Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant - London Head Office

LONDON GRADUATES & SALES PROFESSIONALS - START YOUR CAREER WITH ONE OF THE UK'S LEADING RECRUITMENT COMPANIES

Ready to build a career where your ambition determines your success?

Tradewind Recruitment is growing our London Head Office team and we're looking for competitive, driven and financially motivated individuals who want more than an average graduate job.

This isn't a role for someone looking to coast.

It's an opportunity for ambitious graduates, sportspeople, hospitality professionals, teachers, salespeople and target-driven individuals to join one of the most successful education recruitment businesses in the UK and build a highly rewarding long-term career.

If you're hungry for success, thrive under pressure and want to work alongside some of the best recruiters in the industry, keep reading!

The Role: Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Based at our London Head Office with nearly 100 people, you'll join a fast-paced, high-performance sales environment where effort and results are recognised and rewarded.

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you'll work with schools across London and the South East, helping them secure exceptional teachers and support staff who make a genuine impact on young people's lives.

You'll learn how to develop business relationships, generate new opportunities, source high-quality candidates and build your own successful recruitment desk.

At Tradewind Recruitment, we don't just hire recruiters - we develop future industry leaders.

What You'll Get

• £32,000 starting salary
• Uncapped commission structure
• First-year OTE of £35,000 - 40,000+
• Industry-leading training and development
• Clear career progression based on performance
• Incentives, competitions and annual rewards
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Pension scheme
• 35 days holiday allowance & 4.5 hour shifts during all school holidays
• Wellbeing support and employee benefits
• The opportunity to work alongside some of the highest-performing consultants in education recruitment

What You'll Be Doing

• Identifying, sourcing and interviewing high-calibre education professionals
• Building strong relationships with teachers, support staff and school leaders
• Developing new business opportunities with schools across your specialist area
• Managing the full recruitment process from initial contact through to placement
• Negotiating fees and securing long-term partnerships
• Working towards ambitious targets with uncapped commission opportunities
• Building your own client portfolio and revenue stream

As your performance grows, so do your earnings and career opportunities.

Industry-Leading Training & Development

No recruitment experience? No problem.

Tradewind Recruitment has built a reputation for developing some of the best consultants in the education recruitment sector.

Through our award-winning training programme, you'll learn:

• Candidate sourcing and headhunting techniques
• Business development and sales strategies
• Negotiation and closing skills
• Relationship management and client retention
• Time management and desk organisation
• Performance mindset and resilience
• Leadership and management development

You'll receive continuous coaching from experienced recruitment leaders who have successfully built high-performing desks themselves.

Who We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in people who have demonstrated ambition, resilience and a strong work ethic through:

• University studies and graduate achievements
• Competitive sports backgrounds
• Hospitality, retail or customer-facing roles
• Sales and business development experience
• Fast-paced, target-driven environments
• Leadership positions, societies or extracurricular activities

Successful recruiters at Tradewind Recruitment are:

• Highly competitive
• Financially motivated
• Resilient and determined
• Confident communicators
• Commercially minded
• Goal-oriented
• Driven to be the best
• Comfortable being held to high standards

We are looking for individuals who genuinely want to build a successful career, maximise their earning potential and become top performers within a market-leading recruitment business.

Why Tradewind Recruitment?

For over two decades, Tradewind Recruitment has built a reputation for excellence within education recruitment.

We have exceptionally high standards, invest heavily in our people and consistently develop some of the most successful consultants in the industry.

If you're looking for a company that will challenge you, support your development and reward your success, there's no better place to start your recruitment career.

Ready to Build Your Future?

If you're ambitious, competitive and ready to join a business that develops the best recruitment consultants in the industry, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Daniela Servini for more information.