Recruitment Consultant
CER Education Recruitment, York
CER Education Recruitment (part of the Affiniry Workforce Solutions Group) are a leading Education Recruitment provider specialising in temporary staffing for Primary, Secondary and Special Educational Needs schools. We have an exciting opportunity to add to our high-performing team, specialising in SEN Recruitment. You will join a small but exciting team, with fantastic collaborative links with wider regional teams in Darlington and Newcastle. CER have a fantastic reputation, coupled with great market-presence, which will allow the successful applicant to have the opportunity to really grow and develop with the business.
We are therefore seeking an ambitious, and pro-active individual to further increase our market-share and to continue our first-class delivery of specialist Educators and Support Staff to support schools in York and surrounding areas. This is a hugely exciting opportunity for an ambitious; results-driven and customer-focused individual to join our expanding team!
- £30,000 – £34,500 per annum (DOE)
- Uncapped Commission (in addition to base salary)
- Working Hours: 07:15 – 17:15 (Term Time only) and significantly reduced hours during the school holidays.
- Your Birthday and Christmas Eve* off in addition to your annual leave entitlement.
- Sunday Times Best Places to Work Organisation 2024, 2025 & 2026!
- Continued development and learning available
- Clearly defined career pathways
Role responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for education-based roles.
- Build and nurture strong relationships with existing clients, ensuring their staffing needs are met efficiently and effectively.
- Proactively engage in business development activities to establish new partnerships with schools and educational institutions.
- Identify and attract high-quality candidates for education positions through various sourcing methods.
- Develop and maintain strong business relationships through both face-to-face and remote interactions.
- Demonstrate a high level of motivation and take ownership of your desk, treating it as your own mini business.
- Showcase your drive to succeed and build a thriving career within the education recruitment sector
What are we looking for?
- Ideally someone who has a track-record in client engagement and retention.
- The ability to drive new business development and demonstrate sales ability.
- Proactivity in candidate attraction and management and the ability to implement effective strategies to ensure that we are registering the highest-quality candidates.
- Target driven; goal-oriented individual.
- Strong sales drive and experience
- Excellent customer service skills
- Full Driving License
- Strong communicator
- Excellent organisation skills
- Ambitious
Our 6 Core values are at the heart of everything we do:
- Collaborative – We encourage our workforce to work together to achieve goals.
- Committed – We are passionate about our people and the service we provide.
- Mindful – We promote a supportive, positive, open workplace culture.
- Mentors – We guide, coach and motivate our employees to achieve their goals.
- Sustainable – We are committed to delivering an efficient, effective service to provide a sustainable future for all.
- Spirited – We encourage our workforce to strive to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons.
*Christmas Eve day off applies when Christmas Eve falls on a weekday only.
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