approach.
• Enjoy measurable goals and want your effort to make a visible difference.
• Take responsibility when things go wrong and focus on finding a solution.
• Want to contribute to a team as well as achieve individually.
• Care about providing a genuinely good experience for clients and candidates.

Previous recruitment, sales or education experience could give you a valuable starting point, but we are equally interested in the qualities you would bring to the role.

You might already know that you enjoy developing business and working towards targets. Or you may recognise your strengths in building relationships, solving problems, staying organised and making things happen.

If you are motivated to learn, willing to take ownership and excited by the opportunity to turn strong relationships into meaningful results, you could thrive here.

You may already be an experienced recruiter.

You may be starting your career or bringing valuable skills from another sector.

Wherever you are starting from, if you are proactive, willing to learn and motivated by building trusted relationships and achieving results, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits that actually make a difference

• 28 days' holiday + bank holidays plus an extra day for every year you stay (up to 33) and option to buy up to 5 more days (all pro-rata for part time roles)
• Enhanced paid family leave (after probation pass) to help new parents and long‑term carers
• Medical cash plan (after probation pass) making contributions towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and prescriptions
• Life insurance from day one (up to 4x salary) PLUS free wellbeing support with access to 24/7 GP, counselling, medical second opinions, physiotherapy and lifestyle coaching
• Pension contributions from both of us (after 3 months)
• Discounts access to different options to help your money go further
• Flexible benefits you choose such as extra holiday, healthcare, bikes, gym, electric cars & Give As You Earn (after probation pass)
• Learn & grow with us we invest in your development with ongoing learning, training and career growth opportunities
• Volunteer days 3 paid volunteer days each year, with two dedicated to education

Because great people deserve great benefits.

By joining Supporting Education Group, you will become part of a community that is dedicated to transforming lives and sustaining communities, where your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your individuality is celebrated. Together, we will continue to advance our passion for education and build brighter futures for all.