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Recruitment Consultant

  • Posted: 21-10-2025
  • Category: Internal Roles
  • Location: Birmingham
  • Type: Full-time / Permanent
  • Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
JOIN AN AWARD-WINNING TEAM AS AN EDUCATION RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT!
Are you ready to take your recruitment career to the next level?
Want to work for a multi-award-winning agency with exclusive access to business opportunities your competitors can only dream of?
Are you driven, ambitious, and hungry to earn?
 
If you're shouting YES, then we want to hear from you!
 
THE OPPORTUNITY
We’re expanding—and this is your chance to join one of the UK’s leading education recruitment agencies as a 360 Recruitment Consultant. You’ll enjoy a competitive base salary, uncapped commission, and a clear path to senior and management roles.
 
  • Starting BASIC Salary: £25,250 – £35,000
  • Realistic Year 1 OTE: £30–45k (Top performers earn £100k+)
  • Location: Modern city-centre office + hybrid flexibility
  • Hours: 7:30am – 4:30pm (Shorter hours during school holidays!)
 
WHO WILL YOU BE JOINING?
We’re proud to be a multi-time winner of Recruitment Company of the Year, recognised by APSCo and the Financial Times. With over 200 years of combined recruitment experience, we’re one of only eight national agencies on the government’s CCS Lot 1 & 2 frameworks, giving you access to exclusive business opportunities across MATs and PSLs.
 
You’ll be supported by a structured career development plan and mentorship; plus, you’ll have the chance to get involved in our community, charity, E, D & I, social and mental health committees—and yes, we host an annual overseas conference for the whole team (previously, Portugal, Mallorca, Ibiza and Barcelona!).
 
YOUR ROLE: A TRUE 360 SALES CAREER
As an Education Recruitment Consultant, you’ll manage the full recruitment cycle—building relationships with schools, sourcing top teaching talent, and driving business growth.
 
This is a sales-focused role that requires resilience, confidence, and a proactive mindset. You’ll be cold calling, developing new business, interviewing candidates, and filling vacancies with speed and precision.
 
Hybrid working is available, with a mix of office and remote days.
 
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
  • Hitting weekly KPIs and targets with full team support
  • Building strong relationships with schools through business development
  • Sourcing candidates via adverts, job boards, social media, events and headhunting
  • Conducting interviews (phone, virtual, and face-to-face)
  • Collaborating with our compliance team to ensure candidate readiness
  • Reacting quickly to fill client vacancies and exceed expectations
 
ARE YOU IDEAL FOR THIS ROLE?
You could be:
  • An experienced recruiter (especially in temp placements)
  • A high-performing sales professional from a fast-paced, target-driven environment
  • Looking for a career change with a stable work history in sectors such as hospitality, retail, customer service, leisure & tourism, insurance, care work and real estate
  • A recent graduate in a relevant field such as sports, drama, business, psychology and HR
 
And you should be:
  • Tenacious, resilient, and confident in building relationships
  • A natural problem solver and team player
  • Results-driven, proactive, and self-motivated
  • Able to explain your career journey clearly
  • Hold a driving licence
 
WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN
  • Uncapped commission from day one
  • Exclusive access to unmatched business opportunities
  • Clear career progression to senior and management roles
  • 24–35 days holiday + your birthday off
  • Annual overseas conference
  • 3:30pm finish during school holidays + 4pm finish every Friday
  • Hybrid working with a modern city-centre base
  • On-site gym with extended lunch breaks
  • Committees for DE&I, wellbeing, and more
  • Structured training & mentorship from industry leaders
 
READY TO APPLY?
Send your CV to adam@smile-education.co.uk, or give me a call on 0121 392 6598 / 07724 9870918

We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.

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