Education Recruitment Consultant
Veritas Education | Leeds | Full-Time | Education Recruitment
Start Date: ASAP or After Christmas
Veritas Education is a leading education recruitment company based in Leeds, supporting Primary, Secondary, SEN, Early Years, Alternative Provision and Post-16 settings across West Yorkshire.
Due to continued growth, we are looking to appoint an ambitious and driven Recruitment Consultant to join our successful Leeds branch.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced recruiter, sales professional or education specialist to take over a warm, established recruitment desk with an existing client base and strong opportunities for further growth.
About Veritas Education
At Veritas Education, we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional service to schools, academies and trusts through our core values of:
Reliability
Transparency
Quality
ProfessionalismWe have built long-standing partnerships with education settings across the region, providing day-to-day supply, long-term staffing solutions and permanent recruitment support.
The Role
As a Recruitment Consultant, you will be responsible for managing and developing an established education recruitment desk.
You will work closely with schools and education professionals across your designated area, providing reliable and effective staffing solutions.
Unlike a completely new recruitment desk, you will benefit from an existing client base and established relationships, giving you a strong platform from which to increase your billings and develop the area further.
Key responsibilities include:
Managing and developing a warm education recruitment desk
Building and maintaining relationships with schools, academies and multi-academy trusts
Developing new business opportunities across your designated area
Speaking with schools to understand their immediate and future staffing requirements
Sourcing, interviewing and registering teaching and support staff
Managing daily supply bookings and long-term placements
Matching candidates with suitable vacancies based on their experience and career goals
Conducting client meetings and school visits
Managing compliance and safeguarding processes
Working towards achievable sales and performance targets
Delivering a high-quality, consultative service to schools and candidates
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is confident, motivated and able to build strong professional relationships.
The successful applicant will ideally have:
Previous recruitment, sales or business development experience
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
A proactive and resilient approach
The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
Excellent organisation and time-management skills
Confidence managing multiple priorities and client relationships
A commercial mindset and motivation to achieve targets
A full UK driving licence, which is desirable but not essentialPrevious education recruitment experience would be advantageous, although it is not essential for the right candidate.
Salary, Commission and Benefits
We offer a competitive package designed to reward performance and support long-term career development, including:
Competitive basic salary
Opportunity to double your basic salary through commission
Market-leading, uncapped commission structure
One work-from-home day per week
Warm desk with an established client base
28 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays
An additional three days' leave over the Christmas period
Reduced working hours during school holiday periods
Regular individual, team and company-wide incentives
Salary sacrifice schemes, including gym memberships, retail discounts and vehicle schemes
Clear career progression into Senior Consultant and Management positions
Why Join Veritas Education?
Veritas Education has an excellent track record of consultant retention and career progression. We invest in our people by providing the tools, support and opportunities required to build a highly successful career in recruitment.
This position offers the additional advantage of an established client base and warm recruitment area. You will have the opportunity to build on existing relationships, win further business and develop a high-performing education recruitment desk.
If you are motivated by building relationships, achieving results and making a genuine difference to schools and education professionals across Yorkshire, we would be pleased to hear from you.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION
All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
You must have legal right to work in the UK
You must be willing to attend a registration interviewVeritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.
Disclaimer
'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community
