Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant - St Albans in St. Albans
Posted by Tradewind Recruitment
£30,000 a year
St. Albans · Permanent
£30,000 Basic Salary | £34,000-£40,000 Year 1 OTE | Uncapped Commission
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
A full UK driving licence is essential for this position.
Are you a graduate or teacher looking for an exciting new career?
Are you ambitious, driven and looking for a career where your personality, determination and hard work can be rewarded?
Perhaps you're a recent graduate, a qualified teacher considering a move out of the classroom, or someone with experience in sales, hospitality or customer service looking for a fresh challenge.
Tradewind Recruitment is looking for an ambitious Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant to join our St Albans office.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build a career in recruitment, sales and business development, with a £30,000 basic salary, uncapped commission and comprehensive training through our award-winning IMPACT Academy.
No previous recruitment experience is necessary, but a full UK driving licence is essential.
What will your role involve?
You'll initially focus on candidate attraction, recruitment processes and relationship building before progressing into sales and business development.
Your responsibilities will include:
Sourcing and attracting teachers, teaching assistants and education support professionals.
Advertising vacancies and generating candidate applications.
Interviewing candidates and assessing their suitability.
Managing candidate registrations and compliance.
Building relationships with teachers and education professionals.
Working with schools across Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
Identifying new business opportunities and developing school relationships.
Promoting recruitment services, negotiating rates and securing placements.
Managing client relationships and working towards sales targets and KPIs.
As your confidence and experience grow, you'll take increasing responsibility for developing your own recruitment desk.
The IMPACT Academy - Your training and development
Starting a career in recruitment can be challenging, but you won't be doing it alone.
Our award-winning IMPACT Academy provides structured training, practical experience, coaching and ongoing support.
You'll develop skills in recruitment, candidate sourcing, sales, business development, negotiation, client management and leadership.
Our experienced management team will support you throughout your journey and help you achieve your career ambitions.
Salary, commission and benefits
£30,000 basic salary.
Realistic first-year OTE of £34,000-£40,000.
Uncapped commission from day one.
35 days' annual leave.
Reduced working hours during school holidays.
Extended wellbeing lunch breaks.
Free daily breakfast.
Friday drinks and regular team socials.
Incentives and opportunities to win all-expenses-paid international trips.
Ongoing training and professional development.
Clear progression into Senior Consultant and Management positions.
Who would suit this opportunity?
We're looking for ambitious, resilient and personable individuals who want to build a successful career.
You could be:
A qualified teacher looking to leave teaching.
An ex-teacher seeking a career outside the classroom.
A recent graduate looking for a trainee recruitment consultant position.
An education professional interested in sales.
Someone with experience in hospitality, retail, sales or customer service.
You'll ideally have excellent communication skills, confidence, resilience, a strong work ethic and a competitive attitude.
A full UK driving licence is essential.
A degree or previous recruitment experience is not required.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Tradewind Recruitment is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
About Tradewind Recruitment
Tradewind Recruitment is one of the UK's leading education recruitment agencies, specialising in supplying teachers and education support staff to schools.
With almost 30 years of experience, we're passionate about developing our people and creating long-term careers. We're proud to have featured five times in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For.
Many of our successful consultants and managers started their careers as trainees.
Apply today
If you're a graduate, ex-teacher or ambitious individual looking for a new career in education recruitment, we'd love to hear from you.
Join our St Albans team and take the first step towards a rewarding career with Tradewind Recruitment.
A full UK driving licence is essential for this position.
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