Head of Education in Warrington

Lead our education recruitment and tuition business across SEND, Mainstream and Tuition

Shape the strategy. Lead the leaders. Deliver sustainable growth.

Let’s Educate is a specialist education recruitment and tuition provider. As we enter our next stage of growth, we are looking for an experienced Head of Education to take overall leadership of our SEND, Mainstream Education and Tuition divisions.

Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will lead three Recruitment Managers and set the commercial direction, leadership standards and operational discipline needed to grow a high-performing education recruitment business.

The opportunity

Lead

Set clear direction and develop the Recruitment Managers responsible for SEND, Mainstream Education and Tuition, creating accountability without losing ownership at divisional level.

Grow

Own the overall sales and growth strategy, strengthen major client relationships and lead high-value opportunities, tenders, frameworks and strategic partnerships.

Protect

Ensure safeguarding, safer recruitment, compliance, quality and commercial controls are embedded consistently across every division and placement.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Developing and delivering the education recruitment strategy across SEND, Mainstream Education and Tuition.
• Owning overall revenue, gross profit, margin, contribution, forecasting and performance against budget.
• Leading, coaching and holding three Recruitment Managers accountable for divisional plans, team performance and delivery.
• Creating a consistent sales culture and personally supporting major client acquisition, negotiation and account growth.
• Building scalable teams, territories, processes and candidate pipelines aligned to market demand and growth plans.
• Using performance data and market insight to identify risk, improve conversion and direct investment or resources.
• Working closely with compliance, payroll, finance, HR, marketing and operations to ensure effective end-to-end delivery.
• Providing senior oversight of safeguarding, safer recruitment, complaints, allegations and referral responsibilities.
• A substantial track record in education recruitment, including leadership of managers, teams or multiple desks/divisions.
• Proven success in building profitable recruitment operations and delivering ambitious revenue and gross-profit growth.
• Strong commercial leadership, with experience of strategic business development, major accounts, tenders or frameworks.
• The ability to lead through managers: setting direction, coaching capability and addressing underperformance constructively.
• Strong operational judgement, financial awareness and confidence using data to forecast, challenge and make decisions.
• Credibility with senior education stakeholders and a sound understanding of safeguarding, safer recruitment and sector compliance.
• A visible, values-led leadership style that combines pace and ambition with high standards, collaboration and child-centred decision-making.

What we’re looking for

• A substantial track record in education recruitment, including leadership of managers, teams or multiple desks/divisions.
• Proven success in building profitable recruitment operations and delivering ambitious revenue and gross-profit growth.
• Strong commercial leadership, with experience of strategic business development, major accounts, tenders or frameworks.
• The ability to lead through managers: setting direction, coaching capability and addressing underperformance constructively.
• Strong operational judgement, financial awareness and confidence using data to forecast, challenge and make decisions.
• Credibility with senior education stakeholders and a sound understanding of safeguarding, safer recruitment and sector compliance.
• A visible, values-led leadership style that combines pace and ambition with high standards, collaboration and child-centred decision-making.

Interested?

Apply today and outline your education recruitment leadership experience.  Suitable applicants will be invited to an initial telephone conversation, where we will discuss the business, team structure, growth plans, expectations and package in more detail.

Safeguarding notice: Appointment is subject to Let’s Educate’s safer recruitment process, including identity, right-to-work, employment-history, reference and appropriate DBS/barred-list checks, together with any other checks relevant to the role.