Candidate Consultant

Are you passionate about education and the difference it can make in the world?

Are you a looking for a new or your first Recruitment role without the immediate pressure of sales and a 180 degree focus on recruiting candidates for your colleagues?

Teaching Personnel's PWR Team are recruiting for a Candidate Consultant to join our vibrant city centre office, providing a high level of support to the permanent consultants working across the UK.

Join Teaching Personnel.
Make a difference every day, in the lives of pupils, teachers and schools.

Part of the dynamically growing Supporting Education Group, Teaching Personnel is the UK's leading education recruitment agency, with hundreds of thousands of teachers who have chosen us since 1996 and over 5,000 schools who choose us every year. We have 80+ branches across England & Wales and are the first-choice agency for over 12,000 job seekers.

The PWR Team match talented educators with schools, recruiting for a variety of education staff on a permanent and fixed term basis, including; Trust Directors, qualified teachers, teaching assistants, graduates and aspiring teachers, school officed based staff. Teaching Personnel are on an exciting journey of growth and we are looking for a driven and talented Candidate Consultant to be part of our Permanent Workforce Team, to work in conjunction with our supply teams and Business Development team. 


Who We Are: The PWR Team

Sitting within the wider Teaching Personnel team, we are a team of six full time permanent recruitment consultants working with primary, secondary, SEND and FE provisions across the UK. We love working together and welcoming new colleagues, who are always supported to learn and develop as they begin an exciting new chapter within their career - after all, we've all been there! We are straight talkers and value open and fluid communication - it is our strong belief that everyone's thoughts and ideas count in our journey of continuous improvement. We work hard, but we also have fun and celebrate our successes.

The Role
As a Candidate Consultant at Teaching Personnel, you are the essential link between our educators (candidates) and clients, ensuring we can meet their permanent staffing needs. You are not required to have experience in this career previously, so long as you bring your energy and willingness to learn to the table. You will join a thriving team covering the UK both at school and Trust level and will support an experienced team of recruiters and have the opportunity for career development and progression - and we will be right there, supporting and cheering you on.

Should you choose to accept it, your mission will be to:

• Delight your customers through strong relationship building and delivery of best quality administrative support to teachers and teaching assistants
• Proactively communicate with branches and candidates regarding vetting and registration
• Create and publish job adverts and interviewing alongside experienced Recruitment Consultants
• Be organised and able to manage a pipeline of candidates who will go on to work for the PWR team

Who You Are
A highly enthusiastic perpetual learner, you will flourish in our team if you:

• Are passionate about the difference education can make in the world, regardless of whether or not you have worked in the sector before
• Love talking to people and you're great at written communication, creating adverts/marketing
• A fast learner who can absorb and digest new information about the education sector
• Are curious and inquisitive and thrive on listening to people and understanding their backgrounds, needs and aspirations
• Enjoy teamwork and are able to demonstrate autonomy and initiative

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by best-in-class sector professionals who love seeing you grow and flourish
• Basic starting salary of £24,179.61 with the opportunity to earn bonus/commission
• A career path that rewards performance, you will be reviewed for promotion throughout your career
• Access to excellent training and development and fantastic market leading technology to give you the data, insights and resources you need to succeed
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases with service
• Additional cash bonuses for performance
• Two awesome award nights a year (summer and Christmas)
• Local incentives with prizes varying from a free l