Recruitment Consultant

Academics Ltd; Tunstall; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Training pathway to leadership

Low turnover team

Job summary

Academics Ltd in Stoke-on-Trent is hiring a Recruitment Consultant to match brilliant teachers, TAs and school leaders with primary, secondary and SEN roles. You will interview, screen and reference-check candidates and guide clients and candidates through the placement process.

You’ll run your own desk, manage a portfolio, and work with a friendly team that values initiative and a strong work ethic. The role includes uncapped commission and a clear career path to senior positions.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, sales or customer-facing roles; education sector experience is a bonus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Hunt down talent: find and engage top teachers, TAs and school staff across primary, secondary and SEN.
• Build real relationships: become the first call for schools needing great candidates.
• Interview, screen and reference-check candidates, then guide clients and candidates to placements.
• Run your own desk: manage your portfolio, hit targets and celebrate wins.
• Team up: collaborate with colleagues who support your success.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Relationship building

Interviewing

Target driven

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 winsYou 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.

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