Education Recruitment Consultant Full Time

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Vision For Education
Job title: Education Recruitment Consultant
Location: Scunthorpe
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £20,000-£22,500 per annum + bonuses

Vision for Education is looking to appoint a passionate and enthusiastic recruitment consultant to join our growing team in Scunthorpe, where you will be working with schools across Lincolnshire. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recruitment consultant to join the market leaders in education recruitment in the Lincolnshire area, recruiting high-quality teaching and support staff for short and long-term placements and permanent roles.

The role
Vision for Education is proud to 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 Vision for Education.
* 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.
* Advertising vacancies by placing adverts on a variety of job boards.
* 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.

The successful Recruitment Consultant will have/be:
* Excellent communication and sales skills.
* The ability to grow a 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
* Excellent salary package with an open-ended bonus system.
* 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.

How to apply
To be considered for the role of Recruitment Consultant please email an up-to-date CV and contact details to or call Jessica on for an informal chat about the position.