Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant - St Albans

Tradewind Recruitment LTD.; Markyate; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

35 days annual leave

All-expenses-paid international trips

Free daily breakfast

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is offering a Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant role starting January 2027. You will develop skills in candidate sourcing, client relationship building, and sales performance, with structured training through the IMPACT Academy and uncapped earning potential.

The role starts with a base of 30,000 plus uncapped commission, with first-year OTE of 34,000–40,000, and offers excellent career progression within a top education recruitment

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant experience in sales, recruitment, hospitality, education, or fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistent career progression.
• Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship)

Responsibilities

• Source and interview candidates for temporary and permanent roles
• Create professional CV profiles for client marketing
• Work closely with sales teams to increase candidate placements
• Meet weekly targets and KPIs
• Develop new business and manage client relationships
• Negotiate margins and contracts
• Maintain safeguarding standards
• Handle challenging conversations professionally
• Deliver outstanding customer service and time management

Skills

Sales experience

Recruitment experience

Communication skills

Resilience

Work ethic

Right to work in UK

Education

Degree or relevant experience

Job description

Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant

Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Salary: 30,000 base + uncapped commission (OTE 34,000- 40,000 in Year 1)
Start Date: January 2027

Start your recruitment career with Tradewind Recruitment's award-winning Impact Academy.

About the Role

Are you ambitious, driven and looking for a career where your hard work is rewarded? We're looking for motivated individuals with a passion for people, education and sales to join our St Albans office as Trainee Education Recruitment Consultants, starting in January 2027.

Based in the heart of the beautiful city of St Albans, our office offers a fantastic location to begin your career. With its vibrant city centre, historic charm, independent shops, caf s, restaurants and excellent transport links, St Albans is a brilliant place to work, socialise and enjoy life outside the office.

This is a demanding yet highly rewarding opportunity, offering exceptional training, career development and uncapped earning potential.

As a Recruitment Consultant at Tradewind Recruitment, you'll work in a dynamic, high-performance environment, matching exceptional teachers and support staff with schools across Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.

How We Support You - The IMPACT Academy

Our Impact Academy is a structured training programme designed to equip you with the tools, knowledge and mindset to thrive in recruitment.

You'll develop skills in:

• Candidate sourcing and interviewing

• Building and maintaining client relationships

• Resilience and self-awareness

• Goal setting and maintaining a positive mindset

• Psychology in sales and communication

We don't just train you to succeed - we train you to excel.

Your Responsibilities

During your first 6-9 months:

• Source and interview candidates for temporary and permanent roles

• Create professional CV profiles for client marketing

• Work closely with sales teams to increase candidate placements

• Meet weekly targets and KPIs set by your manager

As you progress into sales:

• Develop new business and manage client relationships

• Negotiate margins and contracts

• Maintain the highest safeguarding standards

• Handle challenging conversations professionally

• Deliver outstanding customer service and manage your time effectively

You’ll earn commission at every stage of your career development.

About Tradewind Recruitment

Tradewind Recruitment is one of the UK's leading education recruitment agencies, specialising in placing teachers and support staff for almost 30 years.

We are proud to be a five-time Sunday Times Top 100 Company - the only teaching agency to achieve this - and operate across the UK and internationally.

Our mission is simple: to provide outstanding service to schools and candidates, ensuring that no classroom goes without exceptional staff.

What We Offer

• 30,000 base salary, with realistic first-year earnings of 33,000- 40,000 through commission

• Uncapped commission from day one

• 35 days of annual leave, plus reduced working hours (4.5-hour days) during school holidays

• 1.5-hour lunch break, giving you time to enjoy the local area, visit the gym or focus on your well-being

• Continuous professional development and clear promotion opportunities - many of our Managers and Directors started their careers as Trainees

• All-expenses-paid international trips for top performers

• Free daily breakfast, Friday drinks and a strong focus on employee well-being

• The opportunity to work in a fantastic city centre location in St Albans, surrounded by great caf s, restaurants and shops

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for individuals who are motivated, ambitious and ready to work hard to achieve success.

You should have:

• A degree (with part-time work experience during university) or relevant experience if not a graduate

• Experience in sales, recruitment, hospitality, education or another fast-paced, target-driven environment

• A consistent career history demonstrating progression and commitment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Resilience, motivation and a strong work ethic

• The right to work in the UK (we do not offer sponsorship)

Our Hiring Process

Due to the demanding nature of the role and the high standards we maintain, our selection process includes:

1. Screening call with our Talent Manager

2. Task stage

3. First-stage interview with a Team Manager

4. Final-stage interview with a Director or CEO