Education Recruitment Consultant - Leeds

Location Leeds, England Sector Education & Training Salary £25,000.00 to £35,000.00 per annum

Join Yorkshire's leading education recruitment specialist.

Do you love building relationships, enjoy speaking to people and want a career where you genuinely make a difference? Whether you've worked in recruitment, sales, education or another customer-facing role, if you're ambitious, resilient and passionate about helping people, we'd love to hear from you.

About Castle Education. Castle Education is one of Yorkshire's fastest-growing specialist education recruitment agencies. With offices in Leeds, Hull, York and Scarborough, we partner with hundreds of schools and 15 Multi Academy Trusts across the region, supplying outstanding teachers, teaching assistants, SEND professionals, school support staff and leadership appointments. We're proud to have secured places on both the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Supply Teachers Framework and the Leeds City Council Supply Framework, giving us long-term partnerships with schools across Yorkshire. But what really sets us apart isn't the frameworks. It's our people. We're passionate about education, obsessed with customer service and committed to making a proper difference to schools, candidates and the communities we serve.

The Role

Recruitment isn't just about filling vacancies. It's about changing lives.

At Castle Education, every placement helps a school, supports a teacher and impacts children's education across Yorkshire. As we continue to grow across Leeds, York, Hull and Scarborough, we're looking for our next Recruitment Consultant. If you've worked in sales, recruitment or education, and love building relationships, we'd love to hear from you. No two days are ever the same. One minute you'll be helping a school find a teacher for tomorrow morning, the next you'll be supporting an ECT secure their first teaching role or helping a candidate take the next step in their career.

You will build relationships with schools, speak with candidates every day, solve problems quickly and become a trusted recruitment partner. This is a role for someone who enjoys being busy, thrives in a fast-paced environment and isn't afraid to pick up the phone. You’ll be responsible for:

• Building relationships with schools across Yorkshire
• Speaking with teachers, teaching assistants and education professionals every day
• Winning new business and growing existing partnerships
• Matching outstanding candidates with fantastic schools
• Providing exceptional customer service from first conversation to successful placement
• Becoming the go-to recruitment consultant for your schools

Who We're Looking For

You might already be a Recruitment Consultant.

Or perhaps you've built a successful career in:

• Sales
• Education
• Account Management
• Customer Service
• Business Development
• Hospitality
• Retail Management

Experience is great. Attitude is even more important. We're looking for someone who is:

• Confident speaking with people
• Commercially minded and enjoys winning business
• Organised and able to prioritise a busy workload
• Positive, resilient and motivated by achieving goals
• Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service
• Someone who genuinely wants to make a difference

If you're the sort of person who sees opportunities rather than obstacles, we'd love to meet you.

Why Join Castle Education?

We're a business with ambitious growth plans, but we've never lost our family values. When you join Castle Education, you're joining a company where your ideas matter, your success is recognised and your development is genuinely supported.

You’ll receive:

• Competitive basic salary
• Excellent uncapped commission after successful completion of probation
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Comprehensive training and ongoing development
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Company benefits package
• Flexi Time Scheme
• Your birthday off every year
• Two additional annual leave days for Education employees
• Buy or sell up to three days' holiday (after qualifying service)
• Three paid volunteering day each year to support a charity that's important to youLong service awards every five years

A Working Pattern That Works Around Education

Unlike many recruitment agencies, our working year follows the education calendar.

During Term Time

• Monday-Friday
• 7.00am-4.30pm or 7.30am-5.00pm
• One later start each week on a rota

During School Holidays

Enjoy a significantly reduced 25-hour working week, typically between 9.00am and 2.00pm, with flexible working options available. You can even choose to work your hours across three or four days during school holidays (subject to team cover), giving you more time to enjoy the breaks.

You’ll also have the opportunity to take extended annual leave during the six-week summer holidays, making this one of the most family-friendly recruitment roles in the industry.

Why This Role Matters

Every placement you make has a real impact. You'll help schools find exceptional staff. You'll help candidates build rewarding careers. You'll support children's education across Yorkshire.

If you're looking for a career where hard work is recognised, success is rewarded and every day you have the opportunity to make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Castle Education and help us continue making a proper difference across Yorkshire.