Recruitment Consultant in Nantwich, Cheshire

Associate Recruitment Consultant

Company: Simply Education (Part of Tatton Recruitment Group)
Location: Nantwich, Cheshire
Salary: £29,000-£30,000 + Uncapped Commission
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you ambitious, commercially minded and motivated by sales and delivering outstanding customer service to both clients and candidates?

Do you enjoy speaking to people, building relationships and turning conversations into opportunities?

Perhaps you've worked in sales before, have experience in a target-driven environment or are a graduate looking for an exciting career with great earning potential.

At Simply Education, we're looking for someone with confidence, resilience and a genuine appetite to succeed.

You don't need recruitment experience, but previous sales, telesales, retail or customer-facing experience would be an advantage.

You'll initially join us as a Candidate Consultant, focusing on attracting talented education professionals, understanding their career aspirations and selling opportunities across our local schools. As you develop, you'll have the opportunity to progress into a 360 Recruitment Consultant role, winning new school business and growing your own client base.

The Role - Candidate Consultant

• Make a high volume of proactive outbound calls to source and attract talented teachers and support staff for our schools.
• Write engaging job adverts to generate candidate interest.
• Interview candidates and assess their skills, experience and suitability.
• Ask the right questions and actively listen to understand candidate's career aspirations and motivations.
• Confidently promote and sell opportunities across local schools.
• Match candidates to daily supply, long-term and permanent positions.
• Work alongside compliance teams ensuring candidates are fully vetted and cleared for work.

Career Progression - 360 Recruitment Consultant

As you develop, you'll have the opportunity to take ownership of your own recruitment desk, with responsibility for:

• Generating new business through proactive outbound sales calls.
• Winning new school relationships and developing existing accounts.
• Identifying staffing opportunities and securing new vacancies.
• Arranging school visits and meeting Headteachers and key decision makers.
• Growing and managing your own recruitment desk.
• Working towards individual activity, performance and billing targets.

What We're Looking For

• Commercially minded: Competitive, motivated by targets and excited by the opportunity to earn uncapped commission.
• Telephone confident: Comfortable making proactive outbound calls and initiating conversations.
• Relationship focused: Confident building rapport with clients and candidates, both over the phone and face to face.
• A great communicator: Able to ask questions, listen and understand what people are looking for in there next role.
• Organised: Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage a busy diary and competing priorities.
• Resilient and adaptable: Positive, proactive and able to thrive in a fast paced environment.

What's in It for You?

• £29,000-£30,000 starting salary.
• Uncapped commission
• Clear career progression into a 360 Recruitment Consultant role and beyond.
• Structured training and ongoing development.
• Opportunity to build and grow your own recruitment desk.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Reduced working hours during school holidays.

Working Hours

• Term-Time: 7:00am-4:30pm
• School Holidays: Significantly reduced working hours.

How to Apply

Ready to build a career where your ambition, hard work and results are rewarded?

Send your CV or call Helen at Simply Education Nantwich office on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat