Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant - Manchester

Trainee Education Recruitment Consultant - Manchester

Competitive Basic Salary | Uncapped Commission | Excellent Training | Career Progression

Location: Manchester
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: -30,000 + uncapped commission

A full UK driving licence is essential for this position.

Looking for a career where your ambition determines your success?

Are you a graduate looking for a career with excellent earning potential? Perhaps you''re a qualified teacher considering a move out of education, or someone with experience in sales, retail, hospitality or customer service looking for their next challenge?

Tradewind Recruitment is looking for ambitious individuals to join our Manchester team as Trainee Education Recruitment Consultants.

This is an exciting opportunity to build a career in education recruitment, sales and business development, with structured training, uncapped commission and genuine progression opportunities.

No previous recruitment experience is required. We provide comprehensive training through our award-winning IMPACT Academy.

What will you be doing?

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you''ll initially develop your candidate recruitment and relationship management skills before progressing into business development.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Sourcing and attracting teachers, teaching assistants and education professionals.
• Advertising vacancies and generating candidate applications.
• Interviewing candidates and assessing their suitability.
• Managing candidate registrations and recruitment compliance.
• Building relationships with candidates and education professionals.
• Working with schools across Manchester and Greater Manchester.
• Identifying new business opportunities and developing school relationships.
• Promoting recruitment services, negotiating rates and securing placements.
• Managing client accounts and delivering excellent customer service.
• Working towards individual KPIs, sales targets and revenue objectives.

As you progress, you''ll develop your own portfolio of schools and candidates, taking responsibility for growing your recruitment desk.

The IMPACT Academy - Invest in your future

We understand that moving into recruitment can be a big career change.

Our award-winning IMPACT Academy provides structured training, practical experience, coaching and ongoing development.

You''ll develop valuable skills in candidate sourcing, recruitment, sales, business development, negotiation, client relationship management and leadership.

You''ll receive support from experienced managers who are committed to helping you succeed.

Salary, commission and benefits

• Competitive basic salary.
• Uncapped commission with earning opportunities from day one.
• Realistic first-year earning potential.
• 35 days'' annual leave.
• Reduced working hours during school holidays.
• Extended wellbeing lunch breaks.
• Award-winning training through the IMPACT Academy.
• Regular incentives and team socials.
• Opportunities to win all-expenses-paid international trips.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Clear progression into Senior Consultant, Management and Leadership positions.

Who are we looking for?

We''re interested in ambitious, resilient and commercially minded individuals.

You could be:

• A graduate looking for a graduate recruitment consultant opportunity.
• A qualified teacher wanting to leave the classroom.
• An ex-teacher looking for a new career outside education.
• An education professional looking for a commercial career.
• Someone with experience in sales, retail, hospitality or customer service.

You''ll ideally demonstrate excellent communication skills, confidence, resilience, a strong work ethic and motivation to achieve targets.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

A degree and previous recruitment experience are not essential.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Tradewind Recruitment is unable to offer visa sponsorship.

About Tradewind Recruitment

Tradewind Recruitment is one of the UK''s leading education recruitment agencies, specialising in supplying teachers and education support staff to schools across the UK.

With almost 30 years of experience, we have developed an excellent reputation within the education sector.

We''re proud to have featured five times in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For.

We''re passionate about developing our people, promoting from within and creating opportunities for ambitious individuals to build long-term careers.

Ready for your next career move?

If you''re a graduate, ex-teacher or someone looking for an exciting new career, we''d love to hear from you.

Join Tradewind Recruitment in Manchester and discover how our IMPACT Academy can help you build a rewarding career in education recruitment.

A full UK driving licence is essential for this position.

Apply today!