Recruitment Consultant

Academics Ltd; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Academics Ltd in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a driven Recruitment Consultant to help schools find brilliant teachers, TAs and leaders. You will own your desk, build real relationships with clients, interview and screen candidates, and guide placements from start to finish.

The role offers a base salary of £26,000–£30,000 with uncapped commission, training, and clear career paths to senior roles. If you enjoy fast-paced education recruitment and beating targets, this is your next big move.

Qualifications

• Recruitment or sales experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable interviewing and reference checks.

Responsibilities

• Hunt down talent: find and win the best teachers, TAs, and school leaders in primary, secondary and SEN.
• Build real relationships: become the first point of contact schools call for brilliant candidates.
• Be the go-to expert: interview, screen and reference-check candidates, then guide clients and candidates to great placements.
• Run your own desk: manage your portfolio, hit targets, and celebrate when you do.
• Team up: work with colleagues who support you and celebrate wins.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Sales

Customer-facing

Interviewing

Job description

Recruitment Consultant | Stoke-on-Trent | £26K to £30K basic (DOE) + uncapped commission

Love a challenge? Love a win? Love making a difference? Meet your new career.

Every day, schools across Stoke-on-Trent need brilliant teachers, TAs, SEN specialists and leaders. And every day, there are brilliant people looking for the right school. You're the match-maker.

We're a fast-growing education recruitment business with a great reputation, a team that actually enjoys Mondays (okay, mostly), and one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry. Now we need a driven Recruitment Consultant to join the party in Stoke-on-Trent.

Your day-to-day

• Hunt down talent: find and wow the best teachers, TAs, support staff and school leaders in primary, secondary and SEN
• Build real relationships: become the first-person schools call when they need someone brilliant
• Be the go-to expert: interview, screen and reference-check candidates, then guide clients and candidates all the way to a great placement
• Run your own desk: manage your portfolio, smash your targets and celebrate (loudly) when you do
• Team up: work with colleagues who've got your back and will cheer your wins

You might be our perfect fit if you…

• Have recruitment, sales or customer-facing experience (education experience is a bonus, not a must)
• Can chat to anyone, from a headteacher to a first-year teaching assistant
• Are self-motivated, resilient and bounce back from a "no" with a "watch me"
• Care about education and want your work to mean something
• Get a thrill from beating a target

What's in it for you

£26K to £30K (DOE) basic salary with uncapped commission.

Proper training and a clear path to Senior Consultant / Team Leader / Manager

A friendly, inclusive team with an unusually low turnover. People stay because they like it here.

Ready to kick-start your recruitment career?

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy