Education Recruitment Consultant - Manchester Secondary and SEN

£28,000 - £34,000 base salary depending on experience plus £5k to £20k extra in OTE 

Ready to elevate your recruitment career?

We're hiring an experienced Recruitment Consultant who is driven, curious, and thrives in a high-performance environment.

Supporting Education Group is the UK's leading education services platform, providing the expertise, technology and resources that help schools, trusts and education organisations meet their biggest workforce challenges. Our Recruitment & Supply practice plays a crucial role in this mission by ensuring schools have timely access to high-quality educators, from urgent supply cover to long-term and permanent staff. With the UK's largest pool of vetted teachers and support staff, rigorous safeguarding standards and responsive, tech-enabled booking systems, we deliver reliable, flexible staffing solutions that keep classrooms running smoothly. By maintaining continuity for pupils and offering a trusted service for both candidates and schools, we help the wider education workforce thrive.

At Teaching Personnel, we do more than connect educators with jobs-we create opportunities that shape futures. We are looking for someone who goes beyond the job description, building relationships, spotting opportunities others miss, and constantly looking for ways to outperform yesterday's results. You'll play a crucial role in building strong relationships with teachers and schools, ensuring we provide the very best talent to classrooms across the UK.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting recruitment teams by sourcing and engaging high-quality educators.
• Managing vetting and registration timelines to maximise placement success.
• Creating and publishing job adverts and conducting interviews.
• Building strong relationships with both educators and internal teams.
• Ensuring exceptional service at every stage of the recruitment process.

What's in It for You?

• Amazing incentives - cash bonuses, holiday/prize draws and team events.
• Recognition & celebration - be part of company-wide initiatives and bi-annual award nights.

Plus…

• World-class training & mentoring - learn from the best and take your career to the next level.
• Continuous career development - opportunities for promotion, hands-on training and personal growth.
• Supportive team culture - we celebrate success, champion each other, and provide the tools you need to thrive.
• Flexibility - work from home one day a week once established.
  
  

Who You Are

Essential

• Full UK Driving Licence & Access to a car for getting out and about and meeting clients and candidates across your region.
• Proven experience as a 360 Recruitment Consultant (billing and business development responsibility)
• Demonstrable track record of achieving or exceeding revenue targets
• Strong business development skills - confident generating new clients and winning vacancies
• Ability to manage and grow a desk independently
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• High levels of energy, resilience and self-motivation
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment
• Commercially astute with a proactive, solution-focused mindset
• Curious and consultative approach - able to ask insightful questions and identify opportunities

Desirable

• Previous recruitment experience within the Education sector
• Experience working within a high-performance, target-driven agency environment
• Mentoring or supporting junior consultants
• Strong knowledge of compliance processes within Education recruitment
• Experience using CRM systems effectively to drive desk performance
• Evidence of developing long-term client partnerships rather than transactional placements

Benefits that actually make a difference

28 days' holiday + bank holidays plus an extra day for every year you stay (up to 33) and option to buy up to 5 more days (all pro-rata for part time roles)
Enhanced paid family leave (after probation pass) to help new parents and long-term carers
Medical cash plan (after probation pass) making contributions towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and prescriptions
Life insurance from day one (up to 4x salary) PLUS free wellbeing support with access to 24/7 GP, counselling, medical second opinions, physiotherapy and lifestyle coaching
Pension contributions from both of us (after 3 months)
Discounts access to different options to help your money go further
Flexible benefits you choose such as extra holiday, healthcare, bikes, gym, electric cars & Give As You Earn (after probation pass)
Learn & grow with us we invest in your development with ongoing learning, training and career growth opportunities
Volunteer days 3 paid volunteer days each year, with two dedicated to education

Because great people deserve great benefits.

By joining Supporting Education Group, you will become part of a community that is dedicated to transforming lives and sustaining communities, where your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your individuality is celebrated. Together, we will continue to advance our passion for education and build brighter futures for all.

Employment offers are subject to satisfactory vetting checks. These checks will be run in line with the latest guidance and legislation. You will need to already have the right to work in the UK, as we are not able to offer any sponsorship(s) for visa applicants.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and start your journey with us today!