Recruitment Consultant - Graduate Trainee

Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant - Newport

Teaching Personnel are currently looking for a Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant to join their expanding Newport branch. The role is based in Cardiff full time but involves servicing client schools based in Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Caerphilly. We do require applicants to have a full driving licence and access to their own vehicle as part of the role involves going out to visit the schools. Travel expenses are paid. This role will start later in the year (June or September) but we're keen to speak with you now!

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The role involves providing excellent customer service to our client Primary and Secondary schools ensuring all their staffing requirements are filled and building a pool of excellent candidates across a local area. The role also involves identifying new potential clients and meeting them to discuss our service and how we might be able to help.

You will:

• Make a high volume of sales and business development calls to schools across your local area
• Build and develop your own candidate database by sourcing and recruiting quality teachers and support staff and matching them to temporary and permanent job placements
• Have regular face-to-face client visits to build relationships with key decision makers in schools in order to successfully service your client schools
• Work to KPIs and targets in line with your branch and career ladder

About Us

Our dedicated Newport branch opened in September 2019 and has achieved 50% growth on last year already. The ambitious and driven team are looking for a third member to help them support existing business but to also develop new business in the area.

Teaching Personnel are the UK’s leading education recruitment agency, providing a first-rate service to over 5,000 schools throughout the UK since 1996. We have registered hundreds of thousands of teachers and classroom support staff and are the first-choice agency for over 12,000 job seekers. We have 80+ branches across England & Wales, a career path that can take you to the very top and a culture that rewards talent and promotes teamwork. Teaching Personnel could be your place to thrive.

About You

You will be given opportunities to gain industry leading skills and experience. You will be pushed to explore your potential from day one by participating in our internal learning and development programme and receiving unrivalled support in branch. We have a specific career path for our Education Recruitment Consultants to progress. We review performance regularly and you may qualify for promotions up to 4 times per year. Our business is organic and almost all management started their career at Teaching Personnel as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant.

As part of the role involves visiting our schools which are spread out over a large geographical area, we do require consultants to have access to a car and a full driving licence.

Benefits

• Uncapped performance-based commission
• Reduced working hours during school holidays
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases with service
• Regular training and development via our internal Learning and Development programme
• Ongoing support and daily coaching from your line manager
• Regular prizes for performance
• Contributory stakeholder pension
• Life assurance
• Nationwide retail discounts and perks

Next Steps

To be considered for this role please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in touch.

For more information about why you should work for Teaching Personnel please visit our website and careers page.

We look forward to receiving your application!