Recruitment Consultant

Sheffield

Permanent Full Time

£23,000 - £30,000 Per Year Bonus DOE

Vision for Education is looking to appoint a recruitment consultant to join our team in Sheffield, where you will be working with schools across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recruitment consultant to join the market leaders in education recruitment, recruiting high-quality teaching and support staff for short and long-term placements and permanent roles.

The role

Vision for Education is proud to offer an unrivalled service to both schools and teachers.

You will provide a vital link between clients and candidates. The role is demanding and diverse and involves:

• Working with a large client base - many of the schools 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 - Full uk Driving Licence required.
• Developing a good understanding of client schools; what they do and their culture and environment.
• Advertising vacancies by placing adverts on a variety of job boards.
• 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 Recruitment Consultant will have/be:

• Excellent communication and sales skills.
• The ability to grow a desk (primary, secondary or SEND) from the start.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• An ability to organise their own workload and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated and resilient.
• 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.
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence

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.

How to apply

To be considered for the role of Recruitment Consultant please email an up-to-date CV and contact details to danny.pellerini@visionforeducation.co.uk or call Danny on 0114 243 5555 for an informal chat about the position.

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