Senior Recruitment Consultant

Vision for Education Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision for Education Ltd is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join their London team. This role offers the chance to work with primary schools across London, requiring excellent communication, client relationship management, and sales skills. With competitive salary and opportunities for career progression, it's an ideal chance to join a supportive team in a respected educational recruitment agency.

Benefits

Open-ended bonus system

Company/team performance incentives

Excellent career progression

Reduced working hours in school holidays

Wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as a billing education recruitment consultant.
• Ability to grow their desk from the start.
• Desire to exceed customer service levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide a vital link between clients and candidates.
• Use business development techniques to attract new clients.
• Manage candidate interviews and feedback.

Skills

Excellent communication and sales skills

Time management

Self-motivation

Organisational skills

Professional approach

Job description

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• Reduced hours (9am - 3pm) in school holidays
  
  

Role: Senior Recruitment Consultant

Location: Shoreditch, London

Hours - Full Time

• 7am-4pm or
• 8am-5pm
• Work from home Wednesday's
• Reduced hours (9am - 3pm) in school holidays
  
  

Smart Teachers is part of The Edwin Group – a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 & 2024. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

We are looking to appoint an experienced Recruitment Consultant for their next step up, to join our fantastic and friendly team in London, where you will be working with Primary schools across the London and Greater London boroughs. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the market leaders in education recruitment, recruiting high-quality teaching and support staff for short, long-term placements and permanent roles.

We have a large and growing team and with clear progression up to Branch Manager, the chance to earn an uncapped amount of commission, and a team orientated and fun office, there has never been a better time to join Smart Teachers.

The Role

Smart Teachers can offer an unrivalled service to both schools and teachers.

You will provide a vital link between clients and candidates. The role is demanding and diverse and involves:

• Working with a large client base - many of the schools work exclusively with Smart Teachers.
• Using sales, business development and marketing techniques and networking opportunities to attract business from client schools.
• Visiting clients to build and develop close working relationships.
• Developing a good understanding of client schools; what they do and their culture and environment.
• Using social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships with candidates, employers, and the teaching community.
• Headhunting - identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work.
• Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy.
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews, and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client.
• Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client.
• Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job.
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants.
• Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client.
• Informing candidates about the results of their interviews.
• Using our Salesforce system to manage bookings.
• Coordinating sponsorship activities for client schools.
• Act as an Ambassador for the Group’s ESG strategy and you demonstrate this through a commitment to adopt, promote and comply with ESG policies, developments, and initiatives.
  
  

The Successful Senior Recruitment Consultant Will Have/be

• Minimum 1 year experience as a billing education recruitment consultant.
• Excellent communication and sales skills.
• The ability to grow a their desk from the start.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• An ability to organise their own workload and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated and resilient.
• The ability to act on their own initiative.
• Possess a professional and ethical approach to business.
• Be able to forge and maintain relationships over the telephone and face-to-face.
• Possess a desire to exceed the highest levels of customer service.
• Operate effectively as part of a happy, motivated team.
  
  

What We Offer

• Open-ended bonus system.
• Warm desk.
• Company/team performance incentives throughout the year.
• Excellent career progression and professional development opportunities.
• Regular team events.
• Friendly, professional, and hard-working team environment.
• Reduced working hours during school holidays.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Wellbeing services.
  
  

Process

• Screening Process - Our screening process is designed to assess candidates in a fair way. This gives you an opportunity to share your skill, experience and passion.
• Phone Call with the Talent Team - You will share a call with our Talent Acquisition team who will answer any questions you have about the role, our business and any next steps.
• 1st Interview - This first stage will involve meeting your potential manager and team members.
• Branch shadow – This is a great opportunity to get a taste of what the role will entail, sit with your potential colleagues and ask questions.
• Final Stage Interview - The final interview involves meeting a Senior Stakeholder in the business.
  
  

Click 'Apply Now' with an updated CV to join this fantastic team!

The Edwin Group do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Education Administration Programs

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