Senior Recruitment Consultant

Academics Ltd; Winnersh; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant in Reading. The role involves managing a client desk, arranging interviews, and attracting candidates. Ideal candidates will have a background in recruitment, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. This position offers a competitive starting salary between £32,000 - £37,000 plus commission, 27 days holiday, and quick career progression.

Benefits

Uncapped competitive bonus scheme

Defined career advancement targets

Wellbeing program

Annual company awards party

Qualifications

• Proven track record in recruitment, ideally volume temp.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Resilient and flexible.

Responsibilities

• Managing your own desk of business against agreed targets.
• Arranging interviews and placing candidates into roles with schools.
• Client attraction through canvassing and sales activities.
• Developing a new candidate pool to fulfill vacancies.
• Recruiting quality candidates through planned strategies.

Skills

Recruitment background

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Strong IT skills

Job description

Position: Senior Recruitment Consultant - Education Sector

Location: Reading

Salary: starting salary £32,000 - £37,000 experience dependant + uncapped commission

Annual leave entitlements: 27 days + bank holidays

Requirements: Proven track record in recruitment, ideally volume temp

Job Description

As a Senior Recruitment Consultant in our Reading branch you will be joining an established team with a reliable client base that you will be expected to help grow and develop further.

Main Duties of our Senior Consultants

• Managing your own desk of business against agreed targets
• Arranging interviews and placing candidates into roles with schools
• Client attraction; canvassing, mailing and other sales led activities
• Candidate attraction; developing a new candidate pool to fulfil vacancies identified through the client attraction process
• Recruit quality candidates through planned candidate strategy, including advertising promotional activities, utilising all existing resources within the office in order to fill vacancies/ bookings
• Support and assist our team with the registering, interviewing, testing and referencing of candidates when necessary

Person Specification

• Recruitment background
• Driven and resilient
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, you'll be comfortable on the phone as you are writing emails
• Experience of working in a faced paced environment and be resilient and flexible.
• Strong attention to detail and be a completer/finisher
• Excellent IT skills and good knowledge of all Office applications

What we can offer you

• Uncapped, competitive bonus scheme
• Agreed and defined targets, aimed at advancing your career
• 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Warm friendly and fun office environment
• Regular Individual & team incentives
• Optional pension
• Wellbeing programme
• Annual company awards and summer party
• Quick career progression & development opportunities

Why work for Academics recruitment agency?

Academics recruitment is a healthy blend of experienced recruiters, trainees and apprentices. We believe in supporting our talented recruitment teams to grow personally and professionally through excellent training platforms and a blended approach to learning. Our collaborative management style means we listen to our employees, support their growth and ensure they reach their full potential within their recruitment career.

Who are Academics?

Academics education recruitment are one of the UK's fastest growing education recruitment agencies with over 20 branches throughout the UK. Our nationwide network of recruitment teams provide teachers, teaching assistants and school support staff to over a thousand Primary and Secondary schools every day, for both short and long term assignments. If you're wanting to join a forward-thinking, fast growing recruitment/sales company then we are the place for you.

Contact

Email your CV or contact Craig Walker. Craig is very happy to discuss the role in more detail.