About the role
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 LicenceWhat 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.