Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Our East Midlands Secondary branch is looking for a Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant to join their growing team and help them reach more success in the new year. The branch has had a fantastic start to this academic year and are looking for a new consultant to help support existing business and grow the business further. Applications will be considered from entry level applicants with no recruitment experience providing that they have transferable skills that they can apply in this role. Individuals with good customer service, sales and communication skills generally excel in recruitment consultant roles as the focus of the role is building relationships with schools and educators.

The role is working with Secondary schools across Nottingham and the surrounding areas. Due to the large geographical area, the ability to drive and have access to a vehicle is essential for this role. Our East Midlands team are currently operating a part time office and home-based working arrangement. Usually consultants will spend 2-3 days in the office and the rest of the week at home (full IT equipment will be provided). We are interviewing after Christmas with the aim of employing someone to start at the end of January 2021.

A career in recruitment is one that will challenge, engage, and satisfy any hard working and determined individual. At Teaching Personnel, as a destination employer, we are looking for a recruitment consultant who embodies our TP spirit by working at a great company, with great career prospects, alongside great people. Teaching Personnel offer the pathway to build a successful career in recruitment and support all employees’ journeys helping them grow from trainees into managers of the future.

The role

This role involves making a high volume of sales and business development calls to schools across your local region; resourcing and recruiting quality educators (teachers, cover supervisors and teaching assistants) and carrying out interviews (via video conferencing). Along with having regular face-to-face client visits (via video conferencing due to COVID-19) whilst building relationships with key decision makers in schools. The role also requires excellent communication skills as trainees are also required to write their own adverts to attract educators and marketing to showcase those candidates and their attributes to schools.

We always welcome a broad range of skills, personal attributes, and potential, rather than experience. We have a large number of outstanding consultants, Branch Managers and senior leaders that joined Teaching Personnel with no previous experience in recruitment, however, their determination, charisma and desire to do well have meant they have been very successful.

Career prospects

From day one, along with an intensive induction programme, you will be part of our new-starter programme ‘tpGROW’, which is an industry leading development programme; where you can expect to be continuously supported throughout and be provided with all the resources required in order to have a successful career at Teaching Personnel.

You will be accompanied on this exciting journey with like-minded ambitious consultants from a few our UK branches, all looking to gain the best possible start.

Along with an excellent starting salary and uncapped performance related commission, you will have the opportunity to be promoted up to four times a year, with the potential to increase your earnings by up to GBP11k within your first year. You will also have access to a large range of other benefits including:

• Reduced working hours in school holidays
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases with service
• Additional cash bonuses for performance
• Regular incentives and prizes
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts on purchases at a large selection of national retailers
• Contributory stakeholder pension and life assurance.

The team

The East Midlands Secondary branch is based in our Nottingham office, which is not far from the city centre, close to local amenities and easily accessible via public transport. The moment you walk into the office the positive atmosphere is immediately noticeable. This infectious culture heavily contributes to a very collaborative learning environment where everyone’s thoughts and ideas are supported and encouraged.

After all that hard work, we are also a very social bunch! Aside from frequent branch and regional nights out we have regular company-wide events which give everyone a chance to get together and celebrate our combined efforts and achievements.

A great 'can do' attitude, confidence, drive, and the ability to work well in a team environment will help you make this a success.

If you would like the opportunity to discuss your long-term career prospects with us, then we would love to hear from you. Please apply with an up to date CV and covering letter.