Education Recruitment Consultant: Ex-Teachers Wanted in Manchester

Leaving the Classroom? Stay in Education with Tradewind Recruitment - Manchester

Are you a teacher, ex-teacher or education professional ready for a change - but not ready to walk away from education completely?

At Tradewind Recruitment Manchester, we specialise in helping teachers transition out of the classroom into successful careers in education recruitment. In fact, many of our top-billing consultants and managers are former teachers, using their school experience to make a real difference in a new way.

If you're looking for better work-life balance, higher earning potential and clear progression, this could be the career move that finally makes sense.

Your classroom experience gives you a serious advantage:

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence working with schools and education professionals
• Excellent organisation, time management and resilience
• Understanding safeguarding, compliance and school culture
• The ability to manage pressure and competing priorities

That's why teachers consistently become some of our highest performers.

Tradewind Recruitment is one of the UK's leading education recruitment agencies, working with primary, secondary and SEN schools nationwide.

• Sunday Times Top 100 Company (5 times)
• One of the largest specialist education recruiters in the UK
• Over 25 years of education recruitment experience
• Renowned for training, development and internal promotion

You'll be based in our Manchester office, joining a supportive, high-energy team through our Impact Academy training programme.

Our Impact Academy is designed for people new to recruitment, including teachers moving out of the classroom.

You'll receive:

• Structured recruitment training from day one
• One-to-one coaching and mentoring
• Clear expectations and achievable targets
• A genuine pathway into sales, leadership and management

No recruitment or sales experience required - your education background is the advantage.

In your first year, you will:

• Recruit teachers and education staff for temporary and permanent roles
• Interview and support candidates through placements
• Write professional CV profiles for schools
• Build long-term relationships with schools across Greater Manchester
• Work towards KPIs with the support of your manager
• Earn commission throughout every stage of progression

£28,000 - £30,000 basic salary

£35,000 - £40,000 realistic first-year earnings

Commission paid from day one

35 days annual leave + reduced hours during school holidays (4.5-hour days)

All-expenses-paid international incentive trips

Daily free breakfast, Friday drinks & strong wellbeing focus

Clear promotion routes - many of our Managers and Directors started as Consultants

After your first year, you'll move onto a dedicated Sales Desk with advanced training in:

• Business development and school partnerships
• Negotiation and margin management
• Safeguarding and compliance
• Managing challenging conversations
• Customer service and time management

Many Impact Academy graduates reach top-10 consultant status within their first year in sales.

This role is ideal for:

• Teachers looking to leave the classroom
• Ex-teachers or supply teachers
• Teaching assistants, SEN professionals or pastoral staff
• Education graduates with school-based experience

You don't need recruitment experience - just:

• Strong communication skills
• Resilience and motivation
• A desire for long-term career progression outside the classroom

Apply Today - Manchester Office

We're currently recruiting for our Manchester team and would love to hear from teachers ready for their next chapter.

Apply today for an immediate interview and take the first step towards a rewarding career in education recruitment with Tradewind Recruitment.