Academics are looking to appoint a full time Education Recruitment Consultant at our City Centre Birmingham office.
At Academics, we are a leading education recruitment agency dedicated to connecting passionate educators with schools across the UK. Our Birmingham team is expanding, and we are looking for a high-energy, ambitious Education Recruitment Consultant to join our established office.
As an Education Recruitment Consultant, you will manage a full 360-degree recruitment desk. You'll build strong relationships with local primary, secondary, and special educational needs (SEN) schools, matching them with high-quality teachers and support staff.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Development: Proactively engage with schools across the West Midlands to identify supply, contract, and permanent recruitment needs.
Candidate Sourcing: Attract, interview, and register teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff.
Account Management: Maintain strong relationships with existing partner schools and deliver exceptional service.
Vetting & Compliance: Ensure all candidates meet strict safer recruitment and safeguarding standards.
We are ideally looking for someone with a background in Recruitment or B2B Sales (Education recruitment experience is a plus, but transferable sales experience is equally valued). You will have good communication skills; excellent phone manner, persuasive negotiation skills, and clear written communication.
We offer a competitive base salary + uncapped commission scheme with reduced working hours during the school summer holidays and holiday allowance starting at 27 days + bank holidays.
We have a strong training and induction programme to help you start on the right track from day 1. We also set Clear career progression routes from Consultant to Senior Consultant.
Ready to take the next step in your sales or recruitment career with a market-leading agency? Send your CV or arrange an informal conversation with Emily Faragher
Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy
