Ready to Inspire, Lead, and Make a Real Impact in Education?
Are you a driven recruiter or tuition coordinator with a passion for education and a thirst for your next big challenge? Imagine joining an innovative, sector-leading recruitment agency that lives and breathes its mission: to help teachers, pupils, and schools thrive.
At Teaching Personnel, we believe that every day is an opportunity to make a difference. If the idea of working with a vibrant, ambitious team that shares your enthusiasm fills you with excitement—read on!
Why Join Teaching Personnel?
We are the UK’s leading education recruitment agency, with over 25 years of experience connecting talented educators with schools. With more than 80 branches across England and Wales, we’ve proudly partnered with over 12,000 job seekers and 5,000 schools each year. We’re also part of the fast-growing Supporting Education Group, which means exciting opportunities and cutting-edge resources at your fingertips.
Your New Adventure: Join the Preston Team
In Preston, we’re a tight-knit team of 21 dynamic consultants, each bringing their own unique skills and personalities to the table. Our culture is built on openness, collaboration, and plenty of celebration—because we know hard work and success go hand in hand.
From your very first day, you’ll be welcomed, supported, and mentored. We take pride in watching our new colleagues learn, grow, and flourish. The Preston office is home to six specialist branches covering Primary, Secondary, and SEN schools across Lancashire and Merseyside. And with a warm patch to build on (we don’t believe in cold starts!), you’ll hit the ground running with a strong client base and a pool of talented candidates already waiting for you.
Your Mission:
As a Recruitment Consultant, you’ll be the crucial link between talented educators and the schools that need them. Every day, you’ll build relationships, connect candidates with opportunities, and make a genuine difference in education. Here’s what success looks like in this role:
- Build lasting relationships with schools and educators, delivering top-quality teachers and support staff.
- Grow your candidate pool and match the right people to the right roles.
- Engage with clients in person through regular school visits and impactful conversations with decision-makers.
- Achieve and exceed targets, with plenty of support along the way.
- Climb the career ladder, with four opportunities for promotion each year.
Who We’re Looking For
If you’re an enthusiastic learner who thrives in a fast-paced, people-focused environment, you’ll fit right in. You’ll shine in this role if you:
- Are passionate about education and the positive impact it has on the world (no experience in the sector needed!).
- Love talking to people and are just as confident in writing.
- Think like a project manager, organising and delivering tasks with precision.
- Are curious, empathetic, and inquisitive, always ready to listen and learn.
- Enjoy being part of a team, while taking the initiative to achieve your own goals.
What You’ll Get in Return
We believe in rewarding hard work, celebrating success, and investing in our people. Here’s what you can expect:
- Incredible career progression—promote up to four times a year!
- Unmatched training, mentoring, and resources to help you reach your full potential.
- Generous holidays that grow with service, plus term-time breaks.
- Performance bonuses and regular incentives, from free lunches and shopping vouchers to cash prizes.
- Two legendary award nights (Summer and Christmas!).
- Exclusive perks, including discounted gym membership, free cinema tickets, and deals with top national retailers.
- Contributory stakeholder pension and life assurance.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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