Sales Representative (Interventions Advisor – UK based)

The Ascentis Group; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading educational charity group as an International Dyslexia Learning Solutions UK Sales Representative. You will provide guidance and support to customers in schools by promoting IDL, an intervention software program that improves reading and spelling. We seek enthusiastic individuals with strong communication skills willing to travel and engage educators effectively.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Competitive pension benefits

Access to Informal Flexibility

Tailored learning and development opportunities

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted gym membership

24-hour employee helpline

Qualifications

• Demonstrable sales experience required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills essential.
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize workload.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key contact point for customers and provide support.
• Identify opportunities for sales growth to maximize income.
• Arrange onsite demonstrations of the IDL software.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Starting Salary: £29,200 per annum + commission

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Working pattern:Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Working Location:Based at our Head Office in Lancaster. Flexible working options considered.

Where would you fit in?

The role

We are looking for an International Dyslexia Learning Solutions (IDL) UK Sales Representative to join us as an Interventions Advisor. IDL is a unique, specialist intervention software program that is proven to be highly effective for improving reading and spelling for all ages.

As an Interventions Advisor, you will be joining the exciting IDL Team to be responsible for offering advice, guidance, and support to new and existing customers on our products and services. By providing outstanding customer service you will act as a key contact point for all customers to provide support and identify opportunities for sales growth to maximise income.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with excellent communication skills who would feel comfortable presenting our products to teaching staff, have excellent project management skills, be target driven, have a positive attitude to change, be organised, and demonstrate a commitment to a high standard of customer service. The ideal candidate should be able to present in a calm and personable manner and possess a high level of organisational skills.

Based at our office in Lancaster, you will support primary and secondary school educators through the provision of educational software. Although a ‘consultative sell’, this requires diligence in communications with busy teachers, you will be required to work from an existing database contacting SENCos (Special Educational Needs Coordinators) and Head Teachers within Primary and Secondary schools via email and telephone to arrange onsite demonstrations of the IDL software. You will need to be able to travel with overnight stays in order to visit new customers and build saturation in a designated area.

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So, what are you waiting for?

If you have a flair for sales and are interested in joining an innovative, forward-thinking company, and you think the below skills and attributes describe you well, then we would love to hear from you.

In order to succeed as an Interventions Advisor, you will have:

• Demonstrable sales experience
• Commitment to a high standard of customer service
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work both independently and as a member of a team effectively
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Ability to achieve agreed targets and to work to deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with customers and external bodies
• Possession of good ICT skills

The full list of the key attributes required can be found in the job description.

Further Information

Closing date: 30 June 2025

Anticipated Interview date: 16 and 17 July 2025

We reserve the right to close the job vacancy early if we find an appointable candidate or receive a high volume of applicants.

If you are interested in applying for our vacancy, please submit your CV and cover letter.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further please contact Sarah Hyslop, International Sales Team Manager via [e-mail]

This job does not meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for visa sponsorship.

About us

We are proud to be one of the UK’s leading educational charity groups, encompassing an awarding organisation, a provider of dyslexia intervention software and an online training organisation. Our enthusiastic people bring genuine passion and natural energy to everything that they do and through their infectious energy they transform the lives of thousands of people each year through the power of education. It has never been a more exciting time to join The Ascentis Group as we continue our journey of growth across the UK and overseas.

We are market leading in the education sector and the specialist areas we operate within, maintaining the #1 provision for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Access in the UK. We are based in Lancaster but have a national reach and hold top positions in all areas we operate within and have a dominant market share in London. We recently won two awards at the FAB 2024 Awards - Innovation of the Year and Awarding Organisation of the Year.

International Dyslexia Learning Solutions (IDLS) is part of the wider Ascentis Group providing specialist multi-sensory software programmes to primary and secondary schools in the UK and internationally. The focus of IDLS is to provide learning solutions to those with literacy and numeracy needs. Today the software is used by thousands of children across the world.

The Ascentis Group is made up of brilliant people, unique in terms of background, personality, characteristics, experience and skill. We value our people for the differences they bring to the table and believe this diversity is powerful. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

To find out what our employees have to say about working at Ascentis watch the video foundhere.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, birthday day off, closure days gifted during the Christmas period, increased annual leave with long service and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (up to a maximum of 43 days)
• Competitive pension benefits, including a salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to Informal Flexibility, allowing you to flex your working times and location where viable
• Incremental service benefits as a family-friendly employer, including enhanced Maternity, Neonatal, Paternity, Shared Parental, Adoption Leave and Pay, Sick Pay, Life Insurance, and Paid Compassionate Leave
• Access to state-of-the-art office and break facilities, such as bean-to-cup coffee machine, vending machine, pool table, Xbox, outdoor seating, dressing room (with access to hair dryers, straighteners, airers, shower facilities), Harry Potter reading room, employee library and more
• Free parking, paid electricity charging points, locked bike storage shed
• Tailored learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Home and Tech Scheme
• Discounted gym membership at 3-1-5 Health Club
• 24-hour employee helpline and a proactive focus on wellbeing
• Aviva DigiCare+ health app with access to virtual GP appointments, annual health check and more
• Reward and recognition scheme, regular team building and communication activities

Do you like the sound of Ascentis, but think your skills might suit another role?

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