Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Location: Salford Quays

Hours: Full Time, 7.30am - 4pm (2 days per week), 7.30am - 5pm (2 days per week), 7.30am - 4.30pm (1 day per week), with reduced hours (9am - 3pm) in school summer holidays.

Term: Permanent, 4 days office based, 1 day working from home.

Package: £25,000 - £30,000 minimum within first year + commissions.

Manchester Primary are looking to appoint a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our Primary division at Vision for Education Manchester. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, welcoming team that works hard but does it as part of a great culture who form part of the wider Edwin Group as market leaders in recruiting high-quality teaching and support staff for short, long-term placements and permanent roles.

The role is demanding and diverse and involves:

• Working with a large client base - many of the schools nationally work exclusively with Vision for Education.
• Using sales, business development and marketing techniques and networking opportunities to attract business from client schools.
• Visiting clients to build and develop close working relationships.
• Developing a good understanding of client schools; what they do and their culture and environment.
• Using social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships with candidates, employers, and the teaching community.
• Headhunting - identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work.
• Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy.
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews, and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client.
• Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client.
• Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job.
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants.
• Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client.
• Informing candidates about the results of their interviews.
• Using our Salesforce system to manage bookings.
• Coordinating sponsorship activities for client schools.

The successful Trainee Recruitment Consultant will have/be:

• Excellent communication that would transfer to making school calls and building relationships.
• The ability to review information and use this to support schools in making decisions as their consultant.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, able to work in a fast-paced environment and develop multi-tasking.
• Attention to detail.
• An ability to organise their own workload and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated, resilient and driven to succeed.
• The ability to act on their own initiative.
• Possess a professional and ethical approach to business.
• Be able to forge and maintain relationships over the telephone and face-to-face.
• Possess a desire to exceed the highest levels of customer service.
• Operate effectively as part of a happy, motivated team.

What we offer:

• Excellent salary package with an open-ended bonus system.
• Company/team performance incentives throughout the year.
• Excellent career progression and professional development opportunities.
• Regular team events.
• Friendly, professional, and hard-working team environment.
• Reduced working hours during school holidays.
• 5 days holidays in term-time.

How to apply: To be considered for the role of Recruitment Consultant please email a brief cover letter, saying why you want to apply for this position along with an up-to-date CV to (url removed).