Education Recruitment Consultant
Create Education
Join the next major force in education recruitment
London | £30,000–£40,000+ basic salary | Uncapped commission | Hybrid working
Create Education is growing.
We are building a business with the ambition, opportunities and momentum to become one of the leading forces in education recruitment and we are looking for the right person to help us get there.
This is an opportunity for an ambitious Education Recruitment Consultant to join us at a genuinely exciting stage of our journey. You will have the backing, tools and opportunities of an established agency, while still having the influence and progression that only comes from joining a fast-growing business before it reaches the next level.
- You will not be joining to simply manage a desk.
- You will be joining to build something.
- Are you looking for genuine progression within recruitment?
- Are you self-motivated, determined and prepared to work hard for significant financial rewards?
- Do you want your ideas to be heard and your performance to be recognised?
- Are you excited by the opportunity to develop your own market, become a future manager and play an important part in the growth of a business?
Who are Create Education?
Create Education is a forward-thinking education recruitment agency built on the values of: Honesty. Trust. Transparency.
Established in 2020, we work with mainstream schools, specialist schools, alternative provisions and academy trusts across London. Our consultants are geographically based and recruit across the full education market within their area, including teachers, teaching assistants, SEN professionals, support staff, pastoral staff and school leaders.
We have developed a particularly strong presence within SEN and specialist education, while continuing to support schools across all phases and settings.
We are also an approved supplier on the GCA RM6376 Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Framework, providing access to significant opportunities with schools and trusts.
Our reputation is growing, our client opportunities are increasing and we are now investing in the people who can help us take the business to the next level.
Why join us now?
You will join an established London area and work alongside an existing consultant to help develop and grow the market.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Build relationships with schools across your geographical area
- Work across mainstream, SEN and specialist education
- Recruit for temporary, long-term and permanent positions
- Develop your own client and candidate relationships
- Help grow an established area of the business
- Progress into senior, management and leadership positions
- Play a meaningful role in the future direction of Create Education
At Create Education, your contribution will be visible, valued and rewarded.
What is the role?
Let’s be completely honest:
This is a sales career.
As an Education Recruitment Consultant, you will manage the full 360-degree recruitment process.
You will build relationships with schools, win new business, recruit excellent candidates and manage placements from beginning to end.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Cold calling and business development
- Building relationships with school leaders and hiring managers
- Weekly School Visits and face to face BD – Driving advantageous
- Recruiting teachers, support staff and specialist education professionals
- Advertising vacancies and sourcing candidates
- Conducting telephone, virtual and face-to-face interviews
- Presenting suitable candidates to schools
- Managing temporary bookings and permanent placements
- Working closely with our specialist compliance team
- Achieving weekly activity, placement and revenue targets
- Helping develop a successful geographical area
We will provide the training, guidance, systems and opportunities. You will need to bring the drive.
Who are we looking for?
Previous recruitment experience, particularly within education or temporary staffing, would be highly desirable.
We would also consider someone from a fast-paced, target-driven sales environment who has the personality and resilience to build a successful recruitment career.
You should be:
- Ambitious and financially motivated
- Resilient, tenacious and accountable
- Confident with cold calling and business development
- Comfortable building relationships at every level
- Proactive, organised and solutions-focused
- A reliable and supportive team player
- Determined to build a long-term career
Salary and earning potential
You will receive a basic salary of: £30,000–£40,000+, depending on experience
You will also benefit from:
- Uncapped commission
- No commission threshold from day one
- Strong earning potential
- Clear targets and transparent expectations
- The opportunity for top performers to build towards earnings of £100,000+
There is no benefit to us in limiting your success.
Working hours
During term time:
7:30am–4:30pm
During school holidays:
9:00am–3:30pm
You will work on a hybrid basis:
Three days per week in our New London office
One day from home and One day out and about visiting your clients
What will you receive?
- £30,000–£40,000+ basic salary
- Uncapped commission with no threshold
- Direct access to the Managing Director and senior team
- Established client and candidate relationships
- Access to mainstream, SEN and specialist education opportunities
- Comprehensive training and ongoing development
- Clear progression into senior and leadership roles
- Between 24 and 35 days of annual leave, depending on experience
- All Bank Holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Hybrid working
- 3:30pm finishes during school holidays
- Team incentives and regular celebrations
- Community and charity involvement
- An annual overseas conference for everyone in the business
- Previous destinations including Portugal and Spain
Plenty of recruitment agencies offer commission.
Plenty offer hybrid working.
Plenty promise progression.
What makes Create Education different is the point at which you will be joining us.
You will be joining an established and growing business with strong school relationships, a significant presence across mainstream and specialist education, and ambitious plans for the future.
You will work alongside an existing consultant, help build a London area and have the opportunity to progress as the business grows.
You will be close enough to the leadership team to influence decisions, early enough to make a real difference and ambitious enough to benefit from where the company is going.
What are you waiting for?
This will not be the right role for everyone.
But if you are hungry, commercially minded and excited by the prospect of helping build one of the next leading names in education recruitment, we would love to hear from you.Your next move should give you more than another desk.
It should give you the chance to build a career, increase your earnings and become part of something that is genuinely going somewhere.
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